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Arrow in InDesign

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flapflap45 -  
Hello,
Can we have pre-made arrows in InDesign, or do we need to create them ourselves?
I’m talking about this style of arrow: "vertical process arrows"!
 
For example: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/conception-plate-botes-de-processus-de-flches-tapes-39743668.jpg
If I could have the same ones from top to bottom that would be perfect!
 
Thank you

Configuration: Windows 7 / Chrome 53.0.2785.143

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  1.  contrariness
    Use the guides that you drag down from the rules on your page (drag and drop)... At the top left, you can specify a precise position in x and y..

    Then activate the magnetism of the guides, it will snap your line to the guides and the nodal weights at the intersections...
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    1. flapflap45
      Thank you! However, how do you remove the guides once you no longer need them?
      And how do you activate the snapping?
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    2. contrariness
      You select it (make sure to do it outside of a surface or when it is on a line), it changes color, and you press the delete key. (check that they are not locked in the menu below)

      Magnetism can be found in the menu "View/Grid and Guides/Guide Magnetism" (or by the corresponding keyboard shortcuts)
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    3. anjy
      Indeed, thank you very much for your help! :)
      However, x and y allow me to have a precise position of the object in question, but not to have a precise measurement of the angle... if, for example, I want an angle of 45°, is that possible?
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    4. contrariness
      No, not in InDesign (it's possible in Illustrator), but it's easy to define a 45° angle from an isosceles right triangle (the sum of the angles in a triangle always being 180°).
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    5. anjy
      Ah, that's not possible in InDesign ^^ too bad! We'll have to be creative then ;) thanks for your answer anyway!!
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