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How to automate the adding of check-box along with each numbered item in Framemaker file ?

New Here ,
Jul 22, 2014 Jul 22, 2014

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I tried using the wingdings font as check-box. But I don't want to use it manually every time. I want to have it as a style part of my procedure style (numbering style).   I need the check-box along with each numbered item. Whenever I apply my numbering style in FM, I should get something like:

" <checkbox> 1. <text> "

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Jul 22, 2014 Jul 22, 2014

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Use "N:\u2751\ <n+>.\ " for the autonumber format.

"N" Use counter N

"\u2751" One of many checkboxes available in Unicode

"<n+>" increment the counter

"." ordinary period

"\ " non-breaking space

This assumes that you are on FM8 or later, and your Unicode font has that glyph code point populated (Arial Unicode MS does if your font doesn't).

Don't use WingDings (or Zaph Dingbats) anymore. Using codepage overlays has any number of issues, and these two sets of legacy codepage dingbats don't even match each other.

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Jul 22, 2014 Jul 22, 2014

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Thanks.. I tried this and it worked fine.

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Jul 22, 2014 Jul 22, 2014

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If your font doesn't have a checkbox symbol at the codepoint that Error indicates, you could also use two paragraphs together. Create one paratag for the checkbox alone and have it set to be a run-in. Have the Next Pgf Tag set to be your autonumber tag.

Then when you need to add a numbered list with a checkbox, just select the checkbox paratag and hit Enter. You are now entering the autonumber component.

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Jul 22, 2014 Jul 22, 2014

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Thanks Arnis Gubins!!!

It worked fine.

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