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2010-11-15T14:12:33Z

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	See the full tutorial on ~~writing error messages~~.		See the full tutorial on [[Adding Error Messages]].

	===Feedback boxes===		===Feedback boxes===

SarahW: /* Error messages */

2010-11-15T14:10:57Z

Error messages

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	===Error messages===		===Error messages===

	[[Image:Errormessageview\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The error message view]]		[[Image:Errormessageview.gif\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The error message view]]

	Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.		Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.

SarahW: /* Error messages */

2010-11-15T14:10:35Z

Error messages

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	===Error messages===		===Error messages===

	[[Image:~~errormessageview~~\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The error message view]]		[[Image:Errormessageview\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The error message view]]

	Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.		Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.
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	See the full tutorial on writing error messages.		See the full tutorial on writing error messages.


	===Feedback boxes===		===Feedback boxes===

SarahW at 14:10, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T14:10:03Z

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:Richtexteditorsmaller.gif~~\|200px~~]]		[[Image:Richtexteditorsmaller.gif]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.
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	==Using the properties menu==		==Using the properties menu==

	The '''properties menu''' ~~(figure 8)~~ allows you to:		[[Image: textproperties.gif\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The textbox properties menu]]

			The '''properties menu''' allows you to:

	* Align text to the left, centre or right		* Align text to the left, centre or right
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	* Select the size of text by using the arrows or typing the size in the box		* Select the size of text by using the arrows or typing the size in the box
	* Apply a border to the textbox. Click in the middle of the border box to apply a border to all four sides or select the individual sides if you only want a border applied to those sides.		* Apply a border to the textbox. Click in the middle of the border box to apply a border to all four sides or select the individual sides if you only want a border applied to those sides.
	* Select a background colour for the text box		* Select a background colour for the text box.


	~~FIGURE 8~~


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	===Error messages===		===Error messages===

			[[Image:errormessageview\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The error message view]]

	Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.		Error messages are messages that are shown to end-users if a response to an interaction is not adequately filled in. For example, in an intervention where it is necessary to know a person’s gender before they can carry on using the intervention, you would want to create an error message that appeared when they tried to move to the next page without responding to the interaction.

	Error messages are created by selecting the '''error type''' of text box. Although error messages are visible on the authoring page ~~(see figure 10)~~ they will only be shown to end-users if they have not responded to a required interaction.		Error messages are created by selecting the '''error type''' of text box. Although error messages are visible on the authoring page they will only be shown to end-users if they have not responded to a required interaction.


	~~FIGURE 9~~


	Each intervention page has a '''page creator''' view for developing the page and an '''error messages''' view to write the logic required to show an error message to an end-user. This is located below the insert panel (figure 9).		Each intervention page has a '''page creator''' view for developing the page and an '''error messages''' view to write the logic required to show an error message to an end-user. This is located below the insert panel (figure 9).


	~~FIGURE 10~~

SarahW at 13:57, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T13:57:38Z

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:Richtexteditorsmaller.gif\|~~50px\|The Rich Text Editor~~]]		[[Image:Richtexteditorsmaller.gif\|200px]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

SarahW at 13:56, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T13:56:13Z

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:~~richtexteditorsmall~~.~~jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right~~\|50px\|The Rich Text Editor]]		[[Image:Richtexteditorsmaller.gif\|50px\|The Rich Text Editor]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

SarahW: /* Using the Rich Text Editor */

2010-11-15T13:44:57Z

Using the Rich Text Editor

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:richtexteditorsmall.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|~~100px~~\|The Rich Text Editor]]		[[Image:richtexteditorsmall.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|50px\|The Rich Text Editor]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

SarahW: /* Using the Rich Text Editor */

2010-11-15T13:44:43Z

Using the Rich Text Editor

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:richtexteditorsmall.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The Rich Text Editor]]		[[Image:richtexteditorsmall.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|100px\|The Rich Text Editor]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

SarahW: /* Using the Rich Text Editor */

2010-11-15T13:42:13Z

Using the Rich Text Editor

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	[[Image:~~richtexteditor~~.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The Rich Text Editor]]		[[Image:richtexteditorsmall.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The Rich Text Editor]]

	The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

SarahW: /* Using the Rich Text Editor */

2010-11-15T13:41:01Z

Using the Rich Text Editor

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	==Using the Rich Text Editor==		==Using the Rich Text Editor==

	The rich text editor (figure 8) displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.		[[Image:richtexteditor.jpg\|frame\|thumb\|right\|The Rich Text Editor]]


	~~FIGURE 7~~

			The rich text editor displays as What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and allows you to format the text as you would in Microsoft Word. Click on the '''Edit text''' option on the '''text box properties''', this will open a new window allowing you to write and edit your text.

	===Tips for using the Rich text editor===		===Tips for using the Rich text editor===