Views

The text editor has two views: simple.

3 dots to open text editor

The other is advanced. Change the views by clicking on the 3 dots.

advanced text editor options

Help

Click on the Help button for keyboard shortcuts and navigation of the text editor.

help button

Change the Spellcheck Tool to UK English

  1. Click on the arrow next to the Spellcheck Tool.
  2. Select UK English from the drop-down list.

spellcheck tool selected

List of functions

ToolPurpose
bold, italics, underline and strikthrough function

In order, from left to right:

  • Bold the selected text.

  • Italicise the selected text.

  • Underline the selected text.

  • Strikethrough the selected text.

heading and text style

Select a heading/text style.

text font selection list

Select the text's font.

text size selection

Select the size of the text.

bullet list

Create a bulleted list.

numbered list

Create a numbered list.

colour selector for text and highligh

In order, from left to right:

  • Select a text colour
  • Select a highlight colour

From there, select the appropriate colour would like.

remove formatting

Remove formatting from highlighted text.

cut, copy and paste options

In order, from left to right:

  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Find and/or replace text
undo and redo action

In order, from left to right:

  • Undo action
  • Redo action
text alignment options

In order, from left to right:

  • Left align text
  • Centre align text
  • Right align text
  • Justify align text
indent increase and decrease

In order, from left to right:

  • Indent increase to the right
  • Indent decrease to the left
superscript and subscript

In order, from left to right:

  • Superscript
  • Subscript
insert/edit link and remove link

Note: This is for configuring weblinks only.

In order, from left to right:

  • Add hyperlink or edit existing hyperlink. Refer to the Add a web link guide.
  • Remove hyperlink
enter text to right, enter text to left options

In order, from left to right:

  • Enter text to right of current location (default)
  • Enter text to left of current location
insert horizontal line and insert non-break space character

In order, from left to right:

  • Insert a horizontal line
  • Insert a non-break space character
spellcheck tool selected

Use the spellchecker tool

equation editor iconUse the Equation editor
show invisible character iconShow invisible characters i.e. spaces and paragraphs
blockquote iconFormat text as a blockquote
special characters icon

Special characters

Note: The library has been expanded to include categories and can the English name for the character can be searched for.

emoticons icon

Emoticons

Note: The library has been expanded to include categories and can the English name for the emoji can be searched for.

anchorInsert an anchor
table creation and table delete option

In order, from left to right:

  • Open the table creation options
  • Delete table
table and row properties options

In order, from left to right:

  • Table properties
  • Row properties
cell properties, insert row before current row, insert row after current row and delete current row from table options

In order, from left to right:

  • Cell properties
  • Insert row before the current row
  • Insert row after the current row
  • Delete current row from table
insert column before current column, insert column after current column, delete current column from table

In order, from left to right:

  • Insert column before the current column
  • Insert column after the current column
  • Delete current column from table
html editor iconOpen the HTML editor
accessibility checker iconUse the Accessibility Checker to ensure content is accessible
insert or edit code sample iconInsert or edit code sample
preview text, access help and enter full screen mode icons

In order, from left to right:

  • Preview the text
  • Access the help esction
  • Enter full screen mode
add content iconAdd content such as Echo360 videos, YouTube videos and files such as PDF documents and images.