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The requirement always contains two properties: id and text. This section describes how to modify the text property of the requirement.

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 Requirement shape with filled Text property.

Editing the requirement text

You can edit the requirement text directly on shapes and in cells, or use

the Text

 dialog.

To open the edit mode of the requirement text, do one of the following

• On

• the diagram pane, select the Text box on the Requirement shape. Click the text box again. The edit mode opens on the shape.
• In the Requirements table, double-click the Text cell. The edit mode opens on the cell.
• In the Requirements table, double-click the Text cell, and

• select Image Modified.

• The Text

•  dialog opens.
• Open Specification window

•  of the Requirement, select the Text property, and

• click Image Modified.

• The Text

•  dialog opens.

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Switching the requirement text to HTML or Plain text

You can change the requirement text to HTML or Plain text directly on the Requirement shape or in

the Text

 dialog.

To switch the requirement text to HTML or Plain text directly on the Requirement shape

1. On the diagram pane, select the text box on the Requirement shape.
2. Click one of the following buttons appearing on the lower left corner of the shape:
   • HTML - converts the text to HTML text.
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   • Plain - converts the text to plain text.
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To switch the requirement text to HTML or Plain text in

the Text

 dialog

1. Open

1. the Text

1.  dialog:
   
   • In the Requirements table, double-click the Text cell, and

1. • select Image Modified.
   • Open Specification window

1. •  of the Requirement, select the Text property, and

1. • click Image Modified.
2. In

1. the Text

1.  dialog tootbar, do one of the following:
   
   • Select

1. • the HTML

1. •  check box to convert the text to HTML text.
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   • Clear

1. • the HTML

1. •  check box to convert the text to plain text.
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1. Click OK.
   
   

Modifying the requirement text

You can modify the Requirement text in the following ways:

• Rich text formatting
• Using Glossary terms
• Defining Hyperlinks

• Inserting images into HTML text

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Rich text formatting

If

you switch the requirement text to HTML, you can use the toolbar in

the Text

 dialog to format it as rich text.

To open the rich text formatting toolbar

• On

• the diagram pane, select the Text box on the Requirement shape. Click the text box again.
• In the Requirements table, double-click the Requirement Text cell, and

• select Image Modified.
• Open Specification window

•  of the Requirement, select the Text property, and

• click Image Modified.
  If the Requirement text is in HTML format, the rich text formatting toolbar appears as shown in the following image.
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Using Glossary terms

You can use the terms from the Glossary Table to ensure the same definitions of the concepts. How to work with Glossary table >>

If you want to extract a Constraint from a Requirement, you must use the special condition terms when defining the Requirement text.

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Defining hyperlinks

You can add a hyperlink on the requirement text. How to add hyperlinks in text read in

the Hyperlinks in text

 page.

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Inserting images into HTML text