Inline Formatting

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Most standard text blocks in Connecter (description, comments in Feedback, Text block in Custom Properties, etc.) support inline formatting for richer text content. 

When you click on a text block and it comes on focus, an "inline formatting" toolbar appears at the bottom:

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The "Inline formatting" toolbar.

With the inline formatting tools, you can:
  • Make part of the text:
    • Bold.
    • Italic.
    • Underlined.
    • Strikethrough.
  • Insert a weblink or Connecter path.
  • Insert color.

Using the formatting tools

To make part of the text bold, italic, underlined, or strikethrough, use either of the following methods:

  • Select the part of the text you want to format and click the respective formatting tool icon or use the individual formatting tool keyboard shortcut. TIP: Hover over a formatting tool icon to see a tooltip showing the related shortcut: 

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  • Click in the text block where you want to add text with specific formatting, then click the respective formatting tool icon, or use the individual formatting tool keyboard shortcut: 

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  • Select the part of the text you want to format and add the formatting symbols related to the desired formatting:

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To insert a weblink or Connecter path, use either of the following methods:
  • Select part of the text for the link's label, click the link formatting tool, and type in a valid web link or Connecter path.
  • Click the link formatting tool, type in the text for the link's label, and type in a valid web link or Connecter path.
  • Type in the link's label text, type in a valid web link or Connecter path, and add the formatting symbols: link label within square brackets and link within brackets. 

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Inserting web links.


Inserting Connecter path.

To insert a color:
  1. Click the color label of the "Insert color" tool.
  2. Choose a color.
  3. Click the "Insert color" tool icon.

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Inserting colors.