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Edit Special Field Dialog Box Properties
You can use the Edit Special Field dialog box to edit the properties of the special field such as font, size, color, border, and the way of aligning text. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.
JDashboard displays the dialog box when you hover the mouse pointer on a special field in the dashboard header and then select the Edit button 
that JDashboard displays around the special field.
Field Type
The current special field is selected by default. If it is not User Name, a date or time format drop-down list will be displayed on the right for you to choose one.
Font Face
Specifies the font of the text from the drop-down list.
Font Size
Specifies the font size of the text from the drop-down list.
Font Color
Specifies the color of the text.
To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color, or select More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.
Background Color
Specifies the background color of the special field.
To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color, or select More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.
Specifies whether to make the text bold.
Specifies whether to make the text italic.
Specifies whether to underline the text.
Align Left
Specifies to align the text to the left.
Align Center
Specifies to align the text in the center.
Align Right
Specifies to align the text to the right.
Preview box
Displays a preview of the special field with the specified properties.
Width
Specifies the width of the special field.
Height
Specifies the height of the special field.
Border
Specifies the border properties of the special field.
Border Width
Specifies the width of the border.
Border Line
Specifies the line style of the border from the drop-down list.
Border Color
Specifies the color of the border.To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color, or select More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.
Padding
Specifies the space between the text and the borders of the special field.
OK
Select OK to apply any changes you made here.
Cancel
Cancels the editing and closes this dialog box.
Apply
Applies the properties but does not close the dialog box.
Displays the help document about this feature.
Ignores the setting and closes this dialog box.