Micro Content Phrase Toolbar

Option

Description

Adds a new phrase to the grid below. Replace the generic text with your own phrase.

You can also right-click in the grid and select Add Phrase from the context menu. The keyboard shortcut option is CTRL+SHIFT+N.

Adds a new alternate phrase under the main phrase that is selected in the grid below. Replace the generic text with your own alternate phrase. Adding an alternate phrase ensures that the response will display for the end user, even though the main phrase is not used.

You can also right-click in the grid and select Add Alternate Phrase from the context menu.

Opens a dialog, which lets you choose a topic or snippet, linking it to the main phrase that is selected in the grid below. You can also choose a bookmark within the linked file. After adding a link, the content in the linked file is shown in the response area to the right, although it is read-only; to edit the content, you must do so in the topic or snippet file itself. If you selected a bookmark when linking the file, the response will include any content after the point of that bookmark in the file. The linked file name is also shown under the main phrase when you expand it in the grid.

After adding a link, the button changes to , which you can click to remove the link. In the response area to the right, the content from the linked file is converted to text.

You can also right-click in the grid and select Add Link or Remove Link/Convert to Text from the context menu.

Deletes the selected phrase or alternate phrase in the grid. Use caution when deleting a main phrase, because any associated content entered directly into the response area (as opposed to a linked file) will also be removed.

You can also right-click in the grid and select Delete Phrase from the context menu.

Insert Variable button

Opens the Variables dialog, which lets you insert a variable into the phrase. This button is enabled only if you first select the phrase text (e.g., click it and press F2) so that it can be edited. See Inserting Variables.

Toggles between showing variable definition and syntax

Toggles between showing or hiding any variable definitions found in the grid. By default, only the variable syntax is initially shown, but after clicking this button, you will see its definition.

Opens the Properties dialog for the phrase so that you can edit settings for it, including the ID, meta tags, condition tags, and more.

Toggles between sorting the grid alphabetically or letting you move the phrases where you want via the up and down arrows.

Moves the selected phrase up (when the grid is in custom sorting mode).

Moves the selected phrase down (when the grid is in custom sorting mode).

Expands all

Expands all the phrase entries in the grid below, so that you can see any links or alternate phrases associated with them.

Collapses all

Collapses all the phrase entries in the grid below, so that you can see only the main phrases, rather than any links or alternate phrases associated with them.

Show Hide Conditions button

Shows or hides colored shading (and in some cases a colored square) where conditions have been applied.

Example Your condition has blue associated with it and you have applied this tag to a micro content phrase. When you click this button to show the indicator, the square next to the phrase displays in blue. If more than one condition is applied to the phrase, the square displays all of the applied condition colors.