A vanilla-plain object with no formats

You want that you can drag the object on a page 'as-is'. You do not intend to use it ever as a replacement for an existing page object. You don't want it links to the article, prompts you to select an article to link to, or creates any new article.

In the Tool palette leave all defaults - they are ok for such purpose.

A object with formats for later use

This means that you want that the formats, you applied on the library object, get transferred into a new article when you decide to create it - and that will not happen when you drag a library object on a page.

Select EVERY frame of every type (head, body, pull quote, photo caption etc), and - while not in text editing - apply a format on text.

Note: for this to work with the new articles, the version 3 of the NewFredArticle script in the Page.vb is required.

An object with local text for later use

This means that you want that the local text, you inserted in the library object, get transferred into a new article when you decide to create it - and that will not happen when you drag a library object on a page.

Select EVERY frame of every type (head, body, pull quote, photo caption etc), and - while not in text editing - apply a format on text.

Note: for the formats to work with the new articles, the version 3 of the NewFredArticle script in the Page.vb is required.

An object with formats for immediate creation of articles

This means that you want that the formats, you applied on the library object, get transferred into a new article that will be created as soon as you place the library object on a page.

Select EVERY frame of every type (head, body, pull quote, photo caption etc), and - while not in text editing - apply a format on text.

Select the very first frame of the object, and then in Article, select Create a new article. Click the confirmation icon. Note: you can apply this setting on only one frame and it has to be the first frame.

Select all frames of the object, and then tick Link. Click the confirmation icon.

An object suitable for replacement

This means that you want that the library object replaces an existing object on a page. You don't want it links to article or creates any.

Select the whole object, and then in the X-horizontal position, Y-vertical position, Width and Height, select Proportional, and then click the confirmation icon.

An object suitable for replacement, with auto-link

This means that you want that the library object replaces an existing object on a page and that it auto-links to the current article.

Select the whole object, and then in the X-horizontal position, Y-vertical position, Width and Height, select Proportional, and then click the confirmation icon.

Select all frames of the object, and then tick Link. Click the confirmation icon.