Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
Chapter 6: Manipulating Text Blocks
The Paris Designer User Manual
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Creating a new text block
Creating a new text block will copy the text block settings but will insert the next
portion of the printstream data into the block.
portion of the printstream data into the block.
For example:
You could select this option to create mailing labels from a mail list.
After modifying the first text block in the printstream data to hold the data
for the first label on the list, you could use the settings for the first text box
to create new text blocks for the remaining labels.
for the first label on the list, you could use the settings for the first text box
to create new text blocks for the remaining labels.
To create a new text block:
1.
Click on the Copy tool, then click on the Settings button. The View/Change
Copy Settings dialogue will be displayed.
Copy Settings dialogue will be displayed.
2.
Select the Create New Text Block radio button.
3.
Either:
Accept the text block number displayed (normally this is the highest text block
number plus one) and choose the OK button.
number plus one) and choose the OK button.
Or:
Type in the number for the new text block and choose OK. (You can insert a
new text block between existing text blocks, numbers do not have to be
sequential.)
new text block between existing text blocks, numbers do not have to be
sequential.)
The new text block will appear on the page containing the next portion of
printstream data. The attributes will be the same as those in the text block being
copied.
printstream data. The attributes will be the same as those in the text block being
copied.
TIP:
If the text block numbers are not displayed, select Settings from the System menu
and choose ‘Show Block Numbers’ from the Edit Options section of the System
Settings dialogue.
and choose ‘Show Block Numbers’ from the Edit Options section of the System
Settings dialogue.