Editing a Copy Block 

Use

You can edit copy blocks using a built-in WYSIWYG copy block editor as described in this section.

The View Text Block Detail dialog (figure below) has three tabs:

●      Normal. Displays and allows you to edit the formatted copy.

●      CBML. Displays and allows you to edit the raw CBML.

●      Expanded. Displays the copy block in its finalized form, including any field or attribute values from its linked record set.

Procedure

To open the Text HTM Detail dialog:

Double-click on the Text HTML lookup field cell or right-click on the cell and choose Edit Detail from the context menu.

The table below describes the toolbar buttons in the View Text Block Detail dialog (most are also available as commands from the context menu).

Button (Keyboard Shortcut)	Tooltip	Description
(Ctrl+Z)	Undo	Undoes the last action.
(Ctrl+Y)	Redo	Redoes the previously undone action.
(Ctrl+X)	Cut	Cuts the selected text to the clipboard.
(Ctrl+C)	Copy	Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
(Ctrl+V)	Paste	Pastes the text from the clipboard.
	Manage Styles	Manages the available styles.
	Styles	Changes the style of the selected text.
	Font Name	Changes the font of the selected text.
	Font Size	Changes the size of the selected text.
(Ctrl+B)	Bold	Makes the selected text bold.
(Ctrl+I)	Italic	Makes the selected text italic.
(Ctrl+U)	Underline	Underlines the selected text.
	Tokens	Selects a token.
	Toggle Show Returns	Shows paragraph marks in the text box.
	Value Types	Shows the argument type and value.

 

To edit an existing copy block:

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       1.      In the Records pane, select the copy block record you want to edit.

       2.      In the Record Detail pane, double-click on the Copy Block cell, or press Enter to open the Text Block Detail dialog.

       3.      Make sure the Normal tab is the active tab and edit the copy block by typing text and using the toolbar controls to manage styles and fonts as well as add references to fields and variables.

       4.      When you are done editing, click the Save button to save copy block record, and then click OK to close the dialog.

MDM saves the changes automatically if you click OK without first clicking the Save button.

If you want to abandon the changes you have made, click Cancel without clicking the Save button.