Can I create an object style with multiple text boxes?

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August 4, 2022
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I have a standard graphic I want to use throughout a document which has an imported graphic and has three text frames nested with it, spaced how I want them to be. Is it possible for me to create an empty graphics frame with the three text boxes grouped together in such a way that I can just import a different graphic, text boxes overlaying it, and edit the text? I'm thinking something to do with Objext styles but I'm really a novice at FM still.

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi @TeamMancomm:

Object styles can control the four frames individually but cannot manage all four of them at once. How about storing the object on reference pages, and then copy/paste it to the body page when needed, and update the content?

~Barb

Barb Binder

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Hi @TeamMancomm:

Object styles can control the four frames individually but cannot manage all four of them at once. How about storing the object on reference pages, and then copy/paste it to the body page when needed, and update the content?

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Matt-Tech Comm Tools

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If you are set on building this figure entirely in Fm, Barb's suggestion is probably the easiest you'll find.

Looking at the figure, though, I would build a template in something like Illustrator, where I can quickly build the graphic, import it as an AI file, and not have to worry about the figure components moving about as I edit.

* You could group the Fm objects to prevent movement, but I'd still probably do my vector graphic work in another app.

-Matt

-Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant

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