Creating an Element Field

A Typefi Element Field is a type of Field that is used within a Typefi Element. Element Fields are commonly used for inserting element-level content, such as figure captions, figure numbers, and copyright information.

On this page

• Setting the value of a Typefi Element Field
• Creating a Typefi Element Field

Setting the value of a Typefi Element Field ↩

If your publishing workflow uses Typefi Writer to author content, the content author is prompted to enter a Field value when an Element containing Fields is inserted in Word. If your publishing workflow is XML-based, the Field value is added by the XSLT. The value can change from Element to Element.

Creating a Typefi Element Field ↩

To create a new Typefi Element Field:

1. Open the Typefi Fields panel (Window → Typefi → Fields).
2. Click the Create new Field icon at the bottom of the Typefi Fields panel, or choose New Typefi Field from the panel menu.
   
3. In the Typefi Field Options dialogue, enter a unique Name, set the Type to Element, and then click OK.
   

TIP Element Fields can also be defined when creating a Typefi Element.

After you create an Element Field, the next step is to insert it into an InDesign text frame.