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Urthie2011
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August 29, 2017
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Text Insets and Conditional Text

  • August 29, 2017
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I use text insets for individual software features and then import each one into a Release Note template - a sort of building block process. However, some features are not available for all versions of software due to hardware dependencies. How can I make my text inset conditional? I tried selecting just the text inset and a dialogue box appears asking if I want to make the text unconditional or delete the text. I tried selecting an empty paragraph marker before and after the text inset, and the same dialogue box appears. Also, with tables, is there anyway to remove the hash (xxxx) marks from the table when making them conditional?

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    Barb Binder
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    August 29, 2017

    You can click on the text inset (the whole thing highlights with a single click) and then assign the condition tag using either the Ctrl 4 shortcut (works in all versions) or via the Conditional tags pod. The pod looks different in the various versions, so here are a screen shots for FM 2017. If you are on an earlier version and need additional clarification, just let me know.

    1. In the document below, the sentence and table are added as a text inset. click once to select the inset. In the Conditional Tags pod, click the checkmark for the tag you want to add, and the checkmark to apply. I assigned the default tag called Comment, which is defined as red and underlined.

    2. The condition indicators show that the inset is now conditional. If you don't want to see cross-hatching on the table, disable the condition indicator checkbox:

    3.) Move the condition tag into the Hide column to hide the condition, and into the Show column to make it visible again.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    Urthie2011Author
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    August 30, 2017

    Well, there must be a bug in FM15 - I select the text inset, then apply the condition tag, hide that condition, but the text inset still appears in the main document. Also, what you're showing for the table is what I can do now. But because the hashing appears in the table, when I select Show for the condition tag, I have to remember to go back through the document and remove the condition tag so no hashing appears in the table.

    I went back to FM15 because FM17 just seems to be too buggy and doesn't play well with my laptop when I try to remote desktop into it.

    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    August 30, 2017

    Hi Urthie2011 ,

    Well, there must be a bug in FM15 - I select the text inset, then apply the condition tag, hide that condition, but the text inset still appears in the main document.

    Any program can have bugs, but this is not one I have run across personally in 2015, or any version FrameMaker. Here is the same sequence in 2015:

    The inset is selected with a single click. To assign a condition tag, click the 2 checkmarks in the Conditional Tags panel.

    Once assigned, the red/underline/cross-hatching appears to show that is is now conditional.

    If I shift Comment to the hide column, it disappears.

    But because the hashing appears in the table, when I select Show for the condition tag, I have to remember to go back through the document and remove the condition tag so no hashing appears in the table.

    As for the table cross-hatching, this is a conditional indicator. You don't have to delete the tag to remove it, simply uncheck Show Condition Indicatiors and click apply. You can see that it is still tagged by glancing at the lower left corner of the screen. (Comment) appears in the status bar.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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