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Advanced Rich Text Editor

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The Advanced Rich Text Editor is the new graphic user interface for working with rich text data in R:BASE. The Advanced Rich Text Editor is an editor that allows for the rich formatting of text content, including common structural treatments like lists, formatting treatments like bold and italic text, and drag-and-drop inclusion and sizing of images. The editor's toolbar is extensive allowing users to achieve a high degree of customization. An important feature for an R:BASE user is the ability to insert R:BASE columns and variables. The Advanced Rich Text Editor may be launched by adding an Advanced Rich Text control to a report, right clicking on the object, and selecting "Edit" from the menu.

 

Other features include:

 

Text Formatting

Paragraphs , Borders, Backgrounds, Indents, Spacing, etc.

Select the font face and font size and font color for selected text

Standard formatting (Bold, Italic, Underline, Strike out, Overline)

Left, Center, Right and Full Alignment of selected text

Remove formatting from selected text

Indent and outdent selected text

 

Table Formatting

Insert tables

Insert table row before current row

Insert table row after current row

Insert table column before current column

Insert table column after current column

Delete current column

Delete current row

Edit table properties

 

Hyperlinks

Create hyperlinks

Remove hyperlinks

Edit Hyperlinks

 

Images

Insert images

Change layout properties such as alignment and spacing

 

Lists

Insert numbered lists

Insert bulleted lists

 

Other Functionality

Insert R:BASE columns

Insert R:BASE variables

Insert horizontal lines

Insert symbols from character map

Undo/Redo

Cut, copy and paste

Select all

Print

Print Preview

Page Setup

Find and Replace

Toggle the display of not-printing characters

 

 

menu bar

 

File

 

New - allows you to create a new file

Open - opens an existing file

Save - saves the current file

Save As... - saves the current file as a new file

Export - exports the current file to an RTF or text file

Print Setup... - opens the Print Setup dialog for changing page specific settings

Print Preview - opens the Print Preview dialog

Print - prints the current file to the default printer

 

Edit

 

Undo - undoes the last change made

Redo - reverses the effect of the last undo

Cut - cuts the currently selected object(s)

Copy - copies the currently selected object(s)

Paste - pastes the currently cut or copied object(s)

Paste Special - pastes text as Richview, rich text, text or Unicode format

Make Line(s) Read-Only - current file becomes read-only or removes read-only status

Find... - opens Find Text dialog box to locate text

Find Next - locates the next text where matches search

Replace... - opens Replace Text dialog box to locate and replace text

Character Case - alters the case of the selected text

Insert Page Break - adds a page break

Remove Page Break - removes the page where the cursor is located

Select All - selects all of the items

 

Font

 

Font - alters a text font type, size, style, effect, character spacing, horizontal spacing, and offset

Style - alters the select text style

Size - alters the selected text size

Text Color - alters the text color

Text Background Color - alters the text background color

Superscript - alters the text to appear as superscipt type

Subscript - alters the text to appear as subscipt type

 

Paragraph

 

Paragraph - specifies paragraph indents, spacing, tabs, and text flow

Paragraph Borders and Background - specifies paragraph border options and color settings

Align Left - aligns text to the left

Align Center - aligns text to the center

Align Right - aligns text to the right

Justify - justifies text to fit within the window

Bullets and Numbering - allows customized options for bulleted and numbered lists

Bullets - adds list bullets to the selected text

Numbering - adds list numbering to the selected text

Word Wrap - specifies if text is wrapped within the window

Decrease Indent - decreases the indent for text

Increase Indent - increases the indent for text

Single Line Spacing - enables single line spacing

1.5 Line Spacing - enables 1.5 line spacing

Double Line Spacing - enables double line spacing

 

Format

 

Background - adds an image to the background

Background Color - specifies the entire background color

Fill Color - specifies the fill color

Object Properties - used to edit Table Properties

 

Insert

 

File - inserts a rich text or text file

Picture - inserts an image

Horizontal Line - inserts a horizontal line

Hyperlink Text - adds a hyperlink text

Symbol - inserts a character symbol

DB Label - inserts a database label for a column

Variable Label - inserts a variable label for a defined variable

 

Table

 

Insert Table - inserts a table

Insert Column Left - inserts a column to the left of the cursor within the current table

Insert Column Right - inserts a row to the right of the cursor within the current table

Insert Row Above - inserts a row above the cursor within the current table

Insert Row Below - inserts a row below the cursor within the current table

Delete Rows - deletes the selected rows

Delete Columns - deletes the selected columns

Delete Table - deletes the current table

Select - allows a table, the columns, rows, or all to be selected

Align - allows alignment options

Cell Borders - toggles the display of the table cell borders

Split Cells - splits a current cell

Merge Cells - merges the selected cells

Show Grid Lines - toggles the display of the table grid lines

Table Properties - displays the Table Properties

 

 

Toolbars

 

Button

Description

New

New

Open

Open

Save

Save

Preview

Print Preview

Print-2

Print

Search

Find

Search-Replace

Replace

Cut

Cut

Copy

Copy

Paste

Paste

Undo

Undo

Redo

Redo

Image

Picture

Grid-2

Insert Table

Link

Hypertext Link

Paragraph Big

Nonprinting Characters

 

Button

Description

Grid-Insert Column Left

Insert Column Left

Grid-Insert Column Right

Insert Column Right

Grid-Insert Row Above

Insert Row Above

Grid-Insert Row Below

Insert Row Below

Grid-Delete Column

Delete Column

Table-Delete

Delete Table

Borders-Left

Left Border

Borders-Right

Right Border

Borders-Top

Top Border

Borders-Bottom

Bottom Border

Borders-All

All Borders

Borders-None

No Borders

 

Button

Description

Font Style

Font Style

Font Size

Font Size

Bold-2 Italic-2 Underline-2 Strikeout-2 Overline

Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikeout, and Overline

Align-Left Align-Centre Align-Right Align-Full

Left, Center, Right, and Full Justify

Bullets

Bullets

Numbering

Numbering

Indent-Decrease Indent-Increase

Decrease Indent , Increase Indent

Form Fill

Paragraph Background Color