Use this editor if you wish to create/edit a pure text mark that is saved as a resource in "Marks".
•More details can be found in the "General" section ('General' Group).
•Details about the font type and size, ink coverage and font running direction (horizontal, vertical).
•Selection of a placeholder that you can paste with "Insert placeholder...". See Insert placeholder .
•The hotspot indicates alignment of the text.
To create "internal text marks", see Creating Internal Marks.
1.You can open the Text Mark Editor to create a new mark in two different ways:
•Main menu: "File > Create Resource > New Mark > Text Mark Editor"
•Main menu: "Jobs & Resources > Marks", > right-click group name > "New Mark > Text Mark Editor"
(2)."General": Give your new text mark a name. The group name shows you the folder in which the text mark will be saved.
(3)."Font": This is where you can select the "Font Type" and "Font Size" of the text mark.
(4)."Ink Coverage": This is where you can select the grayscale of the text mark.
•Click "Save" to view your inputs in the graphic without closing the editor.
•You can also create text marks directly in the "Marks Editor" dialog. Use the list boxes for font, font size and placeholders for this. Click the "Text" tool to enable the text mode. You can now define text properties after you click the "Open Properties dialog for selected object" button. Proceed as described for the Text Mark Editor (see above).
(5)."Running Direction": Define the direction of your text. In the list box, you can set that the text will run vertically (from top to bottom) or horizontally (from left to right).
(6)."Mark Height":
By default, text marks have a margin at the top and bottom to avoid the clip path from directly encircling the text. The benefit of this is that the text, if positioned directly below the subject, for example, does not get stuck to the content.
You can reduce the mark height by selecting "Compact" or "Very compact" if you do not want this, for example if the mark is to be positioned automatically to a confined area of the sheet:
·"Compact" = smaller clip path
·"Very compact" = smallest possible text height, descenders are generally cut off.
7.Enter your mark text in "Text".
You can mix your edited mark text with placeholders as you want (see next two steps).
8.There is a list box above the text box with all the placeholders such as "Job Number", "Output Date", etc.
For example, select "Job Number" and confirm your selection by clicking the "Insert placeholder" button on the right.
As you progress in your work, the placeholders are replaced by their respective contents (see the Placeholders).