You're not missing anything. The FM interface is quite confusing for this task.
I do character tags with the following steps: 1. Open the Character Designer (I use CTRL+D) 2. In the document, click to clear any selections. To verify you've done it correctly, the *Character Tag* text box in the Designer should be blank. 3. Select *Commands > New Format*. 4. Enter a name for the new tag. In your case, it would be "Subscript". 5. Set *Store in Catalog*, but _clear_ *Apply to Selection*. 6. Click *Create*. _Notice that the *Character Tag* text box is still blank._ 7. With the insertion point still outside a selection, select *Subscript* from the Designer dropdown box. 8. Set or clear the options you want. For a plain subscript, set everything to *As Is*, and set the *Spread* and *Stretch* fields to blank. Also clear all the options at the right of the Designer. 9. Set the checkbox next to *Superscript/Subscript*, then select *Subscript* from the dropdown box. 10.Click *Update All*. Test this. You should see a subscript. _Notice that the Character Designer shows you all the other settings that previously applied to your selection_. That is, Character Designer does *not* switch to *As Is* when you make a selection. Instead, it shows the _current state_. That's the confusing part of the UI. FM dialogs work that way. FM didn't start out as a Windows app, so its UI does not show a Microsoft influence. You may find it confusing; when I was first starting, I sure did! In fairness to both Adobe and FM, it is confusing because it is not what we expect. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 jmalin at tuvox.com www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Charles Beck Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:48 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Character formatting problem Fellow Framers, I am trying to create a new character format, called Subscript. This format should only make the selected text appear in a subscript, same (relative) size, font, weight, color, etc. with respect to the default paragraph font. However, Frame (7.0) does not allow me to use the "As Is" option for the Size attribute. Whenever I try to select it ("As Is") and Apply/Update All, Frame fills in this field with the text size for the paragraph I am currently in. That then becomes the default font size for this character format from that point on. How do I get it so that this character format does not mess with the font size, but leaves it alone? I'm stumped on this one... What am I missing? Chuck Chuck Beck | Sr. Information Developer | Infor Global Solutions, Inc. | Office: 614-523-7302 | Charles.Beck at infor.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jmalin at tuvox.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jmalin%40tuvox.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.