InDesign How-To: Angle Table Headers (Video Tutorial)

In this InDesign how-to video, Keith Gilbert shows how to create angled text and use it for a table header. He also gives us an easy way to automate it (spoiler alert: it’s a free script!).
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[@SumeragiMinami]

I'm quite confused about the lack of subscribers and views on this channel. The content is so helpful and straightforward.

[@CreativePro]

Glad you are finding the content helpful! Up until a few months ago, we were an InDesign only channel, so not as many users as Photoshop, etc. Tell your friends to come on over! 😀

[@veronicabrewster394]

Thank you for this tutorial, I have seen the angled table headers and always wanted to do one but could never figure it out!! Excited to try it for a client!!

[@treysea8428]

Wow! Thank you for this tutorial! You just made my work life so much easier. I have been doing this manually for 3 monthly publications! (manually as in ... making the text boxes and creating boxes and lining everything up rather than creating table for headers for 10 years now!!)

[@cadmus777]

Awesome work, thank you!

[@CreativePro]

Our pleasure!

[@veryscarygary]

Wow! As long time user of InDesign, (but new to charts and tables) I had no idea you could do this! Thank you.

[@massimobaita7178]

Thank You very much, Keith!

[@dironin2363]

Awesome, thank you, maestro!

[@jamiewinters2108]

super helpful and concise! Exactly what I was looking to do. Thanks so much!!

[@MissNebulosity]

THIS IS SO FREAKING BRILLIANT

[@CreativePro]

Glad it was helpful! -EG

[@MissNebulosity]

@@CreativePro I'm totally using it on my resume above my little skill indicators as labels 🥰

[@CreativePro]

Perfect!

[@katiehepfinger6369]

Great InDesign tutorial! Super helpful! Thanks so much!

[@skazala]

😳 Wow amazing thank you so ❤️

[@youtubecanal]

Great tip. Thanks!

[@Zomuana12]

Aw hei chu a va ṭha ve. 💓💓💓

[@dulajun]

Great!

[@frunked]

Thanks for this tutorial. I'm curious how you derived the 1.4142 constant, I've been writing a script to create angled headers like this and I couldn't figure it out.

[@frunked]

Adding on, it seems that 1.4142 works fine for 45 degrees, but what if I wanted to do 35 degrees? How could I derive a new constant?

[@CreativePro]

@@frunked Keith and his math is way beyond me... but you might want to check out his script listed in the video and in the description. It might provide some insight, as he offers a few other rotation amounts in the script. And since you're a scripter, it will probably make sense to you. Good luck! -EG

[@MarcCardwell]

Where does the magic number come from? 1.4142?

[@xPDCpwnagex]

How do you multiply the numbers in indesign?

[@CreativePro]

Do you mean formulas in the table? That isn’t possible natively. -EG