Value For Dialog

Use the Value for dialog to specify, view, or edit a value, such as the value for an action’s embedded script or embedded template source or the value of a custom global variable. You can open this dialog from various locations in the user interface by clicking the icon next to the value that you want to edit.

The name of this dialog varies depending on where in the user interface you opened it from. For example, when you open this dialog from a variable value field, it is called Value for <variable name>. When you open it from a previous or new variable value field in the Test Action dialog, it is called either Previous value for <variable name> or New value for <variable name>. When you open it from an action's Source property to specify an embedded source, it is called Value for Embedded Source.

The options that are available in this dialog vary depending on where in the user interface you opened it from and include the following:

: Opens the Export text dialog so that you can export the value to a file.

: Undoes the previous action.

: Redoes the previously undone action.


: Cuts the selected content and places it on the Clipboard.

: Copies the selected content and places it on the Clipboard.

: Pastes the contents of the Clipboard.


: Displays a list of formatting options (text, XML, and HTML). Click to select the format that you want.


: Wraps the value content within the editing pane.

: Displays a list of encoding schemes to use when you export the value to a file. Click to select the scheme that you want.


: Displays the Find search bar so that you can search for text within the value. Click to see a list of search options.

When the formatting option is set to HTML, you can access further formatting options by right-clicking in the editing pane. The following options are available: