I would agree with Michael. We've used AutoText for years to insert anchored frames containing icons/small graphics - both in-line and in the margins. It has saved us a lot of time. It seems like the perfect solution for Alastair (the original poster).
I have mentioned AutoText to Alastairin a couple of personal emails, but I never got a response. Maybe my emails got lost, or filtered out as spam? Cheers Dave O'Laoghaire Micheal wrote, on 18/09/2013 6:13 a.m.: > We're long-time users of the AutoText plugin and it has saved us countless > hours and much aggravation. > > Micheal O'Laoghaire > Comverse Inc > Wakefield, MA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of steve at siliconprairiesoftware.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:07 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Inserting inline graphics > > I'm late to this discussion too. It's this sort of thing that caused me to > create the Auto-Text plug-in. At the time, the template I was using had > anchored frames for hints, warnings, database tasks, multicurrency tasks, > as well as various in-line anchored frames for special characters like the > "pretzel" key for the Macintosh. It drove all of the writers crazy having > to manually add these each time. > > That's where Auto-Text comes in. You can define the content exactly as you > want it to appear in your document. Then you copy it into the AutoText.fm > document to define the AutoText entry. Give it a name, and a keyboard > shortcut (optional). Then, when you want to use the item, just place the > insertion point in your document, and choose the item from the AutoText > menu (or use the keyboard shortcut). Auto-Text will copy the item from the > AutoText.fm document, and paste it into your current document. > > You have a lot of flexibility when defining the AutoText items. You can > use anchored frames with referenced graphics, using relative paths. When > you insert the Auto-Text entry, the relative paths are preserved. If you > need to change a graphic, you can just swap it out like you would any > other reference Frame graphic. You can even create AutoText entries that > reference content on a Reference page. > > A single-user license is only $10. You can download the plug-in at the > Silicon Prairie web site (http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com). It's > fully-functional, but will periodically display registration reminders. > You can try it out at no cost to see if it would help you with your issue. > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as Micheal.OLaoghaire at comverse.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/micheal.olaoghaire%40comverse.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > ?This e-mail message may contain confidential, commercial or privileged > information that constitutes proprietary information of Comverse Inc. or its > subsidiaries. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are > hereby notified that any review, use or distribution of this information is > absolutely prohibited and we request that you delete all copies and contact > us by e-mailing to: security at comverse.com. Thank You.? > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dave.reynolds at taitradio.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/dave.reynolds%40taitradio.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Dave Reynolds Senior Technical Author Tait Communications DDI: 64 3 3581029 Email: dave.reynolds at taitradio.com <mailto:dave.reynolds at taitradio.com> Tait Communications - Devoted to your cause www.taitradio.com <http://www.taitradio.com>
