Advanced Textblock Properties

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Advanced Textblock Properties

The Advanced Textblock Properties dialog contains information about features displayed to contributors using this Element. The number of tabs presented is a function of site-level settings, controlled by the administrator. See the CommonSpot Administrator’s Reference for more information.

HTML Editing Tab

Use this tab to define whether authors see the Show/Hide HTML icon when editing Textblock Elements. When checked the Show/Hide HTML icon is visible in the toolbar, enabling contributors to toggle between editing and code modes in the Rich Text Editor.

When unchecked, displays a scrolling list of groups as well as making the Show/Hide HTML option available. The administrator controls the groups that display. Select from the Always Show (this Element) list. CTRL-click to make multiple, individual selections.

Paste Options Tab

Display of this tab and the number and type of options contained are defined at the site level. You may not see this tab at your installation, or it may appear with a different set of options than those shown below.

Consult your CommonSpot site administrator or see Rich Text Editor Properties in the CommonSpot Administrator’s Reference. Grayed-out items are unavailable or controlled by higher-level functions. In the example below, only two paste options are available:

The options in the dialog tell CommonSpot what it should do when pasting information:

Enable “Paste Formatted” - Retains rich text formatting information when pasting text.

Enable “Paste Unformatted” - Removes all formatting information when pasting text.
Enable “Paste Code” -Retains HTML code when pasting text.
Allow “Paste Plain” only - Removes HTML code when pasting text.
Remove Microsoft Office mark-up - Removes Microsoft Office mark-up from text.
Remove class attributes from HTML tags - Removes class attributes when pasting HTML.
Remove style attributes from HTML tags - Removes style attributes when pasting HTML.
Remove font tags -Removes font tags when pasting HTML.

After making your selections in the Textblock Properties dialog, click Save to keep your settings and return to the page or Cancel to exit without saving.

Toolbar Tab

Use the Toolbar tab to set which icons appear in the Rich Text Editor.

The rich text editor includes the following tools:

	Cut, copy, paste - paste opens Paste Options dialog
	Undo, Redo, one action disables the other.
	Open Text Block Search (Internet Explorer only)
	Show /Hide Table Borders
	Show Code/Design
	Help
	Opens Color Palette dialog to select text or background color
	Apply bold, italic, underline
	Align left, center, right, justify
	Create numeric or symbolic bulleted list
	Increase or decrease indent
	Remove formatting
	Superscript/Subscript
	Opens Image Properties dialog to insert or edit image
	Opens Insert Link dialog to create or edit a hyperlink
	Opens Insert Field dialog
	Opens Insert HTML Snippet dialog
	Expands Table Functions Menu
	Opens Horizontal Rule Properties dialog
	Opens Insert Special Character dialog
	Opens to enter a URL or is meant for Anchor
	Choose Format
	Choose style sheets style
	Choose font face
	Choose font size

Consult your CommonSpot site administrator or see Rich Text Editor Properties in the CommonSpot Administrator’s Reference.

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