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Entering Text

When you begin to edit a new component, the cursor (insertion point) appears at the upper left of the screen. You can begin typing text directly, and the text appears in the default font and size. If you press Enter, a line break (<BR> element) is inserted after the line. If you want a paragraph element (<P>), press Shift-Enter. See "Structure Elements" for information on other types of text elements.

 The top row of the toolbar contains a set of buttons that operate on the currently selected text. If no text is selected, they change the setting for any text typed in at the insertion point.

 : These buttons allow you to toggle the style of the currently selected text. You can set any combination of bold (<B>), italics (<I>), underline (<U>) and typewriter (fixed-width) font (<TT>). Note: The user's web browser determines how these elements will actually be displayed when the application is running.

 : This pop-up list allows you to set the font size of the currently selected text.

 : This color well allows you to set the color of the currently selected text. To change the color, click on the border of the color well and select a color from the Colors panel. See "Setting Colors" for more information.

 : This button changes the selected text to a hyperlink.

 : This pop-up list allows you to center or justify text.

 Note: Version 3.5 of WebObjects Builder does not support Undo. It is recommended that you save components frequently as you are working. If you make a mistake and want to undo it, you can revert to the last saved version of the component.

 

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