Tool settings

Use the tool settings to set preferences for your usage of the add-in:

Load last used content file as content source in tool
Automatically load in the last XML file you used to create a template.
Remove XML namespaces when loading content file
Reformat XML data to properly fit a Word document.
Enable XPath element context support as a drop-down list
Allow XPath suggestions in the property editor.
Content data file
Choose a data XML with which to create your template.
Highlight document selection in content and navigation tree
For more information, see Document Navigator.
Block auto switch to Draft view mode
Addresses an unwanted feature in Word. We recommend that you keep this check box selected. Click Set Print Layout View to go back to print view if necessary.
Default Date Input Format / Default Time Input format
This is based on locale and the format of the date and time fields in the data XML you are using.
Image XQuery / Replacement ID / Image Tool Search XQuery
Values that configure the IDM image search. The XQuery should yield photo files (.jpg or .png) when searched in IDM.

These are examples of the search settings:

  • Image XQuery

    /MDS_File[@MDS_Name LIKE "%$text%"]

  • Replacement Id

    $text

  • Image Tool Search XQuery

    /MDS_File[@MDS_Name LIKE "%$text%"]

Show Text/Picture/Repeating Section Control box as
Specify how content controls of each type are represented in the layout document.
Allowed values:
  • Start/End tag:

    This screenshot shows an example:

    ../images/image1.png

  • Bounding box:

    This screenshot shows an example:

    ../images/image2.png

  • None:

    This screenshot shows an example:

    ../images/image3.png