In this article:
Introduction
The Text element is used to add static text to your signature:
Having dropped this element into your design, click in the placeholder text and replace it with your own content:
Text properties
When you click this field, properties are displayed, so you can determine how the field is displayed in the signature. These properties are summarized below:
Text
Text properties are used to determine the appearance of any text that you add to this field:
| Font Family | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select a font from the drop-down list. |
| Font Size | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select a size from the drop-down list (the size can be selected as either pixels or points). |
| Formatting | Apply local formatting to selected text. Choose from bold, italics, underline, small caps, upper case, lower case or clear formatting. |
| Hyperlink | Click Add Hyperlink to define selected text as a hyperlinK
Alternatively, click Remove Hyperlink to remove an existing hyperlink associated with the selected text. |
| Foreground Color | Use this option to change the color of selected text: You can type a value into this field, or use the color picker. |
| Background Color | Use this option to change the background color for selected text:
You can type a value into this field, or use the color picker. |
| Line Height | Leave the default value of inherit to inherit this value from the parent element. Alternatively, select the required value from the drop-down list (the height can be selected as either pixels or points). |
| Text Wrap | Choose Wrap or No Wrap, as required. Note that if you choose to render the signature as a bitmap (rather than the default HTML), text wrapping will not be applied unless size properties are set for a fixed width. |
Background
Background properties are used to define what (if any) background is applied for this field:
| None | No background applies for the text field. |
| Color | Use the color picker to select a background color. |
| Image | Select this option and click Upload Image to choose a background image for the text field. When you choose to apply a background image, the entire signature must be rendered (and applied) as a bitmap image - not HTML. A warning to this effect is displayed:
If you wish to proceed, click Yes to confirm. |
Visibility
Visibility properties are used to determine the circumstances under which this field should/should not be displayed:
| Always visible | The default setting is to always display the field. |
| Hidden if this field is empty | You can choose to hide this field if a (selected) user attribute is empty |
| Auto-hiding separator | This option is only applicable for elements where multiple fields are defined on a single line, separated by a character (such as a comma or a pipe), and you wish to hide separators if no user data is present. For an example, please click here. |
Alignment
Alignment properties are used to determine horizontal and vertical alignment of the text:
| Text | Determines alignment of the text within the field - choose Left, Center, Right, Justify or Inherit. |
| Horizontal | Determines alignment of the field within the signature - choose Left, Center, Right, Justify or Stretch.
For example:
Here, the Horizontal alignment is set to Center, so the text field is centered within the signature, but the Text alignment is set to Left, so the text within the field is left aligned. |
Border
Border properties are used to define borders for the field:
| All | Select a border type, size and color and ensure that the All the same check box is ticked. These settings will be applied for all borders (left, right, top and bottom). This is the default setting (by default, no border is applied because the border size is set to 0). |
| Left / Right / Top / Bottom |
Ensure that the All the same check box is not ticked and define individual border properties as required. |
Padding
Padding properties are used to add spacing for this field:
| All | The default setting is for there to be no padding - i.e. Left, Right, Top and Bottom are set to 0 and the All the same check box is selected. |
| Left / Right / Top / Bottom |
Ensure that the All the same check box is not ticked and define individual padding properties as required. For further information, see Adding spacing between elements in your signature. |
Size
Size properties are used to define the size allowed for this field:
| Width | Leave the default value of auto to allow this field to adjust its width, depending on the size of the message viewer. Alternatively, specify an exact width (in pixels or points). |
| Height | Leave the default value of auto to allow this field to adjust its height, depending on the size of the message viewer. Alternatively, specify an exact width (in pixels or points). |
Render
Render properties are used to determine how the signature is rendered in messages:
| Normal | The default setting renders the signature as HTML. |
| Bitmap | 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 (i.e. not set to auto). A warning to this effect is displayed:
If you wish to proceed, click Yes to confirm. |
Note: For further information about how properties are inherited, see Understanding signature hierarchies and inheritance.