One is easy, the other, not so much. For the trademark (TM) symbol, one option is to use the entities defined in the FusionPro Tags Reference Guide, specifically the ™ entity. If you're doing this in your flat (delimited) input file, you may need to check the "Treat field values as tagged text" box on the Flat File step of the Data Source Wizard.
You can also return the entity directly from a rule, like so: return "™"; Make sure to check "Treat returned strings as tagged text." You could name the rule "Trademark" and insert it in the Text Editor wherever needed. Another option is to use either the Character Map utility on Windows or the Character Palette on Mac to locate the trademark symbol and insert it directly into the Text Editor. (Unlike in external files, any text entered into the Variable Text Editor dialog in FusionPro will automatically be converted to the proper encoding when moving your job across platforms.) The Service Mark (SM) symbol is a little trickier; that's a non-ASCII Unicode character. As such, it's not supported by FusionPro, and is not found in all fonts either. However, you may be able to find a Symbol font which contains it in the ASCII range (under 255), and use a numeric entity such as ÿ (or whatever the ASCII value is). The ASCII value may be specific to the font and the platform encoding. Your best bet for the Service Mark symbol is probably to fake it using the letters "SM" in superscript. This should work in any font and platform. Unicode support is something that's definitely on the roadmap for FusionPro, and being worked on actively, but for now you have to stick to characters in the ASCII range in the proper encoding for the platform. Dan +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- FusionPro 5.0 Now Available! Variable text on a curve and soft drop-shadows for variable text LIMITED TIME upgrade offer of $299 per license for current customers: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/upgrade New licenses available for $599 each at: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/ All FusionPro 5.0 customers to receive FusionPro 5.1 with Adobe Acrobat 8 and InDesign CS3 support when released for FREE. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -- Users of FusionPro Desktop have unlimited free email support. Contact Printable Support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View FusionPro Knowledge Base, FusionPro Samples at www.printable.com/vdp/desktop.htm -- You are currently subscribed to fusionpro as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Note: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the e-mail recipients of this forum. It is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to someone other than the recipient. Our privacy policy is posted on www.printplanet.com --
