Re: Paragraph format of text frames

[Terry Smith <tsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> All new text frames start with the "Body" paragraph format by default. It
> sure would be nice if there was a preference or template setting so that
> every time I create a text frame, it uses my "Callout" paragraph format
> instead. Then I wouldn't have to change it most of the time.

> I know this is not the biggest deal in the world. It's easy enough to apply
> the correct paragraph format or copy/paste an existing text frame. But it
> sure would be nice if FrameMaker just defaulted to the correct paragraph
> format from the start.

> There doesn't appear to be a UI to set this up, but does anyone know a
> FrameMaker trick to make this work?

I don't know how to do this in FrameMaker, but I know a great $10 plug-in
that will do this and much more. Get the AutoText plug-in (you can try it
out for free on the FrameUsers web site). Using AutoText, you can place any
text, graphic elements, tables, or whatever in a separate AutoText.fm file.
All your custom items appear in a menu called AutoText; you can select the
items from the menu or create your own shortcuts. It's _really_ easy to do.

In the AutoText.fm file, you add a callout (a text box that has the correct
paragraph style applied). When you want to add a callout to your graphic,
select the graphic's anchored frame and then select the your callout item
from the AutoText menu. Voila!


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