Step 2: Assign Variables Panel
This is the second panel to be completed when creating a forms document. This pane is activated if a variable is selected in the document.
Flatten All Variables
Removes all the variables.
View Mode
You can switch between 2 view modes:
Preview
displays the sample text for the form fields
Source
displays the source code of the variables
Edit Story
Displays the text of the selected frame in a full-page editing window on the right, making it easier to edit variables in a long article which may span multiple pages.
Selected frames contain variables
This check box must be selected to activate the variables in the selected frame.
NOTE: If this check box is not selected, the variable source code is displayed on the input document on the storefront and the shopper cannot edit the form fields.
Flatten Variables
Replaces all variables by their current values. This is useful if a document was initially created for the Forms workspace but needs to be reworked to use the Basic or Advanced workspace.
Remove all empty paragraphs
If a variable is not resolved, a paragraph may be left empty in the form. Select this check box if you want these empty paragraphs to be removed. For example: if your form provides fields for fax and telephone numbers, the fax paragraph will be deleted if no fax number is provided.
Apply Copyfitting
Copyfitting refers to the process of making sure that the available text fits within the frame. Depending on the settings, this may mean the font size of the text is increased to fill up empty space, or it may mean the font size is decreased so that the text fits within the frame. Use copyfitting if you are not sure that there is sufficient space in the frame for all of the variables and static text.
Style
The default style is the
Custom setting which enables you to specify specific settings for the selected text frame. However, you can choose a copy fitting style from the drop-down list if you want the copy fitting to be consistent across selected text frames. See
“Copy Fitting Styles and Style Settings”.
Between x and x%
Sets lower and upper font size limits after copyfitting is applied. If, for example, 'between 75% and 100%' is used, this means the font size can never become bigger than it is right now but if the text does not fit the available space, the font size can automatically be reduced by up to 25%. If 'between 75% and 150%' is used, this means the font size may become up to 50% larger if the available text does not completely fill the available frame.
Max. Lines
Sets a maximum number of lines after copyfitting is applied.The default value is “-1” which is the same as an empty field and means that Max. Lines will not be applied.
Only when there is overflow
Copyfitting is only applied when there is too much text for the text frame.
For example: if copyfitting is selected with Max. Lines set to 3, copyfitting is no longer applied when the text exceeds 3 lines.
Enable Leading and/or Tracking
Leading will be adjusted; the minimum value cannot be greater than the value set in the text frame; if this is the case, the value of the text frame will be applied as minimum.