System Variable MTEXTED

Determines whether the Note command uses the internal in-place editor, a dialog box, or an external application to edit Notes.

The NoteOptions command with the Note Editor option changes this variable.

Values

Internal	The Note command uses the in-place editor (default).
OldEditor	The Note command uses the Edit Note dialog box.
<application name>	The Note command uses an external text editor. <application name> specifies the path and the name of an executable file (such as Notepad). Text formatting from an external editor is not preserved.

 

You can also set the variable to null (.) to use the in-place editor.

Properties

Type	String
Default	"Internal"
Status	Read / Write
Saved	In the user's profile

  To show or hide the Note Formatting pop-up toolbar when you edit text in-place, right-click and click Editor Settings > Show Toolbar.

Related Commands

Note, NoteOptions

Use the NoteOptions command with the Note editor option to set the text editor for Notes.