Defining the Layout of the Applet Message

This topic describes how to define the layout of the applet message.

To define the layout of the applet message

1. In the Object Explorer, click Applet.

2. In the Applets list, query the Name property for the applet where you want to define the applet message.

3. In the Object Explorer, expand the Applet tree and then click Control.

4. In the Controls list, add a new control for the applet message you created in Creating an Applet Message with the values shown in the following table.

   Property	Description
   Field	Enter the name of the applet message.
   Field Type	Choose Message.

5. Edit the Applet Web Template:

   • Drag and drop a Label control from the Palette to the applet grid layout.

   • (Optional) To modify the width of the control (for text), do the following:

     1. Position the mouse over the border (or edge) of the control so that the Web Template Editor changes the cursor to a line that includes arrows at each end of the line.

     2. Drag the border to modify the size of the control.

        The text in the control wraps in edit and preview modes. Siebel CRM wraps the applet message text in the Siebel client at runtime. This message includes the dynamic text that replaces the placeholder text.

6. In the Properties pane, set the HTML Display Mode property to FormatData.

   Setting the HTML Display Mode property to FormatData allows line returns and spacing in the text string.

7. (Optional) If you did not enter text for the message when you defined the applet message, then you can enter it now:

   1. Double-click the control.

   2. In the text box in the layout editor, type in the text for the message.