Text fields for user input
Learn how to replace content of text frames with content from user input. Select the text frame you want to mark as a field. Type the name of the field in Object Data pane as Value for Name. You can...
View ArticleMultiple paragraphs in a paragraph text frame
You can have multiple paragraphs in a paragraph text frame. The paragraphs can be formatted as bullet points, drop cap, columns, etc. The system will try to match user input paragraph by paragraph....
View ArticlePhone number formatting
Phone number formatting has always been a difficult one. Learn how you can enforce some simple formatting rules using a matching pattern. The difficulty arises from the fact that almost every brand or...
View ArticleUse of kerning
Kerning information may be lost if used on individual characters. Use kerning on the whole text frame. Download sample file. Kerning example This example has 2 text frames with identical font, but...
View ArticleSplit headers
Some times a header or some other text in a web to print template is split in half by an graphic element. Split the frame and re-align Split the text frame in 2 – left and right. IMPORTANT: right-align...
View ArticleComposite text blocks
Some texts are not uniform. They may consist of different colour segments, different fonts, emphasis, etc. It would be difficult for any software to try and guess how to reformat user input based on...
View ArticleFrom image to web-to-print template
Just an image, no matter how cool or beautiful it is, has very limited application and mainly as part of some other design. This article explains how to convert an image into a useful web to print...
View ArticleModifying fonts for effects
Some designs look impossible as web to print templates because of the amount of manipulation by hand they need. Using modified fonts may help with turning seemingly custom designs into web to print...
View ArticleLinked text frames
Linked text frames in a web-to-print template allow you to merge multiple text frames into a single input field. This feature allows you to break apart a single input field. The rules for artistic and...
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