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ksmithfaa
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September 12, 2011
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Soft return in tabel or figure title?

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I am working in structured FM 9 and would like to break the title of my figures and tables to a second line.  How would I do this in the EDD?

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Correct answer Lynne A. Price

Jim,

Thanks for the quick response.  Yes, the numbering for the Appendix title is set in the EDD.  However, if I add the "\n" at the end of the Autonumber Format in the Text Format Rules for Apptitle the character "n" shows up in the document.  I have attached the EDD element Apptitle Text Format Rules below:

The Table element will not allow me to use a prefix such as"\n".  Is there any way to split the title line?

Ken


Ken,

  Since an autonumber cannot contain a line break, the advice you have been given to use a prefix to insert the line break is correct when you are working with containers. In your case, however, Apptitle is a table title and, as you have noted, table titles cannot have prefixes or suffixes. The workaround is to put a new element within the Apptitle and either use a prefix on this child or put the autonumber and title text in separate paragraphs. For example, suppose you define Apptitle to contain an element called TitleText. You could specify both the autonumber and the prefix on TitleText and nothing on Apptitle. Or you could put the autonumber on Apptitle, giving it a prefix of a space so that FrameMaker will start a new paragraph for the TitleText.

  Unfortunately, the TitleText element cannot be autoinserted because table titles don't have autoinsertions either. You could put the title in a heading row that straddles all columns, because autoinsertions are allowed in table cells, but then users would have to straddle the columns and it's just as easy to insert the TitleText.

          --Lynne

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Anonymous
September 12, 2011

In the Template you need to add the automatic numbering for the paragraph you are using.

In the EDD, add a prefix rule for the element which is used.

The prefix should be \n. (=line break)

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ksmithfaaAuthor
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September 12, 2011

The problem is that the elements are as follows:

Element (Table): Appendix

Element (Table Title): Apptitle

I cannot insert a prefix in the Apptitle element as it does not show up as an option.  Is this a limitation in FM?  How can I solve this problem in the structure?

I need to have Appendix 1 on the first line and the text for the title on the second line.

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jim_monaco
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September 12, 2011

This depends on where your numbering is done. I suspect the numbering is done on the apptitle. Either the numbering is set in the EDD or the EDD refers to a style that has the numbering. If the EDD sets the numbering - then simply add the \n to at the end of the numbering string. If the EDD refers to a style - then you need to open the template, go to paragraph designer, select the style that is referenced in the EDD and then add the \n to the numbering string.

Jim Monaco

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