Formatting text field options

Text field options define the text field. Examples of these options include name of the text field control, position, and size.

To format text field options

1. In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design or Editable Mode.

2. Right-click the text field to be formatted, and select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.

3. From the left, select General.

4. Type a Name, which is used to identify the text field.

5. In the Tooltip field, type the text to display when a user positions the cursor over the text field in MicroStrategy Web. You can use tooltips to provide extra information about the text field. See Creating a pop-up tooltip for details.

6. Determine whether or not the text field is visible when a user views the document, by selecting or clearing the Visible check box. The text field always remains visible in Design Mode, regardless of this setting. For details, see Hiding a control.

7. To specify that the text field is a hyperlink, complete the following steps:

   1. Select the Is hyperlink check box.

   2. Type the destination of the hyperlink in the Hyperlink field. This field is only available when the Is hyperlink check box is selected.

   3. Determine where the hyperlink destination opens, by choosing one of the following:

      • To open the destination in a new window, select the Open in new window check box.

      • To open the destination in the same window, replacing the document, clear the Open in new window check box.

8. From the left, select Layout, to change the position and size of the text field.

9. In the Left field, type the amount of distance between the left edge of the text field and the left border of the section.

10. In the Top field, type the amount of distance between the top edge of the text field and the top of the section.

11. To determine whether or not the control is locked in its current position in the document, select or clear the Locked check box. If this option is selected, the control cannot be moved or resized.

12. In the Width field, type the width of the text field.

13. To determine the height of the text field, do one of the following:

    • To specify a static height that does not change, select Fixed and type the height in the field.

    • To allow the height to dynamically expand to the height of the contents of the text field, select Fit to contents.

14. To determine how to display the text when it is larger than the dimensions of the text field, select one of the following Text overflow (HTML) options:

    • To display only the text that can fit within the size of the text field, select Clip.

    • To display a scroll bar to allow a user to view all of the text, select Scroll. The scroll bar is displayed for Presentation Mode. The scroll bar is most useful with fixed heights.

15. Click OK to save your changes and return to the document.