Groove Text Tool

The Groove Text tool is a real-time rich-text editor. Every keystroke you and other online members make is immediately synchronized in the space for all online members. Offline edits get synchronized in the space as soon as members go online.

What do you want to do?

Usage recommendations for the Text tool

The Text tool is best used for presenting static text in the space, for example, general information about a topic that does not require frequent editing. Although it's possible for several members to add or edit information simultaneously, this activity will likely degrade performance because of the Text tool's real-time synchronization. If you and other members want to write a collaborative document directly in Groove, use the Notepad tool.

Note that if two or more members edit the exact same text simultaneously, the Text tool merges edits where possible (for example, if two members insert new words, both words get inserted), but uses the most recent edit if necessary (for example, if two members have changed the exact same word).

Printing from the Text tool

To print the current contents of the Text tool, select File - Print.

Note Printing from the Text tool requires at least a Groove Standard License; you cannot use print if you're using Groove Preview Edition. If you can't print using the Print command, you can use File - Export to export the Text tool text as an .rtf file, open this file in an application that supports rich text (for example, Microsoft Word or WordPad), and then print from the other application.

Changing Text tool permissions

By default, all members except for Guests have Edit permission for the Text tool.

See Changing permissions for tools in a shared space for information on modifying the default permissions for a tool.

Using the keyboard to do Text tool tasks

Standard Windows keyboard shortcuts apply for the Text tool. For example, use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, and Ctrl+V to copy, cut, and paste text, respectively. Use Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+K to format text in bold, italics, underlined, or strike out text. Use Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y to undo/redo your changes; use Ctrl+A to select all text.