Book Page ‘text’ object comparison

Within Book Pages Text objects, Active Area objects, and Shape objects can often be used interchangeably, as they support many of the same features, and can be designed to look the same to users. To help you decide which one to use in any given scenario, the following table provides a side-by-side comparison of the properties available for each. Property names are hyperlinked to the Enable Now Wiki, in case you’re not sure what they do.

Text	Active Area	Shape
ID	ID	ID
Name	Name	Name
		Type and Orientation
Text	Text	Text
Hide Scroll Bars	Hide Scroll Bars
Hide	Hide	Hide
Border Style	Border Style
Tab Index	Tab Index	Tab Index
Design	Design	Design
Font	Font	Font
Font Size	Font Size	Font Size
Font Color	Font Color	Font Color
Bold	Bold	Bold
Italic	Italic	Italic
Underlined	Underlined	Underlined
Alignment	Alignment	Alignment
Vertical Alignment	Vertical Alignment	Vertical Alignment
Background Color	Background Color	Background Color
		Shape Color
Border Color	Border Color	Border Color
		Rotation
		Shape Value
Border Width	Border Width	Border Width
Border Width Top	Border Width Top
Border Width Right	Border Width Right
Border Width Bottom	Border Width Bottom
Border Width Left	Border Width Left
Padding	Padding	Padding
Padding Top	Padding Top
Padding Right	Padding Right
Padding Bottom	Padding Bottom
Padding Left	Padding Left
Scrolling Text	Scrolling Text
Opacity	Opacity	Opacity
Shadow	Shadow
Show Shadow	Show Shadow
Shadow Color	Shadow Color
Shadow Opacity	Shadow Opacity
Shadow Blur	Shadow Blur
Shadow Spread	Shadow Spread
Shadow Horizontal	Shadow Horizontal
Shadow Vertical	Shadow Vertical
	Effect	Effect
		Gradient
		Shape Color (Gradient)
		Border Color (Gradient)
	Design Roll-Over	Design Roll-Over
	Background Color
	Font Color	Font Color
		Shape Color
		Shape Color (Gradient)
	Border Color	Border Color
		Border Color (Gradient)
	Design Click	Design Click
	Background Color
	Font Color	Font Color
		Shape Color
		Shape Color (Gradient)
	Border Color	Border Color
		Border Color (Gradient)
Size and Position	Size and Position	Size and Position
Left	Left	Left
Top	Top	Top
Width	Width	Width
Height	Height	Height
Lock Position	Lock Position	Lock Position
Layer	Layer	Layer
	Link	Link
	Link To	Link To
	Tooltip	Tooltip
	Open in New Window	Open in New Window
	Enforce Download of Linked Content (Manager)	Enforce Download of Linked Content (Manager)
	New Window Properties	New Window Properties
	Top	Top
	Left	Left
	Width	Width
	Height	Height
	Fullscreen	Fullscreen
	Location bar	Location bar
	Menu bar	Menu bar
	Scroll bars	Scroll bars
	Resizable	Resizable
	Status bar	Status bar
	Tool bar	Tool bar
Actions	Actions	Actions
On Mouse Click	On Click	On Click
On Mouse Roll-Over	On Mouse Roll-Over	On Mouse Roll-Over
On Mouse Roll-Out	On Mouse Roll-Out	On Mouse Roll-Out
On Show	On Show	On Show
On Visible (After Fade In)	On Visible (After Fade In)	On Visible (After Fade In)
On Hide	On Hide	On Hide
On Hidden (After Fade Out)	On Hidden (After Fade Out)	On Hidden (After Fade Out)
Animation	Animation	Animation
Animate In Effect	Animate In Effect	Animate In Effect
Animate Out Effect	Animate Out Effect	Animate Out Effect
Duration: Animate In	Duration: Animate In	Duration: Animate In
Duration: Animate Out	Duration: Animate Out	Duration: Animate Out
Documentation	Documentation	Documentation
Show in Documentation	Show in Documentation	Show in Documentation

2 thoughts on “Book Page ‘text’ object comparison”

David Hortop says:

05-Jan-2022 at 07:25

Hi Dirk. I am able to use the rotation property on shapes but can’t find a way to change the orientation of the text from horizontal to vertical to match the shape. If I try to use a text box, there isn’t a rotation property. Is there a way to rotate or change text orientation on a book page. I am hoping you can help me. Thank you.

1. Dirk Manuel says:
  
  05-Jan-2022 at 07:39
  
  David: Unfortunately, that’s not possible. It’s one of a few glaring omissions from the product that I have been trying to get SAP to provide for years. There’s a Customer Improvement Request for it here, if you want to vote on it, and show there’s continued demand for it. But I wouldn’t expect a resolution any time soon. Sorry. Also complain to your CEE, and make sure they know customers want this.