Hi all!
I've reached the edge of my knowledge. I'm using FM 8 in Windows Professional.
I'm in a table, working within cells. Also, I am extremely new at FM,
so think of me as a total newbie, not someone who is making educated
choices.
Here's what the table currently looks like:
. SUPPORT ASSY-WIRE
ATTACHING PARTS
. . DECAL -
. . DECALSET
Ok.
I want it to look like this:
. SUPPORT ASSY-WIRE
ATTACHING PARTS
. . DECAL -
PLACARD CONTENT:
E1-1
. . DECALSET
So I need to create two new formats, one for the words "Placard
Content:" and one for the actual content (E1-1) and add them to the
Paragraph Designer. This is a template and we want to be able to use
these two formats over and over again.
I click in an empty cell and make sure the currrent format is CellBody
(that's the default setting, right?). I open the Paragraph Designer,
go to Commands, and create a new format called Placard Content.
Then I go to Table Cell and change Cell Margin: Left: From Table
Format, Plus: from 0.0 pt to 24 pt. I do that because that's the only
way I have figured out how to move the text over so it is aligned with
the "C" in DECAL. If there's a better way, please let me know.
I hit Update All.
Then I go to Numbering and in Autonumber Format:, I write PLACARD CONTENT:
I hit Update All.
Then I hit save.
It works! A format called PLACARD CONTENT appears in the Paragraph
Designer, and when I click it, the cell is populated with the phrase
"PLACARD CONTENT:" and it's aligned with the "C" in DECAL.
But the original format for CellBody has also changed. When I click
on CellBody so I can create my next format, the cursor becomes aligned
with PLACARD CONENT, not with the left margin. However, in Table
Cell, the Cell Margin: Left: From Table Format, Plus: reads 0.0, not
24.
When I save the document and close it then reopen it, CellBody returns
to normal. Do I really need to save and close my document each time I
create a new format? I think that's a bit weird.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Deirdre
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