Q. I really need certain text in my document to be surrounded by brackets, and don't want Pathagoras to treat is like a variable. Is there a way to tell Pathagoras to ignore that text? A. Yes. Simply put two asterisks inside the opening bracket. This tells…
Nope. You can type in any value you want. Plus, if you want a 'blank' for the answer, there is always a blank line at the bottom of each multiple choice list. Speaking of 'blanks,' if a multiple choice variable demands a 'blank' answer, you can create one…
You certainly may. Any one or two characters can be used. They should be characters that will not naturally appear in the document. So parentheses as in "(Client Name)" are not a good choice since parentheses appear so frequently in 'normal' text. For appearances…
It can! There are several tools which can help as you are Pathagorizing your documents. These tools can make sure that your variable and optional text markers are 'in balance' and that all appropriate 'signals' are in place. Some of the tools are automatic…
Pathagoras has a very simple, easy to learn and implement, tool pronoun consistency throughout your document. Just assign what we call a 'groupname' to multiple choice variables that reference the same actor. All elements in your document that contain the…
Creating a multiple choice variable is really no different from creating a regular variable. Simply put your variable text (in this case, a series of choices) within the square brackets. Separate each choice with forward slashes. Here is an example: Example…
Pathagoras will increment any variable that resides within the Repeats block. Therefore, <<*Repeat*[Shareholder]>> will return [Shareholder@1], [Shareholder@2], and[Shareholder@3] if 3 is provided as the number. But let's say the Repeats block…
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