<BTT> and <ETT>

The <BTT> (short for BEGIN_TEXT_TYPE) and <ETT> (short for END_TEXT_TYPE) tags are used to mark both the beginning and ending of a portion of formatted text. In addition, the <BTT> tag specifies an existing text style, to be used when formatting that portion of text. You can view a complete list of all available text styles, and their attributes, by selecting the Options | Text Styles menu item under OneTouch®.

The following example illustrates the use of the <BTT> and <ETT> tags:

When Moses wrote, "In the beginning God..." (<BIBLE:Genesis 1:1>) he was writing purely under the influence of the Holy Spirit. But when John takes up the pen in this letter, he is writing <BTT:Emphasized>both<ETT> under the influence of the Holy Spirit <BTT:Emphasized>and<ETT> from personal experience.

If the <ETT> tag was omitted, the applied text style would end at the next paragraph break. In other words, a text style will never extend to a second paragraph unless a new <BTT> tag appears in the second paragraph.

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