How Conditional Text Works

In this chapter, you learn how conditional text works with various document elements, including the following:

  • Text (that’s obvious, isn’t it?)

  • Entire tables and table rows

  • Anchored graphics

  • Cross-references

  • Footnotes

  • Markers

  • Variables

With careful planning, the first step to working with conditional text is creating condition tags. After that, you must apply these condition tags to text or other elements within your document.

Next, you have the ability to turn various combinations of conditions on or off. This allows you to view one version or another of your document, or all versions simultaneously.

Where Does Conditional Text Go When Hidden?

You might wonder what happens to text and other elements after they’re hidden ...

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