Text (Book Page object)

Scope

• Book Page content object > Text object

Purpose

The primary purpose of a Text object is to hold text, but as this object is edited via the standard Text Editor you can include other things, such as tables, images, and placeholders, as well as use predefined styles for formatting.

Properties

• ID
• Name
• Text
• Hide Scroll Bars
• Hide
• Border Style
• Tab Index
• Design
  • Font
  • Font Size
  • Font Color
  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Underlined
  • Alignment
  • Vertical Alignment
  • Background Color
  • Border Color
  • Border Width
  • Border Width Top
  • Border Width Right
  • Border Width Bottom
  • Border Width Left
  • Padding
  • Padding Top
  • Padding Right
  • Padding Bottom
  • Padding Left
  • Scrolling Text
  • Opacity
• Shadow
  • Show Shadow (remaining properties in this category available when this property is selected)
  • Shadow Color
  • Shadow Opacity
  • Shadow Blur
  • Shadow Spread
  • Shadow Horizontal
  • Shadow Vertical
• Size and Position
  • Left
  • Top
  • Width
  • Height
  • Lock Position
  • Layer
• Actions
  • On Mouse Click
  • On Mouse Roll-Over
  • On Mouse Roll-Out
  • On Show
  • On Visible (After Fade In)
  • On Hide
  • On Hidden (After Fade Out)
• Animation
  • Animate In Effect
  • Animate Out Effect
  • Duration: Animate In
  • Duration: Animate Out
• Documentation
  • Show in Documentation

Available Actions

The following Actions can be selected for a Text object when it is used as the target of a triggered event:

• Animate In: Display the Text object using the method defined in the Text object's Animate In Effect property.
• Animate Out: Hide the Text object using the method defined in the Text object's Animate Out Effect property.
• Animate Toggle: Show the Text object if it is currently hidden, or hide it if it is currently displayed, using the Text object's Animate In Effect or Animate Out Effect property as appropriate.
• Hide: Hide the Text object (immediately, without regard to its Animate Out Effect property).
• Show: Show the Text object (immediately, without regard to its Animate In Effect property).
• Toggle: Hide or show the Text object (immediately).

See Also

• Book Page content object > Placeholder object