CopySync Manual

Variables and names

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Every text token and layer name CopySync reads, and why. Tokens are case-sensitive and include the square brackets. A value missing from the copy doc prints !, and its traffic light shape in the front-of-pack %RI table is filled with a purple spot colour called COPYSYNC_MISSING. CopySync removes that swatch automatically once nothing is missing.

Where things go

NameWhat it isWhy
COPYSYNC_WRAPPERA group (not a layer) holding everything CopySync writes toLimits changes to your label panel so nothing else in the file is touched. Old name LABELKIT_WRAPPER still works.
[COPYSYNC-NI-START]Tag in a Word copy doc, on its own line above the nutrition tableTells CopySync where the table starts. Old [LABELKIT-NI-START] still works.

Front of pack (worked out by CopySync)

TokenGivesWhy this one
[PRODUCT_NAME]Product name
[SERVING_HEADER] / [SRV_HDR]Serving description, for example "1/4 of a pack"Short name for tight frames
[PORTION_SIZE]Portion size, blank if none
[PORTION_SIZE_PAREN] / [PRTN_SZ_PRN]Portion size in brackets, blank if noneBrackets disappear with the value
[ENERGY_KJ], [ENERGY_KCAL]Energy per portion
[ENERGY_RI]Energy %RI with %
[ENERGY_RI_NUM] / [ERN] / [EG]Energy %RI, number onlyLets the % sit in its own style
[FAT_PORT], [SAT_PORT], [SUG_PORT], [SALT_PORT]Per portion, to the row's decimal places (salt 2)A zero prints 0.0g
[FAT_LABEL], [SAT_LABEL], [SUG_LABEL], [SALT_LABEL]High / Medium / LowOnly if labels are switched on in the data
[FAT_RI], [SAT_RI], [SUG_RI], [SALT_RI]%RI with %
[FAT_RI_NUM] / [FRN] / [FT], [SAT_RI_NUM] / [SRN] / [ST], [SUG_RI_NUM] / [GRN] / [SG], [SALT_RI_NUM] / [LRN] / [SL]%RI, number onlyShort names for tight frames
[REF_LINE], [REF_LINE_SPLIT], [REF_LINE_SPLIT_LEADING]"Typical values per 100g..." caption on one line / two lines / with a leading returnUse the split version in narrow frames. Only filled when the brief carries the caption.
[REF_UNIT], [RU1], [RU2]"per 100g", or its first word and the restLets two words take different styles
[REF_NRG_KJ], [REF_NRG_KCAL]Per 100g energy for the caption

Back of pack (printed as written in the copy doc)

TokenGivesWhy
[ENERGY_100], [ENERGY_PORT]kJ/kcal together
[ENERGY_KJ_100], [ENERGY_KCAL_100]kJ and kcal separately
[FAT_100], [SAT_100], [SUG_100], [SALT_100]Per 100g exactly as written (0g, <0.1g)Keeps your copy doc's wording
[FAT_PORT_TXT], [SAT_PORT_TXT], [SUG_PORT_TXT], [SALT_PORT_TXT]Per portion exactly as writtenThe back-of-pack twin of the front-of-pack figures
[CARB_100], [CARB_PORT], [FIBRE_100], [FIBRE_PORT], [PROTEIN_100], [PROTEIN_PORT]Carbohydrate, fibre (blank if none), protein

Servings

TokenGives
[SERVINGS]Number of servings, blank if not stated
[SERVINGS_LABEL]"serving" or "servings"
[SERVINGS_TEXT]Both together, for example "2 servings"

Declared quantity

TokenGivesWhy
[QNTY]Quantity with unit, for example 250mlSeparate from the mark so each can be styled
[QNTY_E]The ℮ mark, only if the copy doc has an "e"Measured and enlarged to at least 3mm

Ingredients

TokenGives
[INGREDIENTS]The first ingredients list, with bold carried across
[INGREDIENTS_2], [INGREDIENTS_3]Further lists, for example meal boxes

Colour shapes (inside COPYSYNC_WRAPPER)

NameGetsWhy
ENERGY_BGEnergy colour
FAT_SHAPE_LRG / _SML, SAT_SHAPE_LRG / _SML, SUG_SHAPE_LRG / _SML, SALT_SHAPE_LRG / _SMLTraffic light colour on the large shape, white on the smallTwo shapes give the standard ring look
ENERGY_BG, FAT_SWATCH, SATURATES_SWATCH, SUGARS_SWATCH, SALT_SWATCHDocument swatches updated too, if presentKeeps swatch-based artwork in step

If a name is missing or wrong

  • Nothing is written to that item and the result line says what was skipped.
  • A value missing from the copy doc prints ! and its traffic light shape turns purple. The purple is a spot colour called COPYSYNC_MISSING, so it shows up as an extra plate at preflight and separations. It is not part of the traffic light system. Your document swatches (FAT_SWATCH and so on) keep the real FSA colours. Fix the missing value and apply again: the COPYSYNC_MISSING swatch is removed automatically. Never send artwork with it to print.

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