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Vicki38950098ejye
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August 28, 2024
Question

making underscores

  • August 28, 2024
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Good afternoon,

I am in the process of re-creating a Word document in Framemaker.

Below is a snap shot of a feature in Word that I need to repulicate.
I don't know what it is called, so I will describe it:

it is a paragraph that has an underscore line, next to the text.
Text is then typed over the underscore line, like 'abc'.

Can you do this in Framemaker?

Thank you, Vicki

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    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2024

    Hey Dave, I was slow it click the post button because I was messing around with the options but I started with your idea and couldn't make the words retain an underline that lines up seamlessly with the underscore leader. What am I missing?

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2024

    No--The underscore would only work for a PDF or print form. Not something that you would fill out in frame itself.

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2024

    Hi Vicki! 

     

    No, that is isn't a FrameMaker feature, and as an aside, frequently it's better to just abandon the Word formatting and redesign your files as you make the Word to FrameMaker transition. 

     

    I can think of two work-arounds, but neither is perfect. You could get somewhat close by underlining the words and adding underlined spaces but the right side of the lines won't line up correctly if you use spaces and not tabs. Or use a table.

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2024

    You can use multiple underscore (Shift –) or better yet, a right align tab with a leader line. 

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)