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--- action:Display_Text [2016/08/13 16:19]
alain add internal and forum links + cosmetic edits
+++ action:Display_Text [2017/03/05 22:32]
peternlewis [Forum]
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-The //Display Text// action displays text on the screen in one of several ways. Text may also include [[:Tokens|text tokens]]. Select text tokens using the Insert Token arrow at the right-hand end of the text area.
+====== Display Text Action ======
+The //Display Text// Action provides two very different functions:
+  - Display Text in a Popup Window
+  - Insert Text in a Text Document or Text Field
+===== Action Screenshot =====
+When you initially insert this _Action_, it looks like this:
+{{:action:km-7.3-display-text-action.png?nolink|}}
+Text may also include [[:Tokens|text tokens]]. Select text tokens using the Insert Token arrow at the right-hand end of the text area.
+===== Action Options (Gear Menu) =====
+You can control what text processing happens by selecting one of these options from the Gear Menu (7.2+) :
+* Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters)
+* Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters)
+* Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters)
+Most other [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]] in Keyboard Maestro process both [[:Tokens|text tokens]] and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters.
+===== 1. Display Text Choices =====
-Display options are:
-  *Insert text by typing
-  *Insert text by pasting
-  *Insert styled text by pasting
   *Display text in a window
   *Display text briefly
   *Display text large
-The first 4 options display the text in a small window on screen. Dismiss the window with the //OK// button.
+==== 1.1 Display Text In a Window ====
+  * The _Display Text In a Window_ displays plain text, rich text, and/or images in a popup window with only a "OK"  button.
+  * It remains visible until the user clicks on the button, or presses RETURN twice.
+  * It is still available even if you switch to other apps that hide it.
+  * Rich Text and Images
+    * You can enter the rich text in the _Action_ setup by either pasting from the Clipboard, or by selecting text already in the _Action_, and applying a style to it, using the Keyboard Maestro Editor _Edit > Format_ menu:
+    * {{:action:km-7.3-format-menu.png?nolink|}}
+**Example Created by Pasting Rich Text and Image, then Formatting**
+{{:action:km-7.3-display-text-win-example.png?nolink|}}
+==== 1.2 Display Text Briefly ====
 Display text briefly displays the text in a notification which disappears after a few moments.
+==== 1.3 Display Text Large ====
 Display text large displays text in white across a transparent gray background in the centre of the screen. The more text there is the smaller the text size so that it fits on a single line. That means it’s a good idea to keep the text short. The text disappears after a few moments.
-The action allows you to control what text processing happens in the gear menu (7.2+) :
+===== 2. Insert Text Choices =====
+  *Insert text by typing
+  *Insert text by pasting
+  *Insert styled text by pasting
-* Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters)
-* Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters)
-* Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters)
-Most other [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]] in Keyboard Maestro process both [[:Tokens|text tokens]] and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters.
 ===== See Also =====
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 - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/display-an-rtf-file/4609/4|Display an RTF file?]]
-- [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Display+text|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Display text]]
+- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Display%20text|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Display text]]

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