Plain Text Element Definition Dialog

The Plain Text element becomes a field in Contributor where users perform basic (and somewhat limited) edits, such as cut, copy, and paste. This can be useful when you want to prevent contributors from formatting text (and thereby creating more consistent, or possibly cleaner web pages).

Element	Description
Info	Provides a more detailed description of the element. This description appears as a tooltip when contributors hover their mouse over the Info icon in Contributor.
Type	Indicates the type of element you are adding.
Actions	Actions determine the available editing options for a contributor: Undo: Contributors can undo their last edit. Redo: Contributors can redo their last edit. Cut: Contributors can cut text. Copy: Contributors can copy text. Paste: Contributors can paste text. Insert Symbol: Contributors can add a special character from the symbol map. Spell Checker: Contributors can spell check their work. Required: Requires contributors to enter information in the field before Contributor closes. Validation: Used to validate the content added in Contributor (allowing you to enforce certain content requirements for contributors). Validation Settings: Opens the Plain Text Element Validation dialog (see Plain Text Element Validation Dialog), where you specify what is validated. Custom Configuration: Used to allow configuration scripts to modify the contributor's editing window. Select Custom Configuration: Opens the Custom Configuration Scripts dialog (see Custom Configuration Scripts Dialog). The number of configuration scripts selected appears to the right. Select All: Contributors can select everything within the editor. Print: Contributors can print the content as it appears in the editor. Content is not formatted as it would appear on the web page. Find and Replace: Contributors can perform find and replace functions when editing.
Actions (continued)	Set Element Height: Used to set a fixed height of the element. Set Height: Use to set the height of the element by entering a number and the unit of measurement (centimeters, millimeters, inches, percent, picas, pixels, points). Override Editor CSS: Used to implement a style sheet for the editor window. Select CSS File: Displays the CSS files on the content available to use.
Check All	Checks all of the actions so that a contributor has all available editing options.
Clear All	Clears all of the metadata values so that a contributor has no editing options.
OK	Saves your settings and closes the Plain Text Element dialog.
Cancel	Cancels your settings and closes the Plain Text Element dialog.
Help	Opens the online help for this specific dialog.