StudioLine comes complete with a multi-lingual text editor, which integrates smoothly with many popular word processing tools. It is used to edit, replace or reformat any text blocks on your gallery pages.
For illustrated, step-by-step instructions on replacing the sample text on gallery pages, use the QuickStep function Page Editor - Edit.
Otherwise, double-click on any text object and the text ruler and tool bar become visible. Either can be dragged out of the way, if necessary. Sizing handles to the left and right of the text column are available to change the width.
Inserting, replacing, deleting and selecting text is done using standard text processing procedures. (If you are not yet familiar with text processing under Windows, please follow the exercise in the StudioLine tutorial.)
The text editor is closed by clicking elsewhere on the page.
Keyboard and Selection Shortcuts
Del |
Delete character at cursor. |
Ctrl + Del |
Delete word at cursor. |
Backspace |
Delete previous character. |
Ctrl + Backspace |
Delete previous word. |
Ins |
Toggles between Insert and Overwrite mode. |
Home |
Beginning of line. |
End |
End of line. |
Ctrl + Cursor Up |
Beginning of paragraph. |
Ctrl + Cursor Down |
Beginning of next paragraph. |
Ctrl + Home |
Beginning of First Paragraph. |
Ctrl + End |
End of Last Paragraph. |
Ctrl + Left |
Previous word. |
Ctrl + Right |
Beginning of next word. |
Shift + Cursor keys |
Moves the cursor to the appropriate position and selects any text in between. |
Ctrl + B |
Bold. |
Ctrl + I |
Italics. |
Ctrl + U |
Underlined. |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Toggle case between three states: lower case, mixed case, all caps. |
Ctrl + Click orDouble-Click |
Selects the word the text cursor is on. Drag the mouse on the last click to select additional words. |
Shift + Click |
Selects text block between position of text cursor and position of mouse pointer. Drag the mouse to change the text block. |
Shift + Ctrl + Click |
Selects text block starting from the full word at the text cursor position up to and including the word at the position of the mouse pointer. |
Triple-Click |
Selects entire paragraph. Drag the mouse on the last click to select additional paragraphs. |
See the appendix for additional keyboard shortcuts that are available system-wide.
Most text editor functions effect a specific text passage. Select an appropriate section of text before clicking a button on the text editor tool bar.
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Color |
Changes the color of the selected text. |
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Bold |
Makes the selected text bold. |
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Italics |
Changes the appearance of the selected text to italics. |
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Underscore |
Underscores the selected text. |
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Link |
Links the selected text to another page or bookmark. |
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Alignment |
Aligns paragraph left, centered, right, or justifies paragraph to both left and right margins. |
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Bullets |
Inserts a bullet in front of each selected paragraph and indents the text. The text attributes for the bullet character (such as size and color) can be controlled by the carriage return for this paragraph. Choosing bold or italics will distort the bullet character. The typeface is fixed to the Symbol font. Note: Bullets will only work for paragraphs with either left or justified alignment. |
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Search |
Search for text in the currently selected area, the entire text object or all text objects of that page. |
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Search & Replace |
Replace text in the currently selected area, the entire text object or all text objects of that page. |
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Spell Check |
Checks text for possible spelling errors. |
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Language |
Associates a language with the currently selected text for spell checking. |
The global text properties of a paragraph (such as color or font weight) are stored with the invisible end-of-paragraph marker, which appears as a space behind the last character. They control the appearance of the bullet for bulleted text. However, the font of a bullet is always ôSymbolö and underscoring will not apply.
To change the properties or copy and entire paragraph, be certain to include the invisible end-of-paragraph marker in the selection.
Spelling can be checked using different methods:
Global spell check: Choose Spell Checker from the Text menu or the text tool bar.
Check spelling as you type: Questionable words are marked with a wavy underscore. (This option can be turned off.)
Single check: Click right mouse button over a word. If it is not recognized, a list of alternatives will be offered.
When a questionable word is detected, one can accept suggested alternatives, correct the spelling manually, ignore the word or add it to a custom dictionary.
Text can be checked in a variety of languages. To associate a different language to a section of text, select the section and press the Language button on the text tool bar. The default language is determined by the operating system. Text that was pasted from a Word Processor will have inherited the originally used language.
