InDesign

Import object styles

You can import styles from other documents. In addition to object styles themselves, InDesign imports any swatches, custom strokes, character styles, or paragraph styles that are used in the styles. If a swatch, stroke, or paragraph style that you import has the same name but different values than an existing swatch or style, InDesign renames it (for example, from Burnt Orange to Burnt Orange 2).

  1. Select Load Object Styles from the Object Styles panel menu.
  2. Select the file from which you want to import object styles, and click Open.
  3. In the Load Styles dialog box, make sure that a check mark appears next to the styles you want to import. If there is a style name conflict, choose one of the following options under Conflict With Existing Style, and then click OK:
    Use Incoming Style Definition
    Overwrites the existing style with the loaded style and applies its new attributes to all text in the current document that used the old style. The definitions of the incoming and existing styles are displayed at the bottom of the Load Styles dialog box so that you can view a comparison.

    Auto-Rename
    Renames the loaded style.

    The object styles appear in the Object Styles panel.