Preparing your artwork

CopySync writes only to items it can find by name or by token. Set up each layout once, then reuse the template.

The wrapper

Put everything CopySync writes to inside one group named COPYSYNC_WRAPPER. It is a group, not a layer. The group can sit on any layer.
Locked layers or groups: with "Auto-unlock COPYSYNC_WRAPPER before applying" ticked in Settings, CopySync unlocks what it needs and locks it again afterwards. With it unticked, locked items are skipped and the result line says so.
Ingredients frames can sit outside the wrapper.
Older templates using LABELKIT_WRAPPER still work.

Layers panel with the COPYSYNC_WRAPPER group — The COPYSYNC_WRAPPER group in the Layers panel.

Text tokens

A text frame is matched in two ways:

the frame's name in the Layers panel is the token, for example [FAT_PORT], or
the frame's text contains the token, for example Fat [FAT_PORT].

Tokens are case-sensitive and include the square brackets. The full list, with what each one gives, is in Variables and names.

A text frame named by its token — A frame named by its token in the Layers panel.

Choose the right set for each place:

Front of pack: use the computed tokens such as [FAT_PORT] and [FAT_RI].
Back-of-pack table: use the copy doc text tokens (_100, _PORT_TXT) to keep your copy doc's wording, for example 0g.
Narrow frames: use the short names, for example [ERN], [FRN], [SRV_HDR], and [REF_LINE_SPLIT] instead of [REF_LINE].

Colour shapes

Name each shape exactly, inside COPYSYNC_WRAPPER:

Name	Gets
`ENERGY_BG`	Energy colour
`FAT_SHAPE_LRG` / `FAT_SHAPE_SML`	Fat colour / white
`SAT_SHAPE_LRG` / `SAT_SHAPE_SML`	Saturates colour / white
`SUG_SHAPE_LRG` / `SUG_SHAPE_SML`	Sugars colour / white
`SALT_SHAPE_LRG` / `SALT_SHAPE_SML`	Salt colour / white

The traffic light colour goes on the large shape. The small shape is set to white on every apply.

Layers panel showing the large and small shapes — The large and small shapes named in the Layers panel.

Swatches

If your document has FAT_SWATCH, SATURATES_SWATCH, SUGARS_SWATCH and SALT_SWATCH, CopySync sets each one to that nutrient's traffic light colour every time you apply. ENERGY_BG is set to the energy colour. Colour values can differ by company or brand.

Swatches panel after an apply — After an apply, each swatch has taken its traffic light colour.

Ingredients, servings and quantity

[INGREDIENTS] (and [INGREDIENTS_2] and so on) for ingredients lists. See Allergen bold and ingredients.
[SERVINGS], [SERVINGS_LABEL], [SERVINGS_TEXT] for servings. The word "serving" after [SERVINGS] switches between singular and plural.
[QNTY] and [QNTY_E] for the declared quantity and the estimated mark ℮. The ℮ is measured and enlarged to at least 3mm, and the quantity is scaled with it.

Checklist

One template for each real layout, not one typical example.
Fonts installed on every seat, with a true Bold style where you use allergen bold.
Every frame and shape named exactly.
Test on a copy, then check every field against the copy doc.