Preparing your copy doc
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CopySync reads values from your approved copy doc. It prints what the copy doc says, so check the copy doc first.
Where copy docs live
- Keep copy docs in a folder at the same level as the artwork folder. Set the folder name under Copy folder name in Settings (for example
Copy). - CopySync finds the copy doc from the artwork's file name.
- The name can include a sub-folder, for example
CopyDoc/Approved. - If several copy docs match, Settings decides: Ask me to choose or Use most recently modified. Your choice is remembered for that file, and you can change it with Change copy doc.
Formats
| Format | Notes |
|---|---|
| Team plan. Reads the front of pack and back of pack declaration. Declared quantity and ℮ are read from PDF only. | |
| Word (.docx) | Put the tag [COPYSYNC-NI-START] on its own line directly above the nutrition table. The ingredients paragraph starts with "Ingredients". |
| CSV and XLSX | Supported. Bold cannot be carried from these formats. |
| Google Docs or Sheets link | Studio plan and above. |
Older Word tags [LABELKIT-NI-START] still work.
What is read
- Energy (kJ and kcal), fat, saturates, sugars and salt, per 100g and per portion, with %RI.
- Serving description, portion size and servings per pack.
- The front-of-pack caption ("Typical values per 100g: Energy...") if the brief has one.
- Carbohydrate, fibre and protein, used only through the back-of-pack tokens.
- Ingredients lists, including bold.
- Declared quantity, for example
DECLARED QUANTITY: 250ml eor a title line such as173g e(PDF).
Not read: mono and polyunsaturates, starch, polyols.
Layout tips for PDF copy docs
- Use the headings "Front of Pack Declaration" and "Back of Pack Declaration".
- Start the ingredients line with "INGREDIENTS:".
- State the portion size as written, for example "Each 206g serving". If none is stated, CopySync works one out from the pack weight and flags it.
- Write trace values as you want them printed, for example
<0.1g. They are kept as written.
If something is missing
A value missing from the copy doc prints ! and its shape is filled with the spot colour COPYSYNC_MISSING. See Review banner and troubleshooting.