Copy Effects in Adobe InDesign FAST (Duplicate Styles, Shadows & Formatting Instantly)

Struggling to recreate the same effect over and over in Adobe InDesign? In this quick InDesign tutorial, you’ll learn how to copy effects, styles, shadows, transparency settings, and formatting instantly—so you can speed up your graphic design workflow and stay consistent across your entire document.

Whether you're working with text, icons, photos, shapes, headlines, or multi-page layouts, this step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to duplicate effects using the Effects panel and apply them instantly to any other object in InDesign.

Perfect for beginners and experienced designers looking to save time in Creative Cloud.

In this Adobe InDesign tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Copy & paste effects in Adobe InDesign
✅ Transfer styles between different objects (text, images, shapes, icons)
✅ View and edit effects in the Effects panel
✅ Use faster InDesign workflows & consistent formatting

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These are must-know techniques for graphic designers, production artists, publication designers, freelancers and anyone working with layouts in Adobe InDesign.

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🕑 TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Do I have to recreate effects manually in InDesign?
00:24 Examples of common effects in InDesign
00:46 How to copy effects in Adobe InDesign
01:28 See which effects are applied
01:45 How to apply effects to another object or text frame
02:21 Copying headline styles and text effects
02:47 When you should reuse or transfer effects
03:07 What to watch next: How to vertically align text in InDesign

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