Help with creating a Master

[ben h]

I am quite stupid: I want to create a master shape, it must be no fill,
no line, etc, only text. It's size will initially be 12mm high by 60mm wide.
It needs to contain a general 'text area' that any user can alter (with
a default of, say, 'Place text here'), PLUS a locked/ protected/
uneditable (except by shapesheet function or automation code) text
region that will contain a field (representing a number) followed by a
period. Like this:

-------------------------
| |
|#. Place text here |
| |
-------------------------

When the master is dropped on the page, the user must be able to change
the text of the master (i.e. the 'Place text here' text) as if the
master was one text block.

I am having trouble because as soon as I try to put two text regions on
a master, the resulting shape's default text is neither the field, nor
the 'Place text here' text, but another text region that is created for
the entire master.

How do i do this? Driving me nuts.

Ben

 

[Doug.S]

I had an idea and it seems to work.
Draw your 2 boxes with formating you want including any text in each. Group
them. Drag group to new stencil.
Drag new master onto drawing page and text remains editable in individual
boxes; click on a box and hit F2 (or similar menu) to edit text from "place
text here (f2)".
That should do it.
Doug.S

 

[David Stubbs]

Nice solution, Doug! I've had that need in the past. Now I know!

Does group -> make master -> make instance prevent subsequent users from
ungrouping the item?

Cheers!
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[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Set the LockGroup cell in the group's Shapesheet to prevent ungrouping. You
can also change the SelectMode cell to Group Only to prevent sub-selection.