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StudioLine comes complete with a multi-lingual text editor, which integrates smoothly with all popular word processing programs. In the “Site Settings” panel under the box “Use International (Unicode) character set (UTF-8 encoding)” and the keyboard layout settings in Windows you can control the support for international characters sets (such as Greek and Cyrillic).
Text is added by either:
The default appearance of new text is controlled by “Font Properties” under the Menu Bar item “Text Processing.” If the “Font Properties” window is not currently open, then the font settings in the “Text Preferences” window, (accessible via the Menu Bar item “Preferences”) apply. If the “Text Width” window is currently open (accessible via the Menu Bar item “Text Processing”) then this controls the initial width for the next text object.
After inserting a new or double-clicking an existing text object, the Text Ruler and the Text Box become visible. Either can be dragged out of the way, if necessary. Sizing handles to the left and right of the Text Box are available to change the column width.
Inserting, replacing, deleting, and selecting text is done using standard text processing procedures. Use the Simple Backdrop Tool from the Image Toolbox to give the text object a background color.
The text editor is closed by clicking elsewhere on the page.
Most text editing functions apply to a specific block of text. Be sure to highlight the text you want to change, before you choose one of the effects buttons in the Text Editor Bar. The Font Button (bar-like button on the left side of the Text Tool Bar) carries on it the name of the currently active font (by default “Arial”). Clicking on it opens the Font Properties window giving access to font and other text characteristics. The field “Size” determines the font size of the text in points.
The functions of the other buttons on the Text Tool Bar are as follows:
Color | Changes the color of the highlighted text. |
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Bold | Changes the highlighted text to bold. |
Italic | Changes the highlighted text to italics. |
Underline | Underlines the highlighted text. |
Link | Links the highlighted text to a web page or a web address. |
Justification | Justifies the highlighted text left, right, center, or full. |
Bullets | Adds a bullet symbol in front of each marked paragraph to make the text stand apart. The text attributes for the type of bullet (such as size and color) are set by hitting the insert key at the end of the paragraph. Choosing “bold” or “italic” distorts the bullet symbol. The font is determined by the symbol font. Note: Bullets can only be used when text is left or fully justified. |
Search | Searches the highlighted area, the entire Text Box, or all text boxes on a given page for specified text. |
Search and Replace | Searches for and replaces a specified text in the highlighted area, the entire Text Box, or all text boxes on a given page. |
Spell Checker | Spell checks the highlighted text. |
Language | Assigns a language to the highlighted text for purposes of spell checking. |
Global paragraph text attributes (such as color, bold face, or the look of the paragraph bullet) are stored in the invisible end-of-paragraph symbol which appears as a blank space behind the last character of each paragraph. The font of the bullet is always “Symbol” and is never underlined. To change the text attributes of a paragraph or copy the entire paragraph, be certain to include the invisible end-of-paragraph symbol in your selection.
You can quickly search for text just by entering words into the “Quick Search” edit field of the Menu bar. After pressing the “Return” key, StudioLine starts to search for the requested text in the currently opened text editor and then in all other text object on the current page.
Alternatively you can also access them in the respective buttons found in the Text Editor menu bar. This menu bar is visible when you choose New Text or edit text already on a page. Under the Search tab, the following window opens up:
As your web page and site increases in the amount of text it encompasses, these options become more relevant:
The selections are the same in the this window as for Search (see above) except for the following:
Spelling can be checked using different methods:
When a questionable word is detected, accept the 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 it and press the Language button on the Text Tool Bar. The default language is determined by the operating system. Text pasted from a Word Processor retains the source language.