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Hi, I'm having real issues with scaling MSOs. I have an interactive map set upas an MSO. Rather than recreate it for different layouts (desktop/tablet/mobile etc), I've set up the MSO once and just copy it into my alternate layouts and scale it up or down.

The issue is that text renders at the same size even though it's displaying as scaled up or down in InDesign (although the character panel does show the font size with the scaled size in parentheses). I've tried 'reset scaling to 100%' but that's greyed out.

Is it possible to scale an MSO and have text scale properly too?

Thanks
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The scaled text in your MSO should export at the size indicated if you're exporting with Text Rendering set to Images

If you're exporting with the Text Rendering set to one of the HTML text options such as HTML with Local Font Embedding, then the issue is likely due to a style override. If you didn't set any styles, then the default style would have been applied to the text in the original layout. And the scaling in the alternate layout would have created an override.

When you export with Text Rendering set one of the HTML text options, in5 uses the Character, Paragraph, and Object Styles to create the CSS. If there are overrides, then in5 goes through a series of checks to try to "guess" what the style should be. These overrides can cause unintended results--such as the scale change not being applied. So if you'd like to export with HTML text and the HTML text styles aren't rendering as expected, clear any style overrides.

You can view the overrides by going to the Character Styles panel menu or the Paragraph Styles panel menu and selecting Toggle Style Override Highlighter. When that option is enabled, text that is formatted with overrides to the styles appear highlighted in cyan.

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Brilliant, problem solved!

Thanks so much Myra for the rapid response and really clear instructions. Much appreciated!
Awesome! I'm so glad I could help. :)