[EmData] 2 questions about text and pictures

[Joe Mathia - Em Support]

Hi Alphie,

There is really no way to export the formatting that you have applied in
Excel.  You have two options: split up your text into discreet fields so
that you can apply your styling granularly.  Or, as Emma suggests, apply
Xpress-style formatting tags, and use «put styled...» statements to set your
text.

Regarding bringing in images, you can certainly bring in more than one image
per record.  However images are imported as anchored items, so you really
can't "float" one over another.

However, we have a lot of folks doing real estate guides with Xdata.  Could
you send me a mock-up of your desired layout (QX doc or PDF would be fine),
and I could send you a demo showing howw you might approach setting things
up.

Regards,

Joe Mathia
Em Software Support / support at emsoftware.com / www.emsoftware.com
(+1) 740 284 1010, fax (+1) 740 284 1210




On 7/30/08 10:20 AM, "a hyorth" <ahyorth at abr-nc.com> wrote:

> two questions, please:
> I have been using Xdata to complete multi-page listing ads in a real
> estate publication. I import from an Excel tab-separated file. How
> can I import text exactly as it appears in the Excel file without
> changing any of the existing bold or unbolded text?
> 
> If I want to import pictures into two picture boxes, do the boxes
> have to be embedded in the prototype or can one of the boxes float on
> top of the other?
> 
> alphie hyorth
> art director
> Real Estate Weekly
> 209 E. Chestnut
> Asheville, NC  28801
> 828-255-8505 ext. 19
> ahyorth at abr-nc.com
> 
> 
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