Introduction

TDM5 offers the ability to create your own designs, this can be done using elements. Each element has its own properties which can be configured. With these elements you have the ability to create content based on your needs. 

This article will describe how a text block can be added.  Additional articles regarding elements can be found in our knowledge base

Requirements

If you want to add a text block to your page you need to meet the following requirements:

• Have access to: Designer > Pages and be able to create or edit a page.

How To add a text block

1. Login to your TDM5 environment.
    
2. Select “Designer”.
   
    
3. Select the menu option called “Pages”
   
    
4. Open an existing page by selecting ‘Edit’ or create a new page using the ‘Add new page’ button Edit existing page: 
   
   
   Add new page:
   
    
5. You will be navigated to the content editor, from here you can design your page.
   
    
6. Select the ‘text block’ element, this can be done by selecting it in the menu on the left side of the screen.
   
    
7. You can now draw a frame by clicking in the template editor, once this has been done you can decide the size of the element. Click again once you are happy with the size of the element.
   
    
8. On the right side of the page you can configure the properties of the element. To change the name double click the element in the ‘Elements’ section.
   
    
9. In the ‘Element layout’ section you can adjust the position of the element and set rotation in case needed. 
   
   
   The size can also be changed by selecting the borders of the element. 
   
   
   Rotation can be set with the dot located at the top of the element.
   
    
10. In the ‘Colors & effects’ section you have the ability to set a background color for the text element and change the color of the text. Next to this you have the ability to set the ‘Opacity’ to make the text transparent.
    
     
11. In the ‘Text’ section you can change the text or link the element to a data source. Next to this you can configure the following options for the element: 
    
    Font: Font which is used for the text 
    Text size: Size of the text 
    Alignment: Position of the text 
    Style: Style of the text 
    Transform: With this option you can configure what TDM5 should do in case the text is too large for the element. With the ‘AutoSize’ option TDM5 will decrease the size of the text, this way all text will be displayed. With the ‘Ellipse’ option the text will be cut off and will end with ‘……’.
    
     
12. In the ‘Touch’ section you can configure content which will be displayed as soon as someone is pressing the element. This can be useful in case the content is being displayed on a device with a touchscreen.
    
    
    Once you have finished this step you have successfully added a text block. It is possible to continue with your design and add additional elements if needed.