fill with ..... between 2 merge fields

[tommypmadison]

Hello,

I have a merge field that is left aligned and a merge field that is right aligned, what I would like to do is fill the space between with ......................(note these are separate merge fields).

Any suggestions?:

Thanks,

Tom

[AudioFreak]

Just use

<>........<>

Treat it as one merge field and it should give you what you want. Meaning when in layout mode and you click on it,it's actually 1 merge with 2 fields in it.

Michael

[comment]

The question is not quite clear. Did you mean something like this?

Merge_Tab.fp7.zip

[Stuart Taylor]

Didn't know you could do that. I will find this technique really useful. Thanks for sharing Michael.

best

Stuart

[LaRetta]

Maybe it's because it's late and I'm a bit tired but ... I can't figure it out. Can it be explained to me like I was five?

And, when opening on Windows, the spacing seems off. Is there a way to make sure this works x-plat? I know that, on windows, Mac users' text fields are too small; maybe this is why? How could it be handled to address this issue - just increase the tab a bit?

Edited August 18, 2007 by Guest
Added gif

[comment]

It's done with tabs. To make it even simpler, just type this on the layout:

<> space tab space <>

Show the text ruler and place a right-aligned (or . aligned) tab on (or near) the right-hand edge of the text object. Define the tab to have a period as the fill character.

The demo file has three fields and two tabs, just to show the versatility.

EDIT:

You need to move the first tab a bit to the right, to allow for more space for the SerialID field.

Edited August 18, 2007 by Guest

[LaRetta]

...Define the tab to have a period as the fill character.

Fill character! Gotcha! Thank you! Very cool indeed!

EDIT: Indeed! And I tried as you've suggested - just typing it! This is pretty! ROCKIN'!!

Edited August 18, 2007 by Guest