Box Formatting dialog
The Text Formatting dialog is accessible by clicking inside a
box in the template and then selecting Format > Box in the
menu.
All settings in this dialog are in fact CSS properties. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) were originally designed for use with web pages: HTML files. Since Designer templates are HTML files, they are styled with CSS. To learn how to use CSS in the Designer, see Styling and formatting and Styling templates with CSS files. For information about specific properties and their options, see W3Schools CSS Reference.
When no unit is added to a geometry value, such as the width, height, top or margin, the default unit will be added to the value; see Print Preferences. For information about the different types of Boxes, see Boxes.
Box tab
- General group:
- Width: Set the width
of the box in measure or percentage. When no unit is entered, the default unit will be added to the value (see Print Preferences). Equivalent to the CSS
width
property. - Height: Set the height
of the box in measure or percentage. When no unit is entered, the default unit will be added to the value (see Print Preferences). Equivalent to the CSS
height
property. - Angle: Set the rotation
angle of the box in clockwise degrees. Equivalent to the CSS
transform:rotate property. - Corner radius: Set
the radius of rounded border corners in measure or percentage.
Equivalent to the CSS
border-radius property. - Display: Use the drop-down
or type in the value for how to display the box. Equivalent to
the CSS
display property. - Overflow: Use the drop-down
or type in the value for how to handle overflow (text that does
not fit in the current size of the box). Equivalent to the
overflow
property.
- Text wrap group:
- Float: Use the drop-down
or type in the value for how to float the box, if the box is not
in an absolute position. Equivalent to the CSS
float property. - Clear: Use the drop-down
or type in the value for clearing pre-existing alignments. Equivalent
to the CSS
clear property.
- Positioning:
- Position: Use the drop-down
or type in the value for the type of positioning for the box.
Equivalent to the CSS
position property. - Top: Set the vertical
offset between this box and its parent's top position. Equivalent
to the CSS
top property. - Left: Set the horizontal
offset between this box and its parent's left position. Equivalent
to the CSS
left property. - Bottom: Set the vertical
offset between this box and its parent's bottom position. Equivalent
to the CSS
bottom property. - Right: Set the horizontal
offset between this box and its parent's left position. Equivalent
to the CSS
right property. - Z-index: Set the z-index
of the box. The z-index defines in which order elements appear. Equivalent
to the CSS
z-index property.
Background tab
For information about backgrounds see Background color and/or image.
- General group:
- Color: Specify the
color of the box background. The color value must be a valid
HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
Equivalent to the CSS
background-color property.
- Background image group:
- Source: click the Select Image button to select an image via the Select Image dialog. Equivalent to the CSS
background property.
- Size: select
auto, cover or contain (for an explanation see http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_background-size.asp), or type the width and height of the image in a measure (e.g. 80px 60px) or as a percentage of the box size (e.g. 50% 50%). Equivalent to the CSS background-size property.
- Position: select the position for the background-image. Equivalent to the CSS
background-position property.
Spacing tab
For information about spacing see Spacing.
- Padding group: Defines
padding (spacing inside the element) in measure or percentage:
- All sides: Check to
set all padding to use the Top value. Equivalent to the CSS
padding
property. - Top, Left, Bottom, Right:
Set padding for each side. Equivalent to the CSS
padding-left, padding-top, padding-right and padding-bottom properties.
- Margin group: Defines margins
(spacing outside the element) in measure or percentage:
- All sides: Check to
set all margins to use the Top value. Equivalent to the CSS
margin property. - Top, Left, Bottom, Right:
Set the margin for each side. Equivalent to the CSS
margin-left, margin-top, margin-right and margin-bottom properties.
Border tab
For information about borders see Border.
- Same for all sides: Defines
the border properties for all sides using the Top properties. Equivalent
to the CSS
border property.
- Top, Left, Bottom, Right:
Each group defines the following properties:
- Width: Specify the
thickness of the border. Equivalent to the CSS
border-widthproperty. - Style: Specify the
style of the border such as
solid, dashed
or dotted. Equivalent to the CSS border-style property. - Color: Specify the
color of the border. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
Equivalent to the CSS
border-color property.
Content tab
- Copy Fit: Check this option to automatically scale text inside the Box to the available space; see Copy Fit .
- Minimum font size: Specify the
minimum font size using a valid font measurement unit (pt, px, in, cm or mm). Do not put a space between the number and the unit. The smallest possible size is 1pt. The default is 4pt.
When left blank, the font size in Design view becomes the minimum font size. Text can only be made bigger than its initial size. - Maximum font size: Specify the
maximum font size using a valid font measurement unit (pt, px, in, cm or mm). Do not put a space between the number and the unit. The biggest possible size is 1048pt. The default is 48pt.
When left blank, the font size in Design view becomes the maximum font size. Text can only be made smaller than its initial size. - Fit to width only: When this option is checked, no line breaks will be added to the text.
- Child (optional): When specified, the Copy Fit feature will only be applied to the given child element (an element inside the Box or Div). Specify the element by giving its ID, for example: #product, or class, for example: .product - note the dot.
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