1. User Guide
  2. Getting Started
  3. Using the Rich Text Editor

Using the Rich Text Editor

The rich text editor is used in various areas of OPERA Cloud. You can enter or paste text into the editor, then format the text according to your needs. You can also insert links, lines, images and conditional blocks of text. Merge codes are also available to dynamically fetch and display values.

When the Multi-language OPERA Control is active you can setup templates in various languages and character sets.

As you setup a template HTML code is generated; this code can be viewed and editing by selecting Source. Editing HTML provides additional formatting and layout capabilities not available in the rich text editor.

Note:

The Rich Text Editor doesn't provide edit functionality; components must be deleted and re-inserted.

Figure 1-15 Rich Text Editor Toolbar


This image shows the Rich Text Editor Toolbar.

Supported HTML tags

Tag Description

"a"

Hyperlink

"p"

Paragraph

"div"

Divison/Section

"i"

Italic

"b"

Bold

"u"

Underline

"em"

Emphasize / Italic

"blockquote"

Quotation 

"tt"

Teletext

"strong"

Strong/Bold

"br"

Line Break

"ul"

Unordered List (Bullet)

"ol"

Order List

"li"

List Item

"h1"

Heading 1

"h2"

Heading 2

"h3"

Heading 3

"h4"

Heading 4

"h5"

Heading 5

"h6"

Heading 6

"table"

Table

"td"

Table Cell 

"th"

Table Header 

"tr"

Table Row 

"html"

Root Container

"body"

Document Body  

"hr"

Horizontal Rule 

"font"

Font (HTML4) 

"img"

Image 

"rpt"

Repeat

"cond"

Conditional 

Editing HTML Source

Use CNTRL+V to paste code from clipboard. Care must be taken when editing HTML - updates may result in unexpected formatting or runtime issues.

  1. Click Source.

  2. Update the HTML.

  3. Click Save.

Formatting Text and Fields

Use the Rich Text Editor toolbar to format text and fields according to your needs :

  1. Heading: Select a text heading size.

  2. Font: Select the font.

  3. Size: Select the font size.

  4. Style: Select the font style, bold, italic.

  5. Color: Select the font color.

  6. Background Color: Select the color of background.

  7. Bullet list: Create a bullet list.

  8. Number list: Create a numbered list.

  9. Increase Indent: Move text away from margin.

  10. Decrease Indent: Move text closer to margin

  11. Text Alignment: Left, Center, Right.

Inserting Merge Codes

Merge codes fetch and output data from OPERA Cloud.

  1. Click Merge Codes to open a panel listing all merge codes that can be added to the template.

  2. Enter search criteria to update field list.

  3. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the merge code.

  4. Click the + symbol to the right of the merge code to select and insert it at the current cursor location in template.

Inserting Image

  1. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the image

  2. Click + then click This image shows the image icon and enter the following details:

    1. Image URL: Enter the URL where image is located.

    2. Image Description: Enter description of image.

    3. Width: Enter desired image width in pixels.

    4. Height: Enter desired image width in pixels.

  3. Click Insert.

Inserting Hyperlinks

  1. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the link.

  2. Click + then click This image shows the link icon and enter the following details:

    1. Link URL: Enter the URL for the link.

    2. Link Text: Enter the text to display in the document.

  3. Click Insert.

Inserting Lines

  1. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the line.

  2. Click + then click This image shows the horizontal rule icon.

Inserting Conditional Block

Use conditional blocks to generate dynamic content based on a condition evaluating as true.

  1. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the conditional block.

  2. Click + then click This image shows the Condition icon and enter the following details:

    1. Merge Code: Select a merge code from the list.

    2. Operator: Select an operator from the list (options vary according to the merge code selected).

    3. Value: Enter a value to test for the condition.

  3. Click Insert.

  4. Enter text between the IF and END IF blocks (displayed in red, this text is the output when the condition evaluates as true.

Table 1-4 Available Operators

Operator Description

=

Equal to

!=

Not equal to

 >

Greater than

< 

Less than

>=

Greater than or equal to

<=

Less than or equal to

in

In (value1, value2, ...)

not in

Not in (value1, value2, ...)

like

Like. Use a percent sign (%) to represent zero, one, or multiple characters.

not like

Not like. Use a percent sign (%) to represent zero, one, or multiple characters.

is null

Is empty

is not null

Is not empty

Insert Initial or Signature Block

Note:

This is used for the capture of guest initials and/or signature in eSign Registration Card templates only.

  1. Click the location in the template where you want to insert the conditional block.

  2. Click This image shows the insert initials icon to insert initials block.

  3. Click This image shows the insert signature icon to insert a signature block.

Deleting Components

  1. Select Rich Text.

  2. Click to select the component to be deleted.

  3. Press Delete key on keyboard.

Parent topic: Getting Started