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StephanieCase
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14 years ago
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Problem with Formatting Text Variable

I'm trying to use a text variable in the middle of a sentence but any formatting that I set for the text box does not hold. It reverts to a basic text format (looks like Articulate or Articulate Na...
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  • KellyAuner's avatar
    KellyAuner
    3 years ago

    Hi Artur,

    Thanks for reaching out! One workaround you can try is to copy and paste the size of the text variable (e.g. %ch1synop% - left side) to another reference text variable to a larger size to fit the variable values.

    If you have additional questions, please let me know!

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BillHarnage
Community Member
14 years ago

Hi Stephanie,

Yeah, this appears to be a bug/quirk with text fields.

A couple of work arounds:

  • Set the field as you want and then right-click and set as default
  • Set the field as you want and then avoid clicking in the field (to get the cursor). Click it as if you were going to move it.