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System Comment
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Setup—System Comment
Use the System Comment page to add comments to the System Comment snap-in.
About the System Comment Snap-in
The System Comments snap-in is available so that you
can display, on your ,
information of your choosing for any properties in your currently selected eSite database set.
Permissions
To add , edit, delete, and view the
System Comments snap-in are granted in the System module (System
—Security—Users—(select user)—System—Dashboard
Snap-ins—System Comments).
About System Comment Setup
Use System Comment Setup to add free-form content (text or images) that will
then appear in the System Comment snap-in on your Home Dashboard—as
long as you have selected to add the snap-in to the Dashboard.
As with all Dashboard snap-ins, creating System Comments is optional. Displaying System Comments
on the Dashboard is also optional.
To Add or Edit the System Comments - Design Editor
Use the Design editor to add or edit what displays in
the System Comments snap-in for the currently selected database set. To
add comments using HTML, use the HTML
editor instead of the Design editor.
- From the System menu,
select Setup—System Comment.
- On the System Comment Tab, use the editor to add or edit text. Notice that the editor
is similar to a word processing editor, with the usual
tools
available.To identify the tools, place the mouse over icons
on the toolbar and view the tool tips. The Copy, Paste, Cut, Undo, and
Redo, functions do not have icons, but can be replicated using keyboard
shortcuts:
Copy = Ctrl+C
Cut = Ctrl+X
Paste = Ctrl+V
Undo = Ctrl+Z
- Click Save.
- Click the Home tab and, If necessary, click the Add Snap-in link (upper right corner) to add the System Comments snap-in to the Dashboard.
- View the System Comments snap-in
to verify that your additions or changes appear.
To Add or Edit System Comments - HTML Editor
Use the HTML editor to add or edit what displays in the
System Comments snap-in for the currently selected property. To add
comments without using HTML, use the Design
Editor instead of the HTML editor.
- From the System menu,
select Setup—System Comment.
- On the System Comment Tab, click HTML
to switch to the HTML editor.
- Add or edit content
using the HTML editor. When done, click Update.
- Click Save.
- Click the Home tab and, If necessary, click the Add Snap-in link (upper right corner) to add the System Comments snap-in to the Dashboard.
- View the System Comments snap-in
to verify that your additions or changes appear.
To Delete System Comments
Use either editor (Design
or HTML) to add or edit
what displays in the System Comments snap-in for the currently selected
property.
- From the System menu,
select Setup—System Comment.
- From the System Comment Tab, select any or all comments you want to delete in the editor and press the Delete key.
- Click Save.
- Click the Home tab and, If necessary, click the Add Snap-in link (upper right corner) to add the System Comments snap-in to the Dashboard.
- View the System Comments snap-in
to verify your deletions.
See
Also
Setup
Questions System Comment
Property
Prerequisite
Effects
of Names on Names Tab