Can you 'offset path' in Indesign

Quick one
Can you off set path in Indesign, if so how??
Cheers
Andy

Well it's not offsetting as such in illustrator
But in the top bar (the control bar)
When you select your frame set the Proxy on the left (the square shape with 8 squares around and 1 inside it) set the black square in the middle.
In the Width/Height information (make sure the link button is on (to the right of it) and type in 3mm and hold down alt and press enter
That will duplicate the frame you have - effectively offsetting it.
You can then group them - does that do what you need?

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