>> But there's a "gotcha" with the Find/Replace strategy for replacing the company name text with the variable: Er ... yeah. I definitely bumped into that gotcha. Instead of giving up, I tried again and again. Got a bloody nose from it. To whom do I send the Kleenex bill ...?
Thanks! :-) - avi On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at polycom.com>wrote: > Avraham Makeler wrote: > > > Thanks Sharon,Ok, I have done it and it works ... > > > > ... almost completely. > > Sharon was absolutely correct about creating a variable. But there's a > "gotcha" with the Find/Replace strategy for replacing the company name > text with the variable: When you copy the variable (her step 5), you're > copying _that specific instance_ of the variable, including the > formatting of that instance (i.e., the formatting it inherits from the > pgf it's in). > > So if you copy an instance in body text, it works when you paste it into > body text, but when you paste it into a heading, it's the wrong size, > font, weight ... whatever. > > That's why I recommended EZVars from electropubs.com. It lets you > replace the company name text with a _new instance_ of the variable, > just as if you'd selected the text, selected Special > Variable, and > replaced the text with a variable. Give it a trial -- I think you'll > agree it's well worth the modest cost. > > If for some reason you can't try EZVars, follow Sharon's instructions, > but in multiple stages. First, create and copy an instance of the > variable in body text and use it to replace all body text occurrences of > the company name. Then create and copy an instance of the variable in > your Heading 1 pgf and use it to replace Heading 1 occurrences of the > company name. Repeat for other pgf formats as necessary. > > Or, since there are probably far fewer replacements needed in headings, > etc., just use Find to select those and then use Special > Variable to > replace the text manually. > > HTH! > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-777-0436 > ------ > > > > > > >
