June 23rd, 2008

Lists with bullets can be mixed and matched with plain text within the same text frame using {brackets} or even made [optional] in web-to-print templates. Read the rest of this entry »

August 12th, 2008

A paragraph text frame can be set to to fit as much text in its boundary as entered by user with automatic font resizing. Read the rest of this entry »

August 13th, 2008

Sometimes the entire line needs to be removed from the web-to-print template if some of its parts are empty and the rest of the text should shift up or down.  It is  done using a single [square bracket. Read the rest of this entry »

August 13th, 2008

Some objects need to be removed from the your web-to-print template if some other elements are not present. E.g.  a balloon should only show if there is text inside it. Read the rest of this entry »

August 13th, 2008

Some parts of text may need to appear only if other parts are present. E.g. Ph. shows only if there is a phone number, Fax only if there is a fax number. Read the rest of this entry »

August 9th, 2008

Some web-to-print designs require multiple fields reside in a single text frame. It can be done using {curly brackets} and # as the object name in Object Manager to tell the web-to-print engine this text frame has variable fields in it.

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August 12th, 2008

Sometimes web-to-print designs require flexibility and multiple fields within the same text frame.  This can be done using {curly brackets} and field names as the shape name.

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October 9th, 2008

Here is an additional way of making text fields for user input through the Object Manager, If this does not work in your template try using the  Object Data Manager. Read the rest of this entry »

June 23rd, 2008

Paragraph frames marked as fields retain their formatting with user input. E.g. if paragraph 1 is red and paragraph 2 is blue, they text entered by a user will be formatted red and blue as well. Read the rest of this entry »

August 15th, 2008

You can turn an Artistic text or a Paragraph text frame into a variable field so the users can input their own text in your web-to-print template. Read the rest of this entry »

June 24th, 2008

Second a subsequent lines of a text field in a web-to-print template can be aligned to a tabbed position so the user input is automatically aligned the same way. Read the rest of this entry »

August 20th, 2008

Any text frame can be a variable input field for user input. Read the rest of this entry »

August 16th, 2008

Any text frame in your web-to-print template can be turned into one or more variable text fields using Object Manager. Read the rest of this entry »

August 3rd, 2007

Text fields can be “text on path” with user input being placed on the same path. Read the rest of this entry »