Outer select

Walking up the tree structure of nested spans of text

It is possible to create deeply nested spans of optional or repeating text within a Contract Express template. When deep nesting occurs it is important to be able to walk the structure of the nested optional spans from the innermost span to the outermost span.
The
Outer select
feature performs this walking of the nested structure. This can be accessed using the "Outer select" button in the Markup section of the Contract Express tab or from the toolbar of the Markup Editor.
Outer select icon in Markup Editor.
In the following simple example the cursor is placed inside the field containing the variable VarA. The "Outer select" button is then pressed and the variable is highlighted. Pressing again selects the repeat span and this continues until the outermost span is highlighted.
Highlighting repeat span with outer select option.
Highlighting repeat span with outer select option.
Highlighting repeat span with outer select option.
Highlighting repeat span with outer select option.

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