Text field properties define the text field. Examples of these properties are name, position, and size.
Open the document to be formatted in the Document Editor.
Select the text field to be formatted.
From the Format menu, select Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.
You can change the following properties on the General tab:
Name is used to identify the control.
Visible determines whether the text field is visible when a user views the document. The control always remains visible in Design Mode, regardless of this setting. For more information, see Hiding a control.
Tooltip contains text that is displayed when a user positions the mouse over the control in MicroStrategy Web. Tooltips are not displayed in PDF view, in either Desktop or MicroStrategy Web. You can use tooltips to provide extra information. See Creating pop-up tooltips for more details.
Is hyperlink specifies whether the text field is a hyperlink to the destination set in the Hyperlink property.
Hyperlink is the destination of the hyperlink. It is used only when the Is hyperlink check box is selected.
Open in new window determines whether the hyperlink destination opens in the same window as the current document or in a new window. It is available only when the Is hyperlink check box is selected.
Change the position and size of the text field, using the Layout tab. The properties include the following:
Left: the distance between the left edge of the text field and the left border of the section
Top: the distance between the top edge of the text field and the top of the section
Height: the height of the text field
Width: the width of the text field
Height: determines if the height is dynamic or static. It is used only in Express Mode. The modes are:
Fixed: the height does not change from the size set in the Height property
Fit to contents: the height expands to the height of the contents of the text field
Text overflow (HTML): determines how to display the text when it is larger than the dimensions of the text field. The options are:
Clip: displays only the text that can fit within the size of the text field.
Scroll: displays a scroll bar to allow a user to view all of the text. The scroll bar is displayed for Express Mode and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, and when the document is exported to HTML. The scroll bar is most useful when the Height mode is set to Fixed
Click OK when you have completed formatting the text field. You are returned to the Document Editor.
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