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Text block main settings

 
To customize a text block settings use the icon buttons in the text block header bar.
 
 
Click the Main settings icon to open the text block settings dialog at the Main settings tab.
 
A similar dialog is used for text block templates editing.
 
Text block main settings
 
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Text block preview

1. Text block preview
 
The preview panel displays what the text block will look like with the current settings. The block looks and behaves (e.g. for Spoiler template) the same way it does when exported in HTML.
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Settings group tab

2. Settings group tab
 
Use the tab buttons to switch between settings groups.
 
A text block has three groups of settings:
  • Main settings — block position and behavior. Described on this page.
  • Visual settings — appearance of the block.
  • Logic settings — set of logical rules that determine whether the text block should be exported into certain format
 
3

Text block template

3. Text block template
 
Here you can select a template to apply its settings to the current text block. You can use the standard templates or create cutom ones. To override the template's settings for the current text block only, check the option in the corresponding section.
 
In the text block template editing mode, instead of the list of available templates, a text field with the template name is displayed in this section.
 
4

Block position

4. Block position
 
Use this section to set the block width and alignment relatively to other content on the page.
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Spoiler options

5. Spoiler options
 
Use this section to enable collapsing/expanding behavior for the block content. Such behavior is assigned to the Spoiler standard template.
Here you can configure the default state of the text block: collapsed or expanded.
 
In collapsed state, only the first paragraph of the text block's content is displayed.
Collapsing/expanding text block is supported when exporting to HTML and CHM. In other formats the text block content will always be expanded.
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Icons for collapsed and expanded state

6. Icons for collapsed and expanded state
 
Here you can select icons that will be displayed next to the first line of text block's content when the block is collapsed and expanded respectively.
Use arrows to navigate across the icon list pages.
7

Icon color, size, and margins

7. Icon color, size, and margins
 
Use this section to set the collapsing/expanding icon color and size as well as margins around it.
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OK

8. OK
 
Press the button to accept all changes and close the dialog.
9

Cancel

9. Cancel
 
Press the button to close the dialog and to discard the changes.
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