Using Buttons

Buttons are inline elements within templates that turn into text when clicked. Buttons are not in the output note unless you click them. Here’s how to use them:

Below is an overview of buttons’ capabilities when filling a template:

1. Click to turn a button into text.

2. Right-click to turn a button’s text negative (or use Alt+Click on Windows and ⌥Click on Mac):

3. A button can contain multiple choices. Selecting one choice makes the others disappear:

4. A dropdown can be attached to a button with more than a few options. Press ‘⋯’ to view and select in the dropdown:

5. After selecting a button, you can still change your choice by clicking the blue text: (Additionally, you can open other choices by placing your text cursor in the blue text and pressing Alt+↓ on Windows or ⌥↓ on Mac.)

6. Select multiple choices by holding the Ctrl key on Windows or the ⌘ key on Mac: (Releasing the Ctrl or ⌘ key will turn your selections into text.)

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Adding Buttons

Incorporating buttons into your templates is easy. First, make sure you are editing the template.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the button icon in the toolbar:

2. The button will be added at the cursor location, allowing you to enter the button’s text. Press Enter to add another option:

Alternatively, you can select text and press the button icon to convert it into a button:

If the selected text contains commas, they will act as separators, creating a button with multiple options:

If the selection spans multiple lines of text, a button will be created on each line:

Right-click on a button to open the context menu for additional actions:

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Tips

1. No need to capitalize the first letter of a button at the start of a line—Dilato automatically capitalizes the first letter in the final note. This is especially useful when negating a button, as ‘fatigue’ becomes either ‘Fatigue’ or ‘No fatigue.’
2. You can attach clickable texts to buttons.