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Can I put a graphic in a ParaTag?

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April 30, 2014
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I'm running FM12 on Windows 7 Pro. I want to make a Warning paragraph format that always has a graphic at the front of it.

I'm going to use this in the sideheads only. I have other sidehead formats that start with one word, such as "Note:" in the Autonumber Format, but I can't figure out how to put a graphic there.

I've seen this done before, I think, but didn't see how.

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Art_Campbell1

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You can do this with the para settings and a referenced frame (containing

the graphic) "above" the para.

But the slicker and easier way to do it is to set up a two-cell table,

anchored under a tiny para tag used only to anchor this type of table.

In the table, the left cell holds your referenced graphic; right cell holds

your text.

You can set this up so the left cell is in the sidehead area area and the

text is aligned with the body text margin.

Note that this may not work exactly the same for all output formats; in

particular HTML would require some tweaking...

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FieryPantone

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I use two styles, an :icon style that sits neatly in the sidebar/margin space and then whichever body style the content requires; the :icon style is set to Keep with next, of course. The way I work, I find selecting the style/inserting the icon from the keyboard less trouble than copying a table – which I did do, in a couple of projects with similar requirements. Of course, I'd also get beaten about the head and ears at home if I said I'd been using tables for layout :-}

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

> ... paragraph format that always has a graphic at the front of it.

What does "in front" mean?

If it means "above", that's relatively easy:

On a reference page, create a graphics frame and give it a name (something you can only do on an RP frame, historically).
Put the Warning panel/icon/whatever in that frame (set run-around as desired).
In the paragraph designer for the Warning para format, go to the Advanced tab, and type the RP frame name into the Frame Above dialog.

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SteveTalleyAuthor

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So I'm on the Ref page and see the standard four. How do I create a new graphics frame on this page?

I tried importing the graphic to this page and it appear there. Now I should give it a name so I can make a reference to it. I tried typing in a name, but it didn't make the connection.

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Art_Campbell1

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With the Reference page open, click Place Graphic Frame on the Graphics

Toolbar.

Draw the frame.

Save.

Art Campbell

art.campbell@gmail.com

"... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and

a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson

No disclaimers apply.

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