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Doc-O-Matic 6

Labels and Variable Formatting

In Doc-O-Matic 6 you can apply labels to topic text. Using labels you can:

Apply different character formatting to text parts for each of your configurations.
Change character formatting after finishing your documentation by simply changing label settings.
Include parts of topic text in one configuration and omit it in other configurations.
Format recurring information types such as keyboard shortcut, menu paths and notes by inserting images, adding prefixes and changing delimiters.

Place your cursor in the text you want to format.
Do one of the following.
- Click the Label arrow.
- Press SHIFT+CTRL+<SPACE> to open the label menu.
In the Label menu, select a label.

Do one of the following.
- Click the Label arrow.
- Press SHIFT+CTRL+<SPACE> open the label menu.
In the Label menu, select Add Label.
In the Name box, type a name for your label.
Define character formatting, conditions and other settings.
If you want to define those settings differently for each configurations do the following.
On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click the corresponding Configuration tab.
Select AutoDocText Labels.
Select the label you want to edit, and then click Edit.
Change label values for the current configuration.

On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click the corresponding Configuration tab.
Select AutoDocText Labels.
You can format text labels, add images, replace text and exclude labeled text in each configuration separately.

On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click the corresponding Configuration tab.
Select AutoDocVariables.
Select the variable you want to edit and click Edit.
Change variable values and apply character formatting for the current configuration.

Applies to: Doc-O-Matic Professional and Doc-O-Matic for Authoring