*Text()

Specifies the content of page headers and page footers.

Syntax

*Text ("String")

Application

MotionView, HyperView, HyperGraph, TextView, and MediaView.

Inputs

"String": A single line of text. Must be in double quotes.

Context

*BeginDefaults()

*BeginHeader()

*BeginRegion()

Example

*BeginDefaults()
   *BeginHeader()
       *BeginRegion(400, 0, 600, 300)
            *Alignment(Center)
            *Font("Times",0,1,12)
            *Text("Project Title")
            *BorderWidth(1,1,1,1)
       *EndRegion()
   *EndHeader()
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Comments

Use the *Text() statement for each line of text in a column. Up to four lines of text can be specified for each column.

To use a quotation mark within a string, place a backslash in front of each inner quotation mark.

Templex statements can also be used in the *Text() statement. The following list of Templex functions demonstrates common usage.

{date()}: Automatically inserts the date.
{filename}: Automatically inserts the filename of the current file.
{numpages}: Automatically inserts the total number of pages in the current session.
{pagenum}: Automatically inserts the current page number.
{pathname}: Automatically inserts the pathname for the current file.
{time()}: Automatically inserts the current time.