How to customize the ShortPoint Text Design Element in Live mode

This article will demonstrate how to customize the Text Design Element and expound on each of its editable features. 

Prerequisite

• You have the latest version of ShortPoint SPFx installed on your SharePoint environment.
• You must be a ShortPoint Designer with an active license.

Step-by-step tutorial

Follow the steps below to learn how to customize the Text Design Element:

Step 1: Insert the Text Design Element

Click Get Started to start the interactive video:

NOTE: Check out ShortPoint Basics: How to Insert a Design Element on your page to learn more about inserting elements.

Step 2: Edit the content

Click Get Started for an interactive tutorial on how to edit the content:

NOTE: Check out Text Features to learn more about the options you can edit in the Rich Text Editor.

Step 3: Customize the Text Design Element

Click the Text tag and select the cogwheel icon to open the Settings window:

In the Design tab, you can customize the appearance of your text according to your preference. For this guide, we will change the [1] Text Alignment and [2] Shadow Preset:

NOTE: Check out Text Features to learn more about the tabs you can use to customize your Text Design Element.

Step 4: Insert and Save

Click Get Started to start the interactive tutorial:

Text Features

A. Rich Text Editor

The Text Design Element has a Rich Text Editor that allows you to customize how your text will appear on your page. It has the following options:

1. Undo - allows you to undo your last action
2. Redo - allows you to redo your last action
3. Bold - makes the format of the text Bold
4. Italic - makes the format of the text Italic
5. Underline - makes the format of the text Underline
6. Text Color - allows you to change the color of your text
7. Font Family - allows you to change the font of your text. If you have any custom fonts, previously added to the Theme Builder, check these articles on how to add custom fonts from Google Fonts, Fonts.com, Adobe Typekit, or manually. They will be displayed in the list of fonts.
8. Font Size - allows you to change the size of your text
9. Paragraph Format - allows you to specify the heading of the text
10. More Rich - opens more options in the Rich Text Editor
11. Background Color - allows you to add a background color to the text
12. Strikethrough - allows you to add a strikethrough to your text
13. Clear Formatting - clears the formatting of the text selected
14. Ordered List - allows you to create an ordered list using numbers
15. Unordered List - allows you to create an unordered list using bullet points
16. Align - allows you to change the alignment of the text
17. All Caps - capitalizes the selected text 
18. Small Caps - turns the selected text into small letters
19. Insert Link - allows you to insert a link
20. Insert Table - allows you to insert a table
21. Insert Video - allows you to insert a video
22. Insert Image - allows you to insert an image

The Rich Text Editor also has ShortPoint Inline Design Elements. You can see them by clicking the ShortPoint icon:

It has the following options:

1. Button - allows you to insert a button
2. Link - allows you to insert a link
3. Tooltip - allows you to insert a tooltip
4. Popover - allows you to insert a popover
5. Abbreviation - allows you to add an abbreviation
6. Dropcap - allows you to show drop-cap
7. Label - allows you to add a label
8. Emphasis - allows adding emphasis
9. Icon - allows you to add an icon
10. Emoticon - allows you to add an emoticon

NOTE: Check out Introducing Inline Design Elements Feature for ShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode and ShortPoint Page Builder Grid to learn more about Inline Design Elements.

B. Design tab

The Design tab contains settings you can apply to the Text Design Element:

STYLE

	Text Color	allows you to change the text color for the whole content. This color could be overwritten by the color you select in the Rich Text Editor.
	Text Alignment	allows you to apply text alignment for the whole content. The alignment could be overwritten by the alignment you select in the Rich Text Editor.

SHADOWS

	Shadow Preset	allows you to customize the style of the text shadow.
	Vertical Distance	allows you to customize the vertical distance of the shadow.
	Horizontal Distance	allows you to customize the horizontal distance of the shadow.
	Blur	allows you to add a blur to the text.
	Shadow Color	allows you to customize the color of the shadow.

LINE SETTINGS

	Line Height	allows you to customize the spacing between the lines of your text.
	Letter Spacing	allows you to customize the spacing of each letter.

LINK STYLES

	Link Color	allows you to customize the color of the link.
	Link Hover Color	allows you to customize the color of the link when you hover over it.
	Link Visited Color	allows you to customize the color of the link when you click it.

C. Spacing tab

The Spacing tab allows you to customize the paddings (inner spacing) and margins (outer spacing) of the text. It has the following options:

CUSTOM PADDING

	Padding Top	allows you to customize the top padding of the text.
	Padding Right	allows you to customize the right padding of the text.
	Padding Left	allows you to customize the left padding of the text.
	Padding Bottom	allows you to customize the bottom padding of the text.
	Apply different padding for Tablet Devices	allows you to customize the padding for tablet devices.
	Apply different padding for mobile Devices	allows you to customize the padding for mobile devices.

CUSTOM MARGIN

	Margin Top	allows you to customize the top margin of the text
	Margin Right	allows you to customize the right margin of the text
	Margin Left	allows you to customize the left margin of the text
	Margin Bottom	allows you to customize the bottom margin of the text
	Apply different margin for Tablet Devices	allows you to customize the margins for tablet devices
	Apply different margin for mobile Devices	allows you to customize the margins for mobile devices

NOTE: By default, the padding and margin values are set in px (pixels). However, you can change the value to % (percent). Simply type the desired spacing for the top, bottom, left, and right sides.

D. Custom CSS

The Custom CSS tab allows you to add your own CSS, HTML, and Javascript code to customize the Text Design Element. 

NOTE: Check out How to Insert Custom CSS into a Page Builder Element? (Basic Tutorial) to learn more about Custom CSS.

NOTE: The Connect and Visibility tabs are currently not available in Live Mode. Switch to Grid Mode to access these tabs.

That’s it! You now know the features you can edit for the Text Design Element. Enjoy exploring them on your page.

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