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The Text element is used to add static text to your signature. To add a text element to your signature, simply drag and drop the Text element onto the signature design.
To edit a text element, on the signature design (or canvas), click on the blue border of the text box:
...and replace it with your own content. For example:
This article consists of the following sections:
Text properties
When you click on this field, all relevant properties are displayed. These properties will help you determine how the field will be displayed in the signature.
The properties are summarised below:
Text properties:
Text properties are used to determine the appearance of any text that you add to this field:
| Font Family | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select a font from the drop-down list. |
| Font Size | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select a size from the drop-down list (the size can be selected as either pixels or points). |
| Formatting | Apply local formatting to selected text. Choose from bold, italics, underline, small caps, upper case, lower case or clear formatting. |
| Hyperlink | Click Add Hyperlink to define the selected text as a hyperlink.
Alternatively, click Remove Hyperlink to remove an existing hyperlink associated with the selected text. |
| Foreground Color | Use this option to change the colour of the selected text: You can type a value into this field, or use the colour picker. |
| Background Color |
Use this option to change the background colour for the selected text:
You can type a value into this field, or use the colour picker. |
| Text Direction |
Choose the required option to change the direction of the selected text. Inherit: By default, this option is selected. Leave it selected to inherit this value from the parent element. Left to right: Click to change the direction of the selected text from left to right. Right to left: Click to change the direction of the selected text from right to left. |
| Line Height | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select the required value from the drop-down list (the height can be selected as either pixels or points). |
| Text Wrap | Choose Wrap or No Wrap, as required. If you choose to render the signature as a bitmap (rather than the default HTML), text wrapping will not be applied unless the size properties are set for fixed width. |
Background properties:
Background properties are used to define what (if any) background is applied to this field:
| None | No background applies to the text field. |
| Color | Use the colour picker to select a background colour. |
| Image | Select this option and click Upload Image to choose a background image for the text field. When you choose to apply a background image, the entire signature must be rendered (and applied) as a bitmap image - not HTML. A warning to this effect is displayed:
Click Yes to proceed. |
Visibility properties:
Visibility properties are used to determine the circumstances under which this field should/should not be displayed:
| Always visible | The default setting is to always display the field. |
| Hidden if this field is empty | You can choose to hide this field if a (selected) user attribute is empty. |
| Auto-hiding separator | This option is only applicable for elements where multiple fields are defined on a single line, separated by a character (such as a comma or a pipe), and you wish to hide separators if no user data is present. For example, see the Address {Field} element. |
Alignment properties:
Alignment properties are used to determine the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text:
| Text | Select one of the required options to align the selected text within the signature. The different options available are: Left, Center, Right, Justify or Inherit. |
| Horizontal |
Select one of the required options to horizontally align the field within the signature. The different options available are: Left, Center, Right, Justify or Stretch. For example:
Here, the Horizontal alignment is set to Center, so the text field is centred within the signature, but the Text alignment is set to Left, so the text within the field is left aligned. |
Border properties:
Border properties are used to define borders for the field:
| All | Select the border type, size and colour and ensure that the All the same check box is ticked. These settings will be applied to all borders (left, right, top and bottom). This is the default setting (by default, no border is applied because the border size is set to 0). |
| Left / Right / Top / Bottom |
Ensure that the All the same check box is not ticked. As required, define individual border properties. |
Padding properties:
Padding properties are used to add spacing for this field:
| All | The default setting is for there to be no padding. That is, Left, Right, Top and Bottom are set to 0 and the All the same check box is selected. |
| Left / Right / Top / Bottom |
Ensure that the All the same check box is not ticked. As required, define individual padding properties. For further information, see Adding spacing between elements in your signature. |
Size properties:
Size properties are used to define the size allowed for this field:
| Width | Leave the default value of auto to allow this field to adjust its width, depending on the size of the message viewer. Alternatively, specify the exact width (in pixels or points). |
| Height | Leave the default value of auto to allow this field to adjust its height, depending on the size of the message viewer. Alternatively, specify the exact height (in pixels or points). |
Render properties:
Render properties are used to determine how the signature is rendered in messages:
| Normal | The default setting renders the signature as HTML. |
| Bitmap | Render the signature as a Bitmap image. In this case, any externally linked images will be embedded in the signature and text will not wrap unless the width of the field is fixed (that is, not set to auto). A warning to this effect is displayed:
Click Yes to proceed. |
