Text Editing Experience in ShortPoint Page Builder

In this article, we will show you the text editing experience in ShortPoint Page Builder.

NoteShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode was formerly known as Visual Builder and Grid Mode was formerly known as Wireframe Builder.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• This article is for you if
• What is the Text Design Element?
• Adding the Text Design Element
• Adding text content to content-holder Design Elements
• Editing text content
• Editing text content after license expiration
• Text Editor Features

This article is for you if

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

What is the Text Design Element?

The Text Design Element is a ShortPoint Design Element that allows you to add text to your SharePoint pages. You can customize its color, font, style, and many more using the Text Editor.

NOTE All rich text content inside existing Design Element will be converted to Text Design Element after migration. To know more about migration to Live Mode, check out Migrating into ShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode.

NOTE Check out How to Customize the Text Design Element to learn more about the features you can customize.

Adding the Text Design Element

Click Get Started to learn how to insert the Text Design Element on your page:

Adding text content to content-holder Design Elements

Content-holder Design Elements are design elements that hold content inside. These elements include Column, Accordions, Alert, Animate, Background, Frame, Info, List, Panel, Tabs, Templates, TOC Content, Toggles, and Well. Start the interactive tutorial below to learn how to add text inside content-holder Design Elements:

Editing text content

Check out the interactive tutorial below to learn how to edit text:

NOTE If you experience any issues while using Inline Design Elements, check out Known Issue: Inline Design Elements are Not Fully Supported in Live Mode and Grid Mode.

Editing text content after license expiration

Check the interactive experience below to see what will happen to the text editing feature after license expiration:

Text Editor Features

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 If you experience any issues while using Inline Design Elements, check out Known Issue: Inline Design Elements are Not Fully Supported in Live Mode and Grid Mode.

Related articles:

• Introducing ShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode
• Live Mode Feature: EasyPass
• Live Mode: Known Issues and Limitations
• Known Issue: Inline Design Elements are Not Fully Supported in the ShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode and Grid Mode
• Expectations from ShortPoint Page Builder Live Mode Beta Release