Echoing text with a Text item
You can use the Text item to echo text, or build a summary page.
About this task
Use the Text item from the Palette to create a header or title for your form. You can also use it to echo text, make a summary page, or to add a user’s name to the beginning of a form. The following instructions describe how to create a summary page on your form. The summary page displays a read-only version of the changes a user made before confirming a change. For example, if your application is a checkout feature where users enter billing and shipping information, you can set an echo text page to confirm their billing and shipping addresses before completing and confirming the order.
Procedure
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In the Outline view insert a page by clicking the Add green
plus icon for Page 1.
An empty form page appears.
- Drop a Text item onto the form.
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Click the Edit Properties icon.
The Edit Properties window opens.
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Enter the name of the Text item in the text area.
For example, you might enter
Summary Page
. - Under the Content: heading, click Insert item. Select the page and item you want to display on the summary page.
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Repeat for all of the items in your form you want to summarize.
You can separate the selected items by spaces, commas, line breaks, or other formatting.
- Click OK to save your changes and close the Properties window.