Editor Window

18.1 Editor Window

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Functionality is available in the Pro edition
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The editor window is shown in Fig. 18.1. The windows and tools for editing text in the report editor and template editor are the same.

The DICOM Viewer provides the user an opportunity to change the borders of the editor window. For that purpose, mouse over a border so that the cursor takes the shape of or . Then move the border while holding the left mouse button. The new window size will be saved in the program and restored when you launch the editor again.

Figure 18.1: Editor window

18.1.1 Toolbar

The toolbar is placed in the upper part of the editor window (Fig. 18.1).

In the upper left-hand corner of the toolbar, you can see a ﬁeld where the user enters the name of the document.

The name must not contain:

such symbols as: :, >, <, ?, *, |, ";, \, /, +, %, !, @;
a space in the beginning of the name;
a space or a dot at the end of the name.

If this rule is ignored, an error message will pop up when you try to save the template or export a report in a PDF ﬁle.

In the upper part of the editor window you will see the following buttons:

	The Export button in the report editor window opens the menu for exporting the report in a PDF ﬁle or a DICOM DOC series (see Section 18.2.4). The same button in the template editor window opens the dialog box for exporting the report template in a ﬁle (see Section 18.3.3).
	The Save as button in the report editor window creates a new SR series with report (see Section 18.2.3). The same button in the template editor window creates a new template (see Section 18.3.5).
	The SAVE button in the report editor window saves the report in the current study as a new series. When you click the same button again, the changes are saved in the current series (see Section 18.2.3). The SAVE button in the template editor window saves the changes in the current template (see Section 18.3.5).
	The Undo button cancels the last change in the report/template editor.
	The Redo button repeats the last cancelled action in the report/template editor.

18.1.2 Text Editing Tools

The editor toolbar contains tools for editing text. Text editing tools in the report and template editor have the same functions.

drop-down list of font families. It is a complete list of the font families available in the program;
drop-down list of font sizes. It is a list of the most popular font sizes. It also provides an opportunity to enter the required font size manually;
buttons for changing the display style of symbols and text, such as:
- Bold ;
- Italic ;
- Underline ;
- Strikethrough .
The style is changed for the highlighted text or for the text being typed.
the Font color button is used for changing the font color. The changes are applied to the highlighted symbol or part of the text;
the Highlight color button is used for changing the background color. The changes are applied to the highlighted symbol or part of the text;
the Bulleted list button creates a bulleted list. The following types of bullets are available:
- Bulleted list (ﬁlled circle) used by default;
- Bulleted list (empty circle);
- Bulleted list (ﬁlled square).
the Ordered list button creates a numbered list. The following numbering styles are available:
- Ordered list (numbers) used by default;
- Ordered list (lower roman);
- Ordered list (upper roman);
- Ordered list (lower case);
- Ordered list (upper case).
drop-down list of preset font styles (font size and style). It provides for the following options:
- Default (font size: 11, style: -);
- Heading 1 (font size: 22, style: bold);
- Heading 2 (font size: 17, style: bold);
- Heading 3 (font size: 13, style: bold);
- Heading 4 (font size: 11, style: bold);
- Heading 5 (font size: 9, style: bold);
- Heading 6 (font size: 8, style: bold).
the Insert table button is used for adding tables to the document. When the user presses the button, a dialog box for setting table parameters (Fig. 18.2) pops up.

Figure 18.2: Dialog box for setting parameters of a table

If the cursor is placed in the beginning of a line, the table will be inserted in the same line. If the cursor occupies a diﬀerent position in the line, the table will be inserted in the next line. By default, all the columns of a table have the same width. To change the width of the column, move one of its borders to the right or to the left. The position of the left border of the ﬁrst column cannot be changed. The height of the table rows is changed automatically depending on the content of the cells.
The commands for modifying table cells can be found on the context menu. The following options are available:
- merging cells. Select the cells you want to merge. For that purpose, place the cursor in the ﬁrst cell and drag it through the cells to be merged while holding the left mouse button. Click the right mouse button and select the Merge cells option on the context menu;
- splitting cells. Place the cursor in a cell you want to split or select a range of cells. Click the right mouse button and select the Split cells option on the context menu. You can only use this command to split merged cells;
- inserting rows. Place the cursor in a cell next to which you want to add a row or select several rows. Click the right mouse button and select either the Insert rows above or the Insert rows below option on the context menu. If only one cell was selected, one row will be added. If several rows were selected, the same number of rows will be added to the table;
- inserting columns. Place the cursor in a cell next to which you want to add a column or select several columns. Click the right mouse button and select either the Insert columns to the left or the Insert columns to the rihgt option on the context menu. If only one cell was selected, one column will be added. If several columns were selected, the same number of columns will be added to the table;
- deleting rows. Place the cursor in a cell of the row you want to delete or select several rows. Click the right mouse button and select the Removee rows option on the context menu. If only one cell was selected, one row will be deleted. If several rows were selected, all these rows will be deleted;
- deleting columns. Place the cursor in a cell of the column you want to delete or select several columns. Click the right mouse button and select the Remove columns option on the context menu. If only one cell was selected, the column with this cell will be deleted. If several columns were selected, all these columns will be deleted;
- deleting a table. Place the cursor in a cell of the table. Click the right mouse button and select the Remove table option on the context menu.
the Align button is used for aligning text of the selected paragraph. The following options are available:
- Left align used by default;
- Centre align ;
- Right align ;
- Justify .
the Line spacing button is used for setting the intervals between the lines of the current paragraph, as well as the intervals between paragraphs. If you click the button, a dialog box will pop up (see Fig. 18.3).

Figure 18.3: Dialog box for setting line spacing

The line spacing drop-down list provides for the following options:
- Single used by default;
- Proportional. This interval is calculated as the font height multiplied by the number provided in the Value ﬁeld. The range of values is from 1.0 to 10.0;
- Fixed. The exact line height value is provided in millimeters. The range of values is from 0.5 to 120.0;
- Minimum. The minimum line height value is provided in millimeters. The range of values is from 0.5 to 120.0;
- Leading. An additional interval value is provided in millimeters. The range of values is from 0.5 to 120.0.
In the Paragraph spacing (mm) section the user sets the intervals before and after the current paragraph. The range of values is from 0.0 to 120.0.

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