HTML Elements and Attributes
Rich content is expressed using a limited set of HTML elements and attributes. In the GUI and Web interface, rich content is typically applied using toolbar buttons. However, HTML source can also be copied and pasted directly into rich content fields.
In the CLI and CSS files, rich content is applied and styled using HTML elements and attributes. While the GUI and Web interface render rich content as intended, the CLI and API display it as raw HTML elements and attributes.
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Typing HTML tags directly into a rich content field from the GUI or Web interface does not apply formatting. For example, typing <b>text</b> will display exactly as <b>text</b> when saved.
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To preserve formatting and images when copying content from a Web page, paste the content into Microsoft Word first. Then, copy it from Word and paste it into the rich content field in the PTC RV&S client GUI. This ensures that the formatting is retained.
Detailed information about HTML and CSS is beyond the scope of this guide. For more information, refer to:
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To use rich content from a Web page, paste the Web page content in Microsoft Word. Copy this source content from Microsoft Word and paste it in the rich content field. This ensures that the formatted text and images are preserved in the rich content fields when using the PTC RV&S client GUI.
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Attributes
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<!-- MKS HTML -->
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Mandatory element that prefaces all elements in a rich content field. Other comments are removed.
When creating or editing an item via the GUI or Web interface, the system automatically adds the required <!-- MKS HTML --> tag to the field value if it is not already present.
However, when using the CLI for adding or editing data in rich content fields, it is highly recommended to use the --richContentField option to prefix this tag to the rich content data.
If the --richContentField option is not used in the CLI when creating or editing rich content fields, the tag is not prefixed to the data. This may prevent the system from recognizing the field as a rich content field, potentially impacting functionalities such as filtering, checking editability on such fields, and other related use cases.
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<h1> to <h6>
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align
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<p>
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style, align
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<br>
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The <br> tag is converted to its closing format <br/>.
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<hr>
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size, width
The <hr> tag is converted to its closing format <hr/>.
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<ol>, <ul>, <li>
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style
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<img
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src, border, alt, align, hspace, vspace, height, width, style
The <img> tag is converted to its closing format <img/>.
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<a>
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href, title, onclick
For item links, href is:
mks:///item?itemid=<itemID>
where <itemID> is the ID of the item you want to link to.
For attachment links, href is:
mks:///item/field?fieldid=<AttachmentField>&attachmentname=<attachment>
where <AttachmentField> is the name of the attachment field containing the attachment and <attachment> is the name of the attachment you want to link to.
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<span>
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style
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<sub>
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<sup>
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<font>
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style, color
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<div>
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style, align
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<blockquote>
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<strong>
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Converted to <b>.
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<b>
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<i>
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<code>
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<em>
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Converted to <i>.
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<strike>
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<del>
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Converted to <strike>.
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<pre>
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<table>
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style, align, border, width, cellpadding, cellspacing, summary, frame, rules, bgcolor, background
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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style
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<td>
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style, rowspace, align, height, width, bgcolor, valign, background
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<caption>
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For any elements that deal with size units, the attributes can only be specified as values in pixels or points. Values in inches cannot be specified.
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