Move a Button and Edit Text 11.006

PD-6899 Designer Page Elements can't be moved after they have been changed to a Button Fix Version/s:11.03.04

PD-7163 Problem using Design Text Boxes as buttons Fix Version/s:11.03 (Atlanta)

Once a page element is changed to a button it can’t be moved on the page. If the button is a text element, the text cannot be edited.

Move a Button

1. Click View. and untick “Show Off-Page Elements?” After you have done this, you can move around the position but you cannot edit the text.

To Edit the Text

You can change the text by opening the .sca file in a text editor (such as Memo or Notepad).

1. Right click on the .sca file.
2. Open with Program, and choose a text editor (such as Memo or Notepad).
3. Find the relevant text wording in the .sca to edit.
4. Change the words and save the .sca file

Recommended

Add a Text or Text Box Element above a Box Element

1. Add a text element or text box to the page.
2. Add a box element to the page.

Make the Box Transparent (Opacity)

1. Select the Box and adjust Opacity.

Bring the text to the front

1. Click on the box and Adjust Element Level (ex.. -1), so the text comes to the front. Change the box to a button.
2. If you want to move the box button, do step 1, you can edit the text and move around.