Creating Rules

  1. On the menu bar, go to the Insert tab and select the rule from the toolbar. The currently active rule is highlighted in blue.
  2. In the workspace area, select the section where you want to define to define the rule outline (box, graphics). A blue outline appears around the selected area with multiple anchor points. As a result, the new rule will be active and highlighted in the RULES section.
      Note:
    • If you have set up a customized theme with a different color scheme, the rule is highlighted with that specific color while editing the rule. See Configuring, for more information regarding rules styling.
    • For more information regarding the use of elements, see the Insert Tab topic.
    • To position the selected area, see Positioning Rules Graphic in the Workspace Area
    All defined rules are displayed into the RULES section, located on the left side of the screen. See Managing Rules, for more information on how to manage rules.

In this section:

  1. Matching Document Elements
    The Document section provides version information.
  2. Matching Text Elements
    The Text section contains text elements, such as paragraph or heading, and link element.
  3. Matching List Elements
    The Lists section contains list structure elements.
  4. Matching Object Elements
    The Objects section specifies any graphic representation.
  5. Matching Table Elements
    The Table section indicates a list of elements used for structuring table data.
  6. Creating and Defining Structure Rules
    The Structure section contains structure elements to configure rules based on conditions or repeating elements.
  7. Allowed children elements for rules
  8. Setting Variables
    This option allows you to set variables that are used in the Condition Editor. Variables are displayed into the RULES or MACROS section.
Parent topic: Managing Rules