Style Text

Lede. Applies an InDesign character or paragraph style to the placeholder’s text – optionally only when an upstream value is non-empty.

Group: Style · Available in: Text Placeholder, Table · Central node: No

Purpose

• Apply a paragraph style (e.g. Headline) to the placeholder’s text.
• Apply a character style for emphasis.
• Conditionally apply a style only for records where a specific column has data (DataInput gate).

Where to find it

Add Node ▸ Style ▸ Style

How it works

Pick a paragraph style and/or character style from the InDesign layout’s catalogue in the settings panel; the node emits a style directive. Wire its Style output into the placeholder’s Style modifier socket.

The DataInput input is a conditional gate: connect any text-emitting node and the style is only applied when that node returns a non-empty value. With nothing wired in, the style applies unconditionally.

Sockets

Settings

Example (end-to-end)

Scenario. Headlines should be bold-red for sale items, normal otherwise.

Wiring.

[Data Text: Name] → [Placeholder.Content]
[Data Text: SaleFlag] → [Style Text: "BoldRed"] → [Placeholder.Style]

Result. The style is applied only on records where SaleFlag is non-empty.

Empty / error behaviour

• No style picked: the node is invalid; nothing is applied.
• Gate empty: the style is suppressed.

Limitations

• Single paragraph + character style per node. For more complex per-record styling chain through a Condition node.
• Cannot create new InDesign styles – only references existing ones from the layout.

Common pitfalls

• The style isn’t applied. Check the DataInput gate – an empty upstream value suppresses the style.
• The style is missing in the popup. Re-import the InDesign layout (File ▸ Replace layout…) to refresh the style catalogue.

Related nodes

• Style Image – the image-workspace equivalent.
• Style Table Cell – cell-styling alternative inside Tables.
• Condition – more elaborate per-record style routing.

Screenshots

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: Style Text settings panel