Add Text with the Text Control

You can use text controls to add text that will display to your agents. You can also include variables to display values from the database. For example, you could add text, including the customer’s name, that new agents can read when speaking with a customer who calls regarding an incident.

  1. Click the Insert Control tab and add a text control to the design space.
  2. Click the text control on the design space and enter the text you want.
  3. To change the font attributes for the text you entered, select the text you want to change and select options from the font attributes on the Label group on the Design tab. See Label Properties for descriptions of these options.
  4. To add a variable to the text, click the text control where you want to add the variable.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Click Insert Merge Field on the Design tab.
    • Right-click the control and select Insert Merge Field.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • Select the name of the database table with the field you want in the Table Name field.
    • Select Current User to add a variable for the display information (such as the first name) of the staff member who is using the workspace or script.
    Note: Custom object workspaces and scripts can also use custom object fields as merge fields. However, workspaces and scripts for parent standard objects, such as contacts or incidents, cannot access these fields.
  7. Select the field you want to include on the text control on the Field Name field.
  8. Click OK to add the variable to the text control.