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Hi there!

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In this video we’re going to learn how to
fake italics on a font that does not have

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the option to italicize itself, so let’s
learn how to do it.

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I’m going to show you two ways to do this,
so let’s grab the type tool, and make a

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text box, right about this size.

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Type in any word of your choice.

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I’m going to type in ‘tomorrow.’

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The default font on my InDesign is ‘Minion
Pro’, and it does not have italics, by default,

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so this is the perfect font to fake italics on.

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Let’s change the font size to 40 points.

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Also, let’s zoom in for a better view.

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Let’s make a copy here.

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Actually, let’s make another copy, as I’ll
be demonstrating two ways to do this.

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In the first way, I’m going to select the
text, and let me show you again, that this

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font does not have italics, by default, so
I’m going to go to this feature on top.

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If you hover your cursor over it, it shall
reveal its name, and it’s called ‘skew’,

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or ‘fake italic’, and it’s measured
in degrees.

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Since I have done this before, I already know
what degree will get us the right italics

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look, so I’m going to type in 17 degrees,
and there you go, the text is italicized perfectly.

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Let’s ensure that nothing is selected, and
now let’s talk about the second way of doing this.

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I’m going to go to window, and then styles,
and character styles.

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Once the character styles panel is up, click
the small plus button at the bottom of the

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panel, to create a new style.

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Double-click the new style, and rename it
italics, and then go to ‘advanced character formats’.

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In here you’ll find the same ‘skew’
option, that we got introduced to, earlier,

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so just type in 17, and hit okay.

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Now select the text at the bottom, and click
the italics character style, and your word

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shall be italicized.

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So next time when you find a font with no
italics, you should know what to do, if you

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need to italicize it.

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Alright guys!

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That concludes our session, and it was a short
one, so I’m going to see you in the next

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one pretty soon.

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Good bye!