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The Content palette provides access to the items and content in the shared content library.When you
share the content in a text box, the complete text will be shared, it is not possible to share a fraction of
text. If you need to share only part of the text, then you should be using a content variable. Content
Variables allow you to achieve that using a custom variable.
Understanding synchronization options
When you add items and content to the Content palette, you can choose various
synchronization options in the Shared Item Properties dialog box.
To synchronize the content of the selected text box, text path, or picture box ●
without synchronizing the box or path itself, uncheck Synchronize Box
Attributes and check Synchronize Content. Text synchronized in this way
must be dragged into a text box or path, and pictures synchronized in this
way must be dragged into a picture box.
You can synchronize the text or picture and its content attributes (such as, ●
formatting for text and scaling, rotation, and effects for pictures) by clicking
or choosing Content and Attributes.
You can synchronize the text or picture while allowing unique content ●
attribute edits by clicking or choosing Content Only. If you do this, the text or
picture can be formatted differently in different parts of the project. But if you
edit the text or update the picture in one place, that change is made
everywhere.
To synchronize a text box, text path, or picture box and its attributes without ●
synchronizing its contents, check Synchronize Box Attributes and uncheck
Synchronize Content. For example, assume you do this with a text or picture
box, and then drag out two copies of the box. If you then resize and add a
frame to one of the boxes, the other box is automatically resized and
acquires the same frame. You may, however, import different content into
each box.
To synchronize item attributes, content, and content attributes, check
Synchronize Box Attributes and Synchronize Content, and click or choose
Content and Attributes. If you synchronize two boxes this way, any change made