How do I make a line pattern in InDesign?

Easy Patterns in InDesign

Tap the cursor (arrow) keys on the keyboard while drawing an object to create a grid of objects.
Apply the Multiply blend mode to the objects, or experiment with other blend mode and color combinations.

Can you do patterns in InDesign?

Unlike Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign doesn’t have pattern swatches that you can use to fill an area with a repeating pattern. Your pattern object can be a path, photo, Illustrator graphic, a text frame with live text, etc. Just be aware that a pattern can seriously increase the complexity of your page.

How do you fill a shape with stripes in InDesign?

Adding Fill

From the Toolbox, select the Selection Tool.
Select the shape you want to fill.
If the Color palette is not already displayed, from the Window menu, select Color.
In the Color palette, select Fill.
Adjust the color parameters appropriately by sampling the desired color from the Color Spectrum.

Is there a clipping mask in InDesign?

Creating a clipping mask in InDesign Select the shape you drew. Right-click and select Paste into . You either place the image directly into shape or you cut it and place it into the shape. Your clipping mask in InDesign is done.

How do I make a diagonal line in InDesign?

draw two vertical lines 1″ tall andv 1″ apart. select both lines and click Object > Blend > Make. after you’ve made the blend, click Object > Blend > Blend Options. check the “preview” checkbox in the lower left corner.

How do I create a pattern swatch in InDesign?

You can load swatches from InDesign files (….Import selected swatches from a file

Choose New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.
Choose Other Library from the Color Mode list, and then select the file from which you want to import swatches.
Click Open.
Select the swatches you want import.
Click OK.

How do you fill a background in InDesign?

Click on the Fill icon and choose a fill color to apply it to the entire graphic frame, behind the actual graphic. To expand this frame, you can drag on the corners with a Selection tool while holding Shift+Alt (Shift+Option on Mac).

How do you fill a shape with a diagonal line in InDesign?

select both lines and click Object > Blend > Make. after you’ve made the blend, click Object > Blend > Blend Options.

Why can’t I paste into in InDesign?

It sounds as if you already have something inside your “circle”. If the circle already contains an image and you are selecting it with the Direct Selection Tool (the white arrow) the same way you are the photo in the rectangle, then paste into will not work. You can’t paste into a placed graphic.