Work with Appointment documents

Use the Content Editor to create an appointment. An appointment must have a date and a topic. Further details can be added optionally.

Elements and their function

The following figure shows a Appointment document displayed in the Content editor of PLA 3.0.
Figure 1. Content editor of an Appointment document

Use the Creatable Elements pane to add the elements you require. To edit an existing entry, double-click the element in the Element pane.

Element Description Specification Wiki notation available

Date

A time stamp with the exact date of the appointment. Date and time are filled in automatically and can be changed later.

required

no

Topic

A short description of the topic of the appointment.

required

no

Details

Details about the appointment. You can add as many details as you require.

optional, several elements are possible

yes

Author

The name of the author of the appointment. By default, this is the user name of the person who creates the note. The name can be changed later.

optional

no

Simplified Wiki notation

Some Text elements with an M symbol () support the use of a simple Wiki notation to provide formatting capabilities. Typically, these Text elements require formatting because they consists of several sentences, such as comments or journal entries. You can add a text with headlines and several lines.

The following markups are supported:

Markup Formatting Sample
=H1= Heading Level 1 =Main Heading=
==H2== Heading Level 2 ==A second level heading==
=====H5===== Heading Level 5 =====A fifth Level Heading=====
* Bullet List Bullet List Level 1 * Sample
** Bullet List Bullet List Level 2 ** Level 2 Sample
# Numbered List Numbered List Level 1 # Sample
## Numbered List Numbered List Level 2 ## Sample Level 2
*bold* Bold Markup *Sample*
_italic_ Italic Markup _Sample_
Tip: If you write a text with several lines or paragraphs, press Alt + Enter to start a new line.