I. DATAformXTension
2) Updating the contents of an existing text box
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Move the previously created text box anywhere in the document.
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Copy the following line:
¶*#1*T3*$New text¶
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Choose the DATAform command “Update contents” from QuarkXPress.
The text in the box will be replaced by the new text:
All other manually modified box properties, for example box position, remain unchanged. The
box will be found in the QuarkXPress document, due to it's ID-number *#1, and updated.
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Copy the following line:
¶*#1*F2*T3*$New text in <PB>bold<B> style¶
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Choose the DATAform command “Update contents” from QuarkXPress once again.
The text in the box will be replaced by the new text:
The word “bold” will be displayed as semi-bold. The box text after *$ can contain XPressTags,
that define the various style properties of the text.
New text in bold
style
New text
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