You can simply enter your text directly into the placeholder for the static text. You do not need to worry about line breaks because word wrapping is automatic. The editor is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, which means that the text, with its layout and its line breaks, looks similar to how it will look printed.
To force a line break, you have the following options:
Press RETURN to insert a new paragraph.
The two paragraphs are completely independent of each other, and they can have individual paragraph formats.
Press SHIFT + RETURN to insert a line break only.
This means that the current paragraph is not split into two, but remains one unit. All lines (independent of the number of line breaks) within the paragraph have the same paragraph format.
If you include a static text, make sure that the placeholder in the layout editor is big enough. A small, red plus sign appears in the bottom-right corner if it is not. The same formatting options are available for static texts used in common word-processing programs. That is, you can choose between settings for the fonts and the paragraph.
To change the font or its appearance, the following options are available:
- Italics
- Underline
- Bold face
- Color
To determine the details, select the relevant text passage and go to the Font palette.
Caution
The Adobe LiveCycle Designer preview shows the text with the fonts as they are installed on the computer. These fonts may be completely different from the ones available during runtime (for SAP Forms service by Adobe). To avoid confusion, only use those fonts that are installed in the operating system of SAP Forms service by Adobe. Safe bets are typically Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier.For performance reasons, it is best to only use a few fonts per document.
If you want to change the paragraph format of a single paragraph, set the cursor there and go to the Paragraph palette. If you are formatting several paragraphs at a time, select them first. Among the options for paragraph settings are options for horizontal text alignment (left aligned, right aligned, centered, and justified), vertical text alignment (top, middle, and bottom), indents, and spacing.