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Detailed Directions
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Integrate PlanetPress Talk into Documents
You can enter PlanetPress Talk code in any of the following places in PlanetPress Design. Note that in all
places except a text box that accepts PlanetPress Talk code, you can use the PlanetPress Talk Editor to enter
your scripts. The PlanetPress Talk Editor provides a rich set of features that make entering, executing, and
debugging scripts fast and efficient. For complete information on the PlanetPress Talk Editor, consult the
PlanetPress Design User Guide.
Shortcuts for Entering PlanetPress Talk Code
The PlanetPress Design user interface provides shortcuts for entering PlanetPress Talk code that reduce the
amount of typing that is necessary. For example, in a text box that accepts PlanetPress Talk code, or in the
PlanetPress Talk properties of an object or group, you can right-click in the text box and insert PlanetPress
Talk elements from the menu that appears. The PlanetPress Talk editor also provides a variety of ways to
insert commands without manually typing them.
Location: Accepts:
Any text box that accepts
PlanetPress Talk code (by default
these text boxes have a maroon
label; you can change the maroon
to another color in the User Options
dialog in PlanetPress Design)
A single line of PlanetPress Talk code.
PlanetPress Talk properties of an
object, group, page, document, or
condition.
A PlanetPress Talk script. You can enter the script directly in the appropriate
Properties dialog box, or using the PlanetPress Talk Editor.
PlanetPress Talk code property of a
PlanetPress Talk object.
A PlanetPress Talk scripts. You can enter the script directly in the PlanetPress
Talk Object Properties dialog box, or using the PlanetPress Talk Editor.
PlanetPress Talk properties of a
paragraph in a text/box object
A PlanetPress Talk script. You enter the script using the PlanetPress Talk Editor.
User-defined emulation selection
in the Data Selector.
A PlanetPress Talk script. You can enter the script using the PlanetPress Talk
Editor.
Global Function Properties dialog
box
A PlanetPress Talk script that defines a new PlanetPress Talk function.
Import command in the
PlanetPress Talk Editor
A file containing a PlanetPress Talk script. For example you can write a
PlanetPress Talk script in an external text editor, save it as a .ptk file. You use
the PlanetPress Talk Editor to import and, if necessary, edit the script.
You can
also export a script
from within the PlanetPress Talk Editor, using the Export
command. This makes it easy to re-use scripts. Consult the information on the
PlanetPress Talk Editor in the PlanetPress Design User Guide for help importing
and exporting scripts.