Defining Text Box Size

A text box serves as a container for text. You can size and position text boxes on a page. The text within the text box is displayed using word wrap. Word wrap automatically adjusts the length of the lines when you change the width of the text box causing the text to fit within the defined margins. When you fill one line with text, the remaining text moves to the next line. You are not required to keep track of line lengths or to press the Enter key after each line. The lines are divided in such a way that a word is never split between two lines.

Word wrap also occurs if you change the margins. In this case, the text is readjusted so that it fits within the new margins.

NOTE: The wrap you see in the text entry field may not be the wrap displayed on the page. The wrap in the text entry field wraps so you can see all the text you type without scrolling horizontally.  The wrapping of text on the page is based on the size specified in the "Text Box Size" field.

To define the size of the text box

Use the Text Box Size fields to specify the size of the text box. You can resize a text box by specifying width and height, or both; size is defined in pixels.

  1. In the Web Site drawer, click the Site Pages tab.  

  2. In the Width field enter a value for the width of the text box, in pixels.

  3. In the Height field enter a value for the height of the text box in pixels.

  4. Click Save. The text box displays in the specified size.

NOTE: If the text box is too small to display the entered text, PowerWebBuilder will increase the height of the text box to display all text.

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