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Payal Arya
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    • Don't recognize this UI? Have a look at the legacy UI. You can also access the Exclaimer Cloud knowledge Base.

    Text elements are used to add static text to your signature.

    To add a text element to your signature, simply drag and drop the Text element onto the canvas. The text properties pane is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

    To edit a text element on the signature design (or canvas), click on the blue border of the text box. Example of the blue border: 
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    The text properties pane is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

    To edit the field, click inside the textbox.
    Example:
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    You can edit the following Text element properties:
    Text
    Background
    Visibility
    Alignment
    Border 
    Padding
    Dimensions
    Render

    Text properties

    Text properties are used to determine the appearance of any text that you add to the selected field: 

    Font Family From the drop-down, select the font style you want to use in your signature.

    By default, the selected font style is 'inherit' - leave this font if you want to inherit the font style from the parent element. 
    Manage Click to select custom fonts. Click Upload Font to upload any custom fonts you want to include in your signature. 
    Font size From the drop-down, select the font size you want to use in your signature.
    You can select the font size in pixels or points.

    By default, the selected font size is 'inherit' - leave this if you want to inherit the font size from the parent element. 
    Formatting Select the required formatting you wish to apply to the selected text within your signature.

    The different options for formatting are: Bold, Italics, Underline, Small, Caps, Upper Case, Lower Case or Clear Formatting.
    Hyperlink Click Add Hyperlink to enter a hyperlink and tooltip text to the selected text.

    The HyperLink window is displayed.
    - In Destination URL, enter the URL you want the selected text to link to.
    - In Tooltip, enter the tooltip for the selected text.
    - Click OK to save the changes made. 
    - Click Cancel to close the window without saving the changes.
    Foreground Color Enter a value to change the colour of the selected text within your signature.

    You can also select the colour from the colour picker.
    Background Color Enter a value to change the background colour for the selected text within your signature.

    You can also select the colour from the colour picker.
    Text Direction 

    Select the required option to change the direction of the selected text.

    The different options are: Inherit, Left to Right or Right to Left.

    By default, the Inherit option is selected - leave it selected to inherit this value from the parent element. 
    Line Height From the drop-down, select the required value for the line-height you want to use in your signature.

    You can select the line-height value in pixels or points.

    By default, the selected line-height value is 'inherit' - leave it if you want to inherit it from the parent element. 
    Text Wrapping Select the required option you wish to apply for your signature: Wrap
    or No Wrap.

    Text will not wrap unless it has a fixed width when rendering as a bitmap image.


    Background properties

    Background properties are used to define the background of the selected field:

    None Select No to select no background colour for the text field. 
    Colour  Select Colour to select a colour for the text field. You can either enter the colour code or select the required colour from the colour picker. 
    Image Select Image to select an image for the background.
    Upload Image Click to upload a background image for the text field.

    NOTE: When you select a background image, the entire signature will be rendered (and applied) as a bitmap image (not HTML).  


    Visibility properties

    Visibility properties are used to determine the circumstances under which the selected field should/should not be displayed:

    Always visible By default, Always visible is selected. This means that the selected field will always be visible on the signature.
    Auto-hiding separator Select this option where multiple fields are defined on a single line (example: Address {Field} elements), separated by a character (such as a comma or a pipe); and you want to hide separators if no user data is present.
    Visible when Select to define the conditions when the selected field needs to be visible on the signature.


    Alignment properties

    Alignment properties are used to determine the horizontal and vertical alignment of the selected text:

    Text  Select the required option to align the selected text within the signature.

    The different options are: Left, Center, Right, Justify or Inherit.

    By default, the Inherit option is selected - leave it selected to inherit this value from the parent element. 
    Horizontal  Select one of the required options to horizontally align the field within the signature.

    The different options are: Left, Center, Right, Justify or Stretch.
    Vertical  Select one of the required options to vertically align the field within the signature.

    The different options are: Top, Center, Bottom.


    Border properties

    Border properties are used to define borders for the selected field:

    All  Select border properties from the options available then select All the same to ensure that all borders (left, right, top and bottom) within the signature have the same properties. 

    By default, no border is applied and the border size is set to zero (0).
    Left / Right / Top /Bottom Select individual border properties (left, right, top and bottom).

    These options are enabled if All the same option is not selected.

     

    Padding properties

    Padding properties are used to define spacing for the selected field:

    All  Select the padding properties you want to apply (left, right, top and bottom) across the selected field from the options available.

    Select All the same to ensure that the selected field has the same padding throughout. 

    You can select the padding in pixels or points.
    By default, no padding is applied.
    Left / Right / Top /Bottom Select individual padding settings for left, right, top and bottom.

    These options are enabled if All the same option is not selected.

     

    Dimensions properties

    Dimensions properties are used to define the size of the selected field:

    Width By default, the width is set to auto. This means that the field will adjust its width depending on the size of the message viewer.

    If required, you can also enter the exact width for the selected field - in pixels or points.
    Height By default, the height is set to auto. This means that the field will adjust its height depending on the size of the message viewer.

    If required, you can also enter the exact height for the selected field - in pixels or points.

     

    Render properties

    Render properties are used to determine how the signature is rendered in messages:

    Normal  By default, the normal render setting for the signature is HTML.
    Bitmap Select to render the signature as a bitmap image. 

    In this case, any externally linked images will be embedded in the signature, and text will not wrap unless the width of the field is fixed (that is, not set to auto).