Text Area Edit Mode

The text area can only be edited when the Toggle Edit Mode button, , in the visualization title bar has been clicked, or, when Edit Text Area has been selected from the pop-up menu.

When in edit mode, you will see a toolbar at the top of the text area where a number of options are available:

Option	Description
	Cuts the selected object from the current position, to be pasted somewhere else.
	Copies the selected object.
	Pastes the selected object in the text area.
Font	Specifies the font of the text.
Size	Specifies the font size of the text.
	Sets the selected text to boldface.
	Sets the selected text to italics.
	Underlines the selected text.
	Opens the Color dialog where you can specify the text color.
	Aligns the selected paragraph to the left of the text area.
	Aligns the selected paragraph to the center of the text area.
	Align the selected paragraph to the right of the text area.
	Creates a numbered list of the selected paragraph.
	Creates a bulleted list of the selected paragraph.
	Removes the indent characters from the selected text.
	Indents the text of the selected paragraph.
	Opens a dialog where you can browse to locate an image to insert. Including images can be very costly to memory, so it is recommended to keep images small.
	Opens the Insert Web Link dialog where you can type or paste the link to any website which might be of interest for the analysis. You can also use this button to add a mailto link opening a new message in your standard email client, or a tibcospotfire link which links to a different analysis. Examples: http://www.tibco.com mailto:person@example.com?subject=Test tibcospotfire:server:http\://myspotfireserver/:analysis:/Data/My Analysis
	Removes the web link but leaves the text intact.
	Opens a drop-down menu where you can specify a background color to the text area.
	Allows you to specify a background image for the text area. Click Browse for Background Image... to select the image and click Background Image Settings to change the positioning settings. Tip: Use your favorite image editor to make the image look the way you want it before adding it to the text area.
	Opens the Insert Filter dialog where you can select a filter to add to the text area.
	Opens the Action Control dialog where you can insert an action link or button which applies a bookmark, switches page or runs a script, etc.
	Opens the Property Control dialog where you can insert input fields, drop-down lists, list boxes, etc., which can easily change the values of custom properties.
	Allows you to insert a dynamic item (a sparkline, a calculated value, an icon, or a bullet graph) into the text area.

To change the name of the Text Area, or to show or hide the title bar, right-click on the text area and select Properties.

Tip: If you want to manually change the underlying HTML or add JavaScript code, click on the Edit HTML button, . However, if you edit the HTML for a text area directly it is recommended to continue using this method for any further editing of the text area. This is because the standard WYSIWYG editor may add or remove changes to the HTML that you have not expected, depending on its PerformHtmlSanitation preference setting. The HTML sanitizer is switched on (true) by default. The Edit HTML dialog will provide you with some information regarding unsupported elements which you will only see in this mode. See also Supported HTML in the Text Area.