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July 2, 2020
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Is it possible to "connect" a paragraph tag to a condtional tag?

  • July 2, 2020
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Just wondering, because it would be really neat... Is there a way to make a certain paragraph tag to always be connected with a certain condition?

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    Bob_Niland
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 14, 2020

    Is re-flow necessary when the desired {notionally conditional} text is to be turned off?

    If not (such as for header/footer/MP content), then the target paragraph formats could have their color set to black, but as a different color name (e.g. Black.Contingent). Then use Color Views to switch it on or off.

    Inspiring
    July 2, 2020

    StudioSm,

       With unstructured documents, you can apply the condition to existing material pretty quickly, but it won't assign it to new paragraphs a they are created: Use Copy Special to put the condition on the clipboard and then Find/Change to search for the paragraph format and Change All by pasting.

     

       With structured documents you can use Filter by Attribute to make it automatic.

         

        --Lynne

     

     

    LinSims
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2020

    Only with a script. There's no way to do it through the standard formatting tools.

    Community Expert
    July 2, 2020

    Thanks. Bit of a pity really... I often wish it was possible to connect more features to a paragraph style. For instance master pages. Master pages can be done using the table on reference pages, but doing it in a dropdown box in Paragraph Designer, would be much smarter.

    Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk