Instruction Dialog Box

The Instruction dialog box appears when you select Create Text Instruction and click the resulting work instruction reference on the list for the operation. Alternatively, the Instruction dialog box appears when you click a Text Instruction that already exists. There are two types, the default Use Formatted Text, or Use Plain Text in the Authoring tab of Preferences.

This dialog box contains controls for Formatted Text:

This page discusses:

See Also
Using Create Text Instruction
RGB Numbers for Common Colors



Read-Only Identifier

If you cannot edit a work instruction, the system marks it with a read-only identifier.
Locked

Another user has locked the instruction.

Maturity

The instruction's maturity level keeps you from editing the instruction.

Text Formatting Commands

Formatting options are available if you have the correct option specify in Me > Preferences > Manufacturing Planning > Work Instructions.


Print

Click and the Print dialog box appear. Select printer accordingly.



Templates

Click once, and the Content Templates window appears. Select accordingly.



Cut

Select the text you want cut and click Cut, then move the cursor to where you want the cut text located, and click Ctrl + V.



Copy

Select the text you want copied and click Copy, then move the cursor to where you want the cut text located, and click Paste.



Paste

Once you have cut or copied text, move the cursor to where you want the text placed, and click Paste.

Paste as plain text.

Once you have cut or copied text, move the cursor to where you want the text placed, and click Paste as plain text.

Paste from Word.

Once you have cut or copied text from a word document, move the cursor to where you want the text placed, and click Paste from Word.

Undo

Click once, and you have undone your change. Continue clicking to undo to the required change.

Redo

Click once, and you have redone your change.



Find

Click once, and the dialog box Find and Replace appears. In the Find tab, type in the word and use the Find Options if required. You can also highlight a word then click and the word appears in the search window.



Replace

Click once, and the dialog box Find and Replace appears. In the Replace tab, type in the word and use the Find Options if required. You can also highlight a word then click and the word appears in the search window.

Bold

Click once, and you have made the selected text bold. Click a subsequent time, and the text is no longer bold. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as italicizing).

Italic

Click once, and you have italicized the selected text. Click a subsequent time, and the text is no longer italicized. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as underlining).

Underline

Click once, and you underline the selected text. Click a subsequent time, and the text is no longer underlined. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as italicizing).

Strikethrough

Click once, and this strikethrough the selected text. Click a subsequent time, to undo. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as italicizing).



Subscript

Click once, and you subscript the selected text. Click a subsequent time, and the text is no longer subscripted. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as italicizing).



Superscript

Click once, and your superscript the selected text. Click a subsequent time, and the text is no longer superscripted. Does not affect any additional text formatting (such as italicizing).



Copy Formatting

Select the text with the ideal style, click Copy Formatting, and then select the text whose style you want changed.



Remove Format.

Select the text, then click once, and this removes the format.



Align Left.

Select the text, then click once, and it aligns the text to the left.



Center

Select the text, then click once, and it aligns the text to the center.



Align Right.

Select the text, then click once, and it aligns the text to the right.



Justify

Select the text, then click once, and it justifies the selection.

Insert / Remove Numbered List.

Click once, and you have created a numbered list, or select to remove a numbered list.

Insert / Remove Bulleted List.

Click once, and you have created a bulleted list, or select to remove a bulleted list.



Text Direction from Left to Right

Select the row, or rows and click. The texts direction left to right.



Text Direction from Right to Left

Select the row, or rows and click. The texts direction right to left.

Link

Select the text and click Link. The link dialog box appears and fills in your specifications.

Unlink

Select the link and click unlink to remove the link.



Anchor

Click once, the Anchor Properties window appears. Type specifications accordingly.



Insert Special Character.

Click once, and the Select Special Character window appears. Select accordingly and the window closes.

Image

Click once, and select your image.

Table

Click once, and select your table specifics.



Insert Horizontal Line.

Click once, and you have made a horizontal line.



Font Name

Click the arrow once, and select the different types fonts.



Font Size

Click the arrow once, and select the different font sizes.

Text Color

When you click Color , you can select the RGB values for a specific color.

You can also specify the alpha (A) channel, which determines the opacity of the color. 0 is transparent; 255 is opaque. You can select a number within the 0-255 range.

Background Color

When you click Color , you can select the RGB values for a specific background color.

You can also specify the alpha (A) channel, which determines the opacity of the color. 0 is transparent; 255 is opaque. You can select a number within the 0-255 range.

By default, No formatting applies. You can see the formatting in the dialog boxes and when you create previews; it does not appear in the Textual Instructions Panel.

Instruction Text

Name
You can accept the default name provided or create your own.

the name includes the name of the work instruction type (in this case, Instruction).

Instruction Text
You can use copy/paste during text entry. If you enter more text than is visible in the initial box, scroll bars appear. The text cannot include any kind of formatting tags or commands, such as those for italics or bold.
Note: You can resize this dialog box.