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Balancing Markers

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   The more [bracketed variables] and <<*Options/ Optional*>> text blocks you add to your documents, the greater the possibility of an editing error. These errors are almost always reflected as an imbalance between the opening and closing markers.

   Pathagoras can help you find such imbalances and can even direct you to their likely locations.

1.Display the ‘Authoring/Editing Tools’ menu and then the 'General Editing Tools' sub-menu.
2.Click 'Check Structure.' Pathagoras will automatically count each marker typically used in Pathagoras and report back which ones are out of balance. Upon request, Pathagoras will also check other 'structure' elements in your document and report any problems it discovers. See "Structure Checker" for information on this powerful tool.

tip You can narrow down the scope of the 'balancing' routine by highlighting the block of text you wish to check before beginning the operation. This is especially useful in locating drafting errors in large documents with many markers and nested <<*Optional/Options*>> blocks.