Tto replace quickly a page block with another block, you may want to use the series of similar library objects. In the below example, there are three different designs for a block with headline, subhead, intro, photo, caption and body columns, named objpic1, objpic2, objpic3. Of course, there could be 33 or 333 variants, the example is based on 3 variants. All variants spread over 7 columns, and the difference is in the size and position of the photo (but it could be also the presence or absence of certain article elements, such as intro, subhead and similar). The screenshot shows how the objects look in a library, and how the objpic1 appears on a page.
The objpic1 object consist of: head frame, subhead frame, intro frame, seven body frames, one photo placeholder and one photo frame (for caption).
The tool settings for position and dimensions of objpic1 are:
Object
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X
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Y
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W
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H
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Comment
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head
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ATL
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ATL
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ABR
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F
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head height is fixed: X=ATL means it will start on the left edge of the original shape. W=ABR means it will expand to the right edge of the replaced shape.
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subhead
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ATL
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F
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ABR
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F
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subhead vert.pos and height are fixed. For X and W see previous.
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intro
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ATL
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F
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P
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F
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intro vert.pos and height are fixed. W=P means it will expand right proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
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first body
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ATL
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F
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P
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ABR
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first body frame starts on fixed Y, but expands down as needed. H=ABR means it has to expand down till the bottom edge of the replaced shape.
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5 body frames below photo
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P
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ABR
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P
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ABR
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they need to follow the bottom edge of the caption frame, and expand down as needed. X=P means their horizontal start will be shifted proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
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the rightmost body frame
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P
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F
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P
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ABR
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the last body frame starts on fixed Y, but expands down as needed.
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photo placeholder
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P
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F
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P
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ABR or P
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photo starts on fixed Y, but expands down
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photo caption
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P
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ABR
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P
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F
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caption follows the bottom edge of the photo, and has fixed height.
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The objpic2 object consist of: head frame, subhead frame, intro frame, seven body frames, one photo placeholder and one photo frame (for caption). The difference to objpic1 is that image goes over 4 columns.
The tool settings for position and dimensions of objpic2 are:
Objpic2
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X
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Y
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W
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H
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Comment
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head
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ATL
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ATL
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ABR
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F
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head height is fixed: X=ATL means it will start on the left edge of the original shape. W=ABR means it will expand to the right edge of the replaced shape.
|
subhead
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ATL
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F
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ABR
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F
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subhead vert.pos and height are fixed. For X and W see previous.
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intro
|
ATL
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F
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P
|
F
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intro vert.pos and height are fixed. W=P means it will expand right proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
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first and second body
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ATL
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F
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P
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ABR
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first body frame starts on fixed Y, but expands down as needed. H=ABR means it has to expand down till the bottom edge of the replaced shape.
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4 body frames below photo
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P
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ABR
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P
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ABR
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they need to follow the bottom edge of the caption frame, and expand down as needed. X=P means their horizontal start will be shifted proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
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the rightmost body frame
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P
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F
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P
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ABR
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the last body frame starts on fixed Y, but expands down as needed.
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photo placeholder
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P
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F
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P
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ABR or P
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photo starts on fixed Y, but expands down
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photo caption
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P
|
ABR
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P
|
F
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caption follows the bottom edge of the photo, and has fixed height.
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The objpic3 object consist of: head frame, subhead frame, intro frame, seven body frames, one photo placeholder and one photo frame (for caption). The difference to objpic1 is that image over 4 columns is shifted to the last four columns.
The tool settings for position and dimensions of objpic3 are:
Objpic3
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X
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Y
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W
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H
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Comment
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head
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ATL
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ATL
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ABR
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F
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head height is fixed: X=ATL means it will start on the left edge of the original shape. W=ABR means it will expand to the right edge of the replaced shape.
|
subhead
|
ATL
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F
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ABR
|
F
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subhead vert.pos and height are fixed. For X and W see previous.
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intro
|
ATL
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F
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P
|
F
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intro vert.pos and height are fixed. W=P means it will expand right proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
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first three body frames
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ATL
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F
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P
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ABR
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first body frame starts on fixed Y, but expands down as needed. H=ABR means it has to expand down till the bottom edge of the replaced shape.
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4 body frames below photo
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P
|
ABR
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P
|
ABR
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they need to follow the bottom edge of the caption frame, and expand down as needed. X=P means their horizontal start will be shifted proportionally to the difference of the replaced shape width and the object's total width.
|
photo placeholder
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P
|
F
|
P
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ABR or P
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photo starts on fixed Y, but expands down
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photo caption
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P
|
ABR
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P
|
F
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caption follows the bottom edge of the photo, and has fixed height.
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