Tab Titles & Annotations

Adding Tab Titles & Annotations

Emphasise the main point of each tab

 Like presentation packages, ach tab of an Omniscope file can be written as a presentation slidde, with top titles and bottom annotations.

  Create a Title

To create a Title to the Tab, select “Style” from the main toolbar and then select “Title” A temporary name“Title” will automatically appear highlighted at the top of the screen.  Type in the title you would like to give to your project and hit Enter.

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Title Style

Like a Word document, Omniscope is able to modify the Font of the Title.This function is available under Style >  Title Style >Font name. The user is able to select any font from a predefined list or by selecting Installed list Fonts, choose from a large range of different Fonts.    

 

Omniscope gives the user the option to change :    Style,colour, size and alignment of the font.. All these options are available under Title style Omniscope also allows the user to copy and paste a Title from a Word or Excel document.     Back to the Top [9]

Erase Title

The user can delete the title at any time.  Select Style in the main toolbar and unselect the option “Title”.  A pop up will appear with a warning message:     This will erase the title. Are you sure?   - Press Ok to erase the title from your project.    -Press Cancel to keep the title in your project.  Back to the Top [9]

Adding an Annotation

Select “Style” from the main toolbar and select the Annotation option.             A temporary name “Annotation” will automatically appear highlighted at the bottom of the screen. Type in the annotation notes you would like to add to your project and hit Enter.  Back to the Top [9]

Edit Annotation

To see how to edit /change the font/ insert image .... to the Edit box please click on this link: Text Editor [10].

Erase Annotation

This will erase the Annotation.Are you sure?   - Press Ok to erase the title from your project.  - Press Cancel to keep the title in your project.  Back to the Top [9]

Text Editor Menu Bar

Using the Text Editor Menu

Many text input areas use this toolbar

Throughout Omniscope, wherever you have the option to add your own free-form text to the disply, the Text Editor Menu bar will display.

Edit Annotation box  

Click on Edit to edit the annotation.

 

 The user can also double click over the annotation text to edit the annotation window. Like a Word document,Omniscope is able to: 

- Modify the font

- Modify the size

- Highlight text

- Change colour-Align the text

-Add web/folder link  All these functions are available in the toolbar menu.

 Copy /Paste Function

 Omniscope allows the user to copy and paste Text from a word / Internet or excel document into annotation window.

 Edit HTML Source

 Omniscope also allows the user to add and edit HTML code into the annotation by clicking  button 

 

 

  WARNING ABOUT HTML 3.2

Remove formatting

Annotation allows the user to remove text formatting by selecting the text edited, and clicking  button

This will turn the text back to the default setting.

Bold /Italic Font

The user is able to change the font of the text from Bold to Italic by using the button  or .

 

Omniscope also allows the user to use key short cuts to turn the text to Bold (CRTL+B) or italic(CRTL+I).

Underlined Text

The user can underline text by highlighting the text and selecting the buttonor pressing (CRTL+U)

 Strike trough Text

The user can Strike through a text by highlighting the desired text selecting the buttonor pressing (CRTL+G)

Font

The user can change the Font of the text by highlighting the desired text and clicking on . 

Font size

The user can change the Font of the text by highlighting the desired text and clicking on .

Text colour and highlight

The user can change the Text colour by highlighting the desired text and clicking on 

The user can also highlight text by selecting the text and clicking on .

 Bullet /Numbers

The user can insert bullets and numbers when selecting this button .

 The user can choose between two options: Bullets or numbers

Indent a text

Align Text

 

 

These options are available by clicking this Button .

 

A pop up appears asking to configure the table: number of row/column/Scale/table width/ Borders

 

After a table has been created, the user can still modify its properties by selecting the table and pressing  again, Options are:

 

 

Insert Image

 

The user can enter an address (URL) to show a web based image:The user can go on the Internet, select an image and copy and paste the URL into Omniscope.The image will be shown in the annotation window. If the user wants to insert a hyper linked image, select the option link web based image.The user can also browse for and insert in image from a local folder, as well.

All those options are available from Insert Image’s button 

 

 

 

Web and File Link

 The user can link any web page or file into the annotation window