Learn how to use the text tool in the template editor
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The text tool is in the template editor is used to display static texts, texts that can be configured by a user or texts based on an external source. This tool is divided into several configurations and the following is a list of the available options in the template editor.
- How to place the text tool in a template
- How to configure the content of a text tool
- How to configure the text tool's font
- How to configure the text tool's colour
How to place the text tool in a template
The text tool is located in the top left-hand corner of the template editor.
Click on the tool to select it, then click and drag your cursor in the white space in the template.
You can position the text tool using the circles around it or by using the controls for the position and size of the tool.
How to configure the content of a text tool
Once the tool has been placed in the editor, you can configure its content by double clicking on it.
Static text configuration
Although there are 4 tabs in the text tool configuration window, generally we will be using the "Static" tab. By default, the configuration window will open with the "Static" tab selected. In this tab, you can write a text directly in the text zone to display a static text.
In the event that you wish to create different effects on different parts of your text, you can use the font controls in the text tool configuration window directly.
Note: If you do not configure the font here, the font configuration applied to the text tool will be used
Configurable field configuration
In the event that you wish to include a configurable field that will edited by a user during the message clip creation process, there is a drop-down list named "Insert field". Click the tool and select the desired field to add it in the tool.
Once the selected field is visible in the configuration window, click the "save" button.
Important: Although the template editor is available with all of the licence types, a Pro licence is required to use the message templates in your display.
Note: For more information on configurable fields, you can read the following article.
External based text configuration
To add a field from an external source, you must click the icon that represents a hard drive.
In the window that opens, select the data source associated to the template and navigate to the desired field. Once you have selected the field in the data structure, click the "Save" button.
Once the selected field is visible in the configuration window, clip on the "Save" button.
Important: The templates for RSS clips are available for all licence types. That being said, please note that a Premium licence is required to use data from any other external sources.
How to configure the text tool's font
Once you have selected the text tool in the editor, the controls for the text's font will appear in the top of the template editor.
You can configure the following font aspects.
- Font family: The font family that will be used for the text (such as Monserrat, Proxima Nove, etc.)
- Font style: The font style that will be used to the text's font (italic, bold, etc.)
- Font size: The size of the font that will be used for the text
- Text transformation: Determines the way that the text is transformed after being inserted in the tool (normal, uppercase, lowercase or first letter uppercase)
- Horizontal alignment: The horizontal alignment for the text in the tool (left, centre, right or justified)
- Vertical alignment: The vertical alignment for the text in the tool (top, middle or bottom)
- Scrolling type: In the event that the text is longer than the space attributed to the tool, this configuration determines how the text will scroll to display the part that could not be displayed initially.
- None: The text will not scroll and will display as is
- Continuous vertical: The text continuously scrolls vertically
- Continuous horizontal: The text continuously scrolls horizontally
- By page vertical: The text scrolls one page at a time vertically
- By page horizontal: The text scrolls one page at a time horizontally
- Touch vertical: The text continuously scrolls vertically and can be scrolled manually with a touch screen
- Touch horizontal: The text continuously scrolls horizontally and can be scrolled manually with a touch screen
- Scrolling speed: A numerical value that represents the text's scrolling speed in pixels per second
How to configure the text tool's colour
Once you have selected the text tool in the template editor, you can edit the colour by using the control in the bottom left-hand corner of the editor.
When you click the control, a window containing 4 tabs is open. By default the window will open in the "Solid Colour" tab. Here you can enter an "RGB" (Red, Green, Blue) colour, a hexadecimal colour code or select one of the default colour options.
With the "Theme" tab, you can select a colour from a colour theme that is available in your account group. To add a theme click on the "+" icon.
Note: A colour theme is a collection of colours that is predefined, it facilitates the use of the colours it contains because you do not need to have their information on hand. This group of colours can also be used to ensure that the company's branding guidelines are respected.
In the colour themes window, select the desired theme and click the "save" button.
Once the theme is visible in the "Theme" tab, you can choose among the colours it contains.
The "Configurable" tab allows you to select a configurable field, this configuration makes it so that the user will be able to select the text's colour while creating a message clip in a display.
Important: Although the template editor is available with all of the licence types, a Pro licence is required to use the message templates in your display.
Note: For more information on configurable fields, you can read the following article.
