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Tip
Press the Alt key while dragging, to wrap the placeholder in a span, give the span an ID
and have that ID used as the script's selector.
Press the Ctrl key while dragging, to wrap the placeholder in an absolute positioned box
(a div) at the cursor position. A unique ID is assigned to the box and used as the script's
selector. This method is particularly useful when the document mainly consists of a PDF
used as the background image of a section (see "Using a PDF file as background image"
on page492).
Tip
Drag the data field directly to the Scripts pane to create a script without adding a
placeholder to the template.
Note
Looking for text in a text is a less optimized operation and may impact output speeds in
longer documents. To speed up the output process, put the placeholder(s) in a Box or
Span (see "Boxes" on page692), give that Box or Span an ID and use that ID as the
script's selector. See "Using the Text Script Wizard" below for an explanation about the
various types of selectors. For more tips to make a template generate output faster, see
"Optimizing scripts" on page867.
Using the Text Script Wizard
The Text Script Wizard can insert one or more data fields into your template, each with an
optional prefix and suffix. It is recommended to use the Text Script Wizard for blocks of data,
such as address blocks, and when data fields can be empty or need to be formatted differently.
1. Create a new text script and open the Text Script Wizard. There are two ways to do this:
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On the Scripts pane at the bottom left, click the black triangle on the New button
and click New Text Script. A new script appears in the list. Double-click the new
script to open it.
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