Editing text on the Web page
You can edit text on an editable Web page.
Procedure
- Click a piece of text to edit it.
- If the item you want to edit is not surrounded by a border, it is not editable.
- If the border shows a lock icon, you cannot edit the item right now. Click the lock to find out what to do next.
- Depending on where you click, one of the following happens:
- Editing plain text
- You can edit the text by typing, but you cannot apply any formatting.
- Editing formatted text
- If the ribbon toolbar shows a Format tab, then you can apply formatting, such as bold text, colored text, a different font, and insert tables or images. An area in which you can apply formatting is called a Format Area.
- Editing a selection
- The possible values of the text may be limited to a fixed set; for example, names of countries. In this case, you cannot edit the text, but you see a dropdown list so that you can select a value.
- Link editing
- If the text represents a link to internal or external content, you can change the target of the link, or you may be able to remove the link.
- Timestamp editing
- If the text represents a date and time, a date and time picker pops up that lets you select a date and time.
You may also:
- be limited in the number of characters you can type
- be limited in the number of lines you can type
- be restricted as to which characters you can enter; for example, only digits or only valid US zip codes
- be allowed to create multiple instances of the current item; for example, multiple timestamps, multiple pieces of formatted text, and so on. This is known as a multivalue field.
- Modify the text you clicked, and click the Finish Editing button to save and commit your changes.
- Editing formatted text
Use rich text formatting to apply styles, colors and so on to text, and also to insert or modify tables, images, hyperlinks etc. - Editing a selection
Sometimes, clicking on content on the Web page reveals a property box with a dropdown list control. This means that the content you edit is a selection field. You can change its value by selecting a different value from the dropdown list. - Editing standalone links on the Web page
Edit or remove a standalone link to an internal or external resource. - Editing a date (and time) on the Web page
Edit a date, or date and time, on the Web page by typing a different date and time, or by using the date and time picker.