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Invent Logic | Field Actions | Set Position | IV_Logic_016

The "set position" feature in Invent, similar to "set size," allows changing a field's position based on variable selection. Users can specify the Y position, X position, or both, choosing between absolute or relative positioning. Additionally, fields can match the position of other fields on the canvas. It's crucial to measure positions from the top-left corner of the field in both MegaEdit and InDesign to ensure consistency. In InDesign, set the reference point to the top-left for accurate X and Y measurements.

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Right.

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So the next one down is set position
similar

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in many ways to set size.

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But that gives you the ability

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to actually change the position of a field
based on your variable selection.

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Now again, mine is very simple.

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I've just linked into a boolean value.

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But you've got much greater
control over this if you need it.

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So setting this up is similar.

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Again.

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And the available controls

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you've got a similar to set size as well.

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So set position.

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So choose your field.

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Choose set position
and then the and the result we've got in

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there is the ability to choose the
y position.

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The x position the x and y position.

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If you choose those again
as with the set size

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you've got the ability to choose absolute.

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So the absolute
position on the canvas, of

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that
particular field or you can do relative.

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So that's relative
to where it starts off its position.

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You see as well

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that we do have the ability again
to match field.

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So if you want to move something
to where another field is

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you can choose the field
you want to match it to and then specify

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whether it's the x position
the y position, or the x and y position.

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You want to match it against.

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Now, something
I picked up whilst creating this template,

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which Duncan very kindly help me out with

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is where you have to measure
from in terms of this position.

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This is very important.

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So when you're going off MegaEdit,

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the position we're measuring from
is the top

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left position, of the actual

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field itself.

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You want to make sure that instead of
if you're getting those measurement values

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from InDesign in terms of where you want
to move things from and move things

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to, you want to measure
from the same location.

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Now, again, this is something that most of
you probably know how to do.

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but I will just show you.

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So if I go to.

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Let's just select our field.

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If I'm on my properties
tab inside InDesign.

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And again, sorry,
that will be very small text for you guys.

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it's InDesign itself.

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You've got this little icon here
which is showing you where it's

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measuring that position
from on your actual canvas.

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If you're getting a reference
from InDesign to use in Invent

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you want to make sure you've got top left
specified as your reference point,

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and then you can use those
X and Y positions safely.

 

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