Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
Chapter 6: Manipulating Text Blocks
The Paris Designer User Manual
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If you delete an original text block, you are deleting the block only, not the
printstream data contained within the block.
printstream data contained within the block.
Once a text block is deleted, the printstream data contained within the deleted text
block will then flow on to the following text block. As a result, all the subsequent
text blocks will be affected and will probably require modification.
block will then flow on to the following text block. As a result, all the subsequent
text blocks will be affected and will probably require modification.
However, repeated text blocks can be deleted without original text blocks being
affected.
affected.
TIP:
The data in a text block can be ‘hidden’ from view by using a Data
Change event to overprint all the data with nulls (blank spaces).
This is explained in Chapter 7 in the example ‘Adding a Data Change event to the
model environment (2) - Hiding a text block’.
This is explained in Chapter 7 in the example ‘Adding a Data Change event to the
model environment (2) - Hiding a text block’.
To delete a text block:
1.
Choose the Delete tool from the Tools Bar (or use Ctl+D).
2.
Move the pointer over the text block to be deleted (it will be highlighted in
RED) and click. The text block will be deleted.
RED) and click. The text block will be deleted.
WARNING!
If you delete a text block, you cannot undo the deletion.