Here are a few examples of <<*Ask*>> prompts. (The first line is the Ask. The other lines are the <<*Options*>> or <<*Optional*>> text blocks against which the !group! value is applied.) You can copy any (or all) of the examples to your editing screen and see how the elements work together.

<<*AskOptions*!Customer!male/female/more than one*>>

Memo to JRT:

Send this package to <<*Options*!Customer!him/her/them>>.

<<*Options*!Customer!He is/She is/They are>> going to sign it send it on to <<*Options*!Customer!his/her/their>> attorney.

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<<*AskOptional*!Children!Will there be young children attending?*>>

We are having a party. Date: [Date of Party]

Location: [Location of Party]

<<*Optional*!Children!*Your children are invited.>>

Please bring a covered dish and your favorite beverages.

<<*Optional*!Children!*Make sure that your children bring their favorite toys.>>

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   Here is an example that illustrates the point about a 'less than obvious answer' *Options* block. If the *Ask* prompt were not present, an end user who is unfamiliar with the periodic table likely would not be able to process the document with confidence:

<<*AskOptions*!Metal!Gold/Iron/Carbon/Mercury*>>

Here is a great experiment, boys and girls, that you can try at home:

Pour 10 ounces of finely ground <<*Options*!Metal!*Au/Fe/C/Hg>> into a bowl.

Add a 16 ounces of H20 and 3 jelly beans. Mix well. Heat in oven at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Let cool 22 minutes.

Out will come a shiny new <<*Options*!Metal!*Ring/Car/Diamond/Thermometer>>!

(My lawyer made me do this: Please for goodness sake, do not try this at home (or anywhere else)!! It won't work, and 400 degrees is really hot!)