# help: | # Advanced Text Editing
| Some Recipes to Work with Text and Imported Tags Text handling is one of DiscLabel's most powerful distinguishing features. DiscLabel's text handling is special as it can use imported track lists from iTunes and other applications. Text can be used in such a way that imported text from a single source can be formatted on multiple label parts to make a cohesive CD/DVD package. If you specifically edit the imported text, eg. to correct the spelling of a track title, it can be automatically updated on all related parts of a design which incorporate that title. Using imported data within text is achieved with Tags. Tags identify data such as a track title, length, the name of the imported playlist or project, etc. Here's a short exercise to create a new design and place text on it. First make sure you're in DiscLabel's Edit function. Create a new blank design via the button or by choosing New Blank Design from the File menu. Import a playlist by clicking the Tracks button, and choosing a playlist from the menu that appears beneath tracks. Click the text palette item . A text object is created in the default location, with its text selected, and the text palette appears. To edit the text, ignore the text palette, and enter text by typing what you like. You can also enter tags from the Text Palette, via the Insert Tag drop-down menu. The following steps will allow you to show every track title in your import list: From the Insert Tag pop-up menu choose Title. The first imported title will be shown in the work area, replacing the text, Title will show as a tag in the text area of the Text Palette. Press the return key after the title to move the text to the next line. Position the insertion point before the start of the title tag. From the Insert pop-up menu choose * - Repeat for each Track. Every track will appear. Adding another tag to each track can also be achieved: Position the insertion point after the Title tag. Choose Artist from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. The artist of the track will appear after every track. To insert a space, position the insertion point between the Title and Artist tags. Press the space key. Add the track number: Click the mouse just before the Title tag. Choose Track # from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. The track number of the track will appear at the start of every track. Press the space key to insert a space after. Make the track titles a different typeface: Click the text of one of the track titles in the design work area, or select the Title tag in the Text Palette. Open the Font panel via the Font button. Choose a new typeface. Notice that all track titles adopt the same typeface. Make the artist names a different color: Click the text of one of the artist names in the design work area, or select the Atrist tag in the Text Palette. Open the Color panel if it's not open by clicking the fill color button. Choose a new color. Notice that all artist names adopt the same color. Editing the name of a track: Click the Track Editor button or choose View–Track Editor. Locate the track you wish to edit in the track editor and click to edit the field you wish to change. The edit will be made to every design element that displays this via a tag. Note: if you edit text that was originally imported directly in the design work area, it will no longer be treated as imported text, and the tags that originally created it will be gone. If you import a different playlist that text will no longer update to match. |
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