Edit standard text

Procedure

1. Right-click a standard text element in the standard text library and choose Open with→Standard text.

The Standard Text view opens and displays the preview file associated with the selected standard text element. If there is no preview file, the Standard Text pane displays the following message: CopyNo preview file is available Note

When the standard text editor is running in preview mode, you can select any standard text element in the standard text library and the preview is automatically refreshed to display the newly selected element. You can also preview deactivated standard text elements.

2. To edit the standard text element, click Edit .When entering edit mode, Teamcenter closes the preview, checks out the standard text element, and loads the standard text document. Teamcenter marks the checked-out element with the symbol.If this is the first editing session for the current standard text element, Teamcenter loads the standard text template, as defined in the MEWiStandardTextTemplate preference.

Results

You can now begin editing the document.

Note

• If you have deactivated a standard text document, for example, if it is out-of-date, you cannot access edit mode.

• When accessing edit mode, the cursor is placed after the last character in the standard text document.

• When exiting edit mode, Teamcenter checks in the standard text element.