Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

In the example above, the artist used
the gradient panel to create a two-color
gradient, dragged the swatch from the
gradient panel to the swatches panel
to add it to the list of swatches, and then
applied the gradient to the headline,
which remains editable.
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Applying Color to Type
If you want to apply a color, tint, or gradient to the fill or stroke of text characters,
you don’t need to convert the text to outlines. Instead, use the Fill and
Stroke boxes in the Tools, Swatches, Color, or Gradient panel to apply attributes
to the fill and stroke of selected characters. One benefit of stroking and coloring
text instead of converting it to outlines is that the text remains editable. (When
you choose Type > Create Outlines, the resulting text is not editable.)
You can quickly apply a color, tint, gradient, or stroke to text within multiple
selected frames by clicking the Formatting Affects Text icon in the Tools panel,
the Swatches panel, or the Color panel, and then applying a color, tint, gradient,
or stroke. If you select Formatting Affects Container, changes are applied to
the selected frames rather than to the text within.
to apply color to the text
rather than to the frames,
select the frames with the
selection tool. (Or you can
highlight text with the type
tool.) then, with the
formatting Affects text icon
selected in the swatches
panel, click the color you
want to apply.