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Text variables inside scrolling panel
Hi,
I have a scrolling text panel that is populated dynamically with a text variable. My variable content will vary from anything from a single line of text to hundreds of lines.
Whenever I publ...
I did come up with a workaround after submitting a feature request. What I did with the text box is put in the variable reference, added one carriage return, and then for the text within that text box, and I added an exorbitant amount of spacing after each paragraph. For example, in the attached file, I added 300 pt in the Paragraph dialog box (Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Paragraph dialog launch button) > Spacing category > After field.
When I entered text that was more than the physical dimension of the text input field, it worked, although there was space after the last line of text. Depending on the amount of text you predict, you may need to increase or decrease the amount of spacing after the paragraph to maintain the desired font size.
