Adding a text element

You can use text elements to display text in the output document.

Procedure

  1. Add a text element to the template content editor by one of the following methods:
    • From the Palette view, drag a Text icon Text element into the template content editor.
    • In the editor area, right-click and select Insert > Text icon Text.
    • In the Outline view, right-click Content and select Insert > Text icon Text.
  2. Double-click the text element.
  3. Enter the text to display in the output.
  4. Click File > Save As or click the Save icon.

Creating a horizontal line with a text element

You can create a horizontal line across your document by adding a script to a text element.

Procedure

  1. Drag a text element into the template content editor.
  2. Double-click the text element.
  3. Select the Script expression tab.
  4. Enter an html tag. Example: <html>
  5. Enter a line tag. Example: <hr />
  6. Close the html tag. Example: </html>
    Important: Invalid XHTML fails document generations. Verify that your XHTML is valid before saving your changes.
  7. Select the XHTML output option
    Script expression tab displaying the script result.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Generate the output.

What to do next

Add the line template as a snippet in the Central Management component.

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