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Text

The Text component displays a block of content that supports HTML formatting. The component's content may include basic text, complex HTML elements, or formatted information about a model record in context.

Using the Text Component

To get started: add a Text component to the page. Next, set properties:

  • In the General tab, decide whether to attach the component to a model

Note:  Text components only receive context if they are connected to a model.

  • Make any margin/spacing adjustments in the Styles tab

Then, add some content. There are two ways to do this:

  • Click on the text area within the component to open a text editor with standard options (including styling, bullets, numbering, links, and more), and begin composing and formatting text.
  • Need to use HTML or merge syntax? In the Advanced tab, enter the content in the Template property field.

Whether you use the first or second method to enter the text content, it will display in both places: the text area on the component and the Template property field.

Note:  Text components only display data for a single row, based on context. If there are multiple rows in the model, the component will not render a new instance for each row, in contrast to Nintex Apps's v1 Template component. If you wish to display information about multiple rows, consider using a Deck component to iterate over rows and nesting this component within it.

Properties

Component properties

  • Model:
    • None: Select this to add text to the component without referencing context or using merge syntax.
    • [Specific models]: All models within the page will be listed as options. To utilize context in the Text component—for example, to reference a particular field—select a model.

  • Unique ID ( optional ): Nintex Apps automatically generates an alphanumeric ID for the component; if preferred, give it a practical name.

  • Allow HTML: Determines HTML rendering behavior for Template contents. When enabled, any HTML syntax will be rendered. When disabled, HTML syntax is displayed as plain text. For example:

    Enabled:

    This text is important

    Disabled:

    <strong>This text is important</strong>

  • Template: The text to display in the component. Can contain merge syntax or (if HTML is allowed) HTML.

    Note: 

    Need more space?

    • Click and drag the slash marks at the bottom of the entry field to enlarge that field.
    • Want even more space? Click code-block Resource Editor to open the Edit Inline Code dialog, especially useful when writing HTML code.

  • Style variant: Style variants are created and set in the Design System Studio. Some components have pre-defined variants for a specific aspect of a component's style. Also, Nintex Apps builders can style and customize elements to create their own themes within the DSS. These themes will dynamically populate as selectable values in the Style Variant dropdown menu.

    Note: 

    To refresh available style variant options, click refresh Refresh style variants.

    This is useful for when changes to the design system (like style variants or variable options) have been made in another browser window or by another user.

  • Margin: Sets a component's margin (the space around it) relative to other components on the page.

    • To set margins for all sides, click All.
    • To set margins for each side individually, click Separate.

    Margin values can be set to any configured spacing variable for the page's design system. Margin cannot be set an arbitrary value; it must use a design system variable.

Standard display logic options are available to display or hide the component or feature.