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A Text control lets the designer place a text string on a work item. It does not collect data from the user or pass any data to the process.

To set properties including the text string to display, display the control's shortcut menu and click Edit Properties.

Text Control Properties

Property	Description
Color	The shortcut menu displays nothing in this area.
Font	The shortcut menu has standard buttons to set text style (such as bold), size, and font. Type size is measured in points. One inch has 72 points, so 12-point type is one-sixth of an inch high, 18-point type is one-fourth of an inch high, and so on. Important: When work item pages will display in browsers, it's best to use browser-safe fonts when designing the page in IPA Designer. Non-browser-safe fonts sometimes display incorrectly. Also, because of the variety of browsers and operating systems, it is best practice to test even "safe" fonts to verify that they display correctly when viewed in an IPA-supported browser. Safe non-serif fonts are Arial, Tahoma, and Verdana. Safe serif fonts are Georgia and Times New Roman. The W3 Consortium maintains a list of safe fonts on its web site and offers safe font guidance here.
Text (format)	The shortcut menu has standard buttons to set text format. The W button sets word wrap on or off. Other buttons align the text left, right, center, or justified.
Binding(s)	Control Only: The control only displays its state. It does not send its data anywhere else or get data from anywhere else. The user can change the state of the control, but the change doesn't cause anything else to happen. Data to Control: The control gets its value from the data item with which it is bound by the Text Data property. It displays that data.
Text Data	The variable with which the process links the control. Click the hyperlink to select or change the variable.

Note: If you bind a Date, Time, or Date Time variable to a Text control, the control will display the date, time, or date and time, depending on the variable type.