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udonna
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August 23, 2020
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Heading paragraph cannot be deleted or retagged

  • August 23, 2020
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Hello all,

I have at the end of a book chapter a paragraph tagged as head1 with manual overrides (*Head1).

For some reason, I can neither apply a different paragraph tag, nor delete it.

Added after initial posting: Not sure this has any impact, but this tag follows an imported text inset.

Any advice you have will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Donna

Environment: FM2015, version 13.0.5.547 on Windows 7 Pro.

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    Correct answer Bob_Niland

    Okay, tried that and it got selected, but applying the desired paragraph format didn't work. 

    It remains *head1 and is still re-found as an override.

    This happens also when before applying the paragraph tag I use the Change: Remove Override option in that dialog box.

    I added to the initial description of the issue that this tag is on the heels of a text inset. Initally didn't think there was any connection, but now am starting to think that maybe there is.

    Still stumped though, as I checked before posting the source of the text inset and there's no head1 paragraph tag there at the end.

    *sigh*


    Save as MIF.
    Open MIF in plaintext editor.
    Search for "PgfLocked Yes"
    Report back.

    Text Insets are not supposed to be edittable in the importing document, and that tag is evidently the control. It can get left in even if the inset is deleted. My old article on it, linked earlier, shows the hack to fix it.

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    barbara_a7746676
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    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2020

    I don't know if this is the case for you, but I've sometimes experienced that problem when there is a character tag applied to the paragraph symbol at the end of the paragraph. View > Text Symbols to see the paragraph symbol. If there is a character tag applied, remove it completely, especially from the paragraph symbol. Then try applying the paragraph tag.

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      udonnaAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 24, 2020

      Thank you Barbara, couldn't know if this was the case until I tried. As it didn't fix the issue, it wasn't the case--but this is useful information. Thanks again, Donna

      Bob_Niland
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      Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 23, 2020

      Can you change the text in it?
      If not, and you are familiar with MIF, save as MIF, find the para, and see if it has a <PgfLocked Yes> tag.

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      udonnaAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 23, 2020

      Hi Bob,

      If IIUC, the question is whether I can type text in the tagged section, to that the answer is yes.

      Bob_Niland
      Community Expert
      Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 23, 2020

      With the Para Catalog palette up, try clicking early in the document, and doing a Find by Paragraph Format Override.

      If that one gets selected, just apply the desired para format.

      The re-find and see if it get re-found as an override.

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