Format area field controls
The following table describes the formatting options that may be available when entering content in a format area field.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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| Undo | Undoes the last change made. You can undo the following types of changes:
To undo changes, click Undo. | |
| Redo | Reapplies the action from the last undo. You can redo the same changes as listed for Undo. To redo changes, click Redo. | |
| Bold | Applies bold, italic or underline formatting to selected text. To apply bold, italic, or underline formatting, either select the text to which you want to apply formatting or place your cursor in the paragraph in which you would like to apply formatting and click the bold, italic, or underline button. | |
| Left align Center Right align | Use these buttons to apply alignment formatting to text. To align text, Place your cursor in the paragraph to which you want to apply alignment and click Left align, Center or Right align | |
| Bullets Numbering | Use these buttons to create lists. To create a list, place your cursor in the paragraph to which you want to apply list formatting and click the Bullets button to create a bulleted list or the Numbers button to create a numbered list. | |
| Decrease Indent Increase Indent | Changes the indent of a paragraph. To change the indent of a paragraph, place your cursor in the paragraph that you want to indent and click the Increase Indent button or Decrease Indent button. | |
| Insert Character |
Inserts special characters into text. Special characters include copyright (©), trademark (™), Euro signs (€) and other unique characters. You may also use this feature to insert standard text, for example, names of products and so on. Available characters depend upon your system configuration. To insert a special character:
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| Anchor | Creates an anchor to which you can link within the same format area. To create an anchor:
You can now create a hyperlink to this anchor using the Hyperlink button. | |
| Hyperlink | Creates hyperlinks to Components, HTTP pages, e-mail addresses, anchors, or other resources. See Inserting hyperlinks in a format area. | |
| Table | See Formatting tables in a Format Area. | |
| Image | See Inserting a managed image in a format area. | |
| Horizontal line | Inserts a horizontal line. To insert a horizontal line, place your cursor in the position in which you would like to insert a horizontal line and click the Horizontal Line button. | |
| Load images | By default, when you open a Component that contains an image, a placeholder is displayed. Click the Load images button to view images. | |
| Validate | The validate button converts the content of the format area into XHTML and validates the content according to accessibility standards. If the format area contains any errors, warnings or accessibility messages, the messages are shown in a dialog that gives you one of two options:
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| Language | Sets a language attribute for selected text. Select the text for which you would like to set a language attribute and click the Language button. In the Language pop-up that appears, select a language from the displayed list. | |
| Abbreviation | Defines the full or expanded form of a selected abbreviated expression or acronym. A description is inserted as a tool tip. To insert an abbreviated expression or acronym:
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| Spell-check | This options will spell check the entire Component. |
The following controls are not icons:
- Font face selection
This option is not available by default. Your application administrator must explicitly enable it. See Selecting fonts in a format area.
- Font size selection
- Current elements
The "Current Elements" drop-down contains the currently selected element and previous elements. You can use this to select any element and view its properties. If an element has an associated style or class attributes, these elements are displayed with an asterisk character. The formatting options on the toolbar display the options available for the currently selected element.
- Section type
You can apply a header level to text within a format area. To apply a header level to text, place your cursor in the line that you want to add a header level to and select an option from the Header selection list:
- Paragraph—
<p> - Generic container—
<div> - Body text—no surround tag
- Headings—
<h1>-<h6>
- Paragraph—
- Style
If defined, you can apply a Style to a current selection. The Styles define predefined formatting. These styles are predefined for the entire system. To apply a style to text:
- Select the element to which you want to apply a style.
- Select the style from the Style drop-down.
For more information about configuring styles for text, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.