Using the Rich Text Editor

Most Apps allow you to enter rich text in a Word style editor, this has multiple modes which are explained below.

Minimal Mode

In minimal mode (default) just the basics needed for quick editing text are included.

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Screenshot 2023-07-04 102309 Remove formatting - select the text and click on this to remove any formatting (useful if content is pasted from MS Word or another website)
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Screenshot 2023-07-04 102508 Select on of the pre-defined headings (it's important to use these to keep formatting consistent across the whole site rather than change font sizes etc.)
Screenshot 2023-07-04 102756 Create ordered and un-ordered lists
Screenshot 2023-07-04 102954 Simple link or link-to-page
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Fullscreen

The editor will resize to the height of the screen.

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Editing options are the same as Minimal mode.

Advanced Mode

This allows ALL features of the rich text editor to be used.

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Editing options are the same as above with these additional features:

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Select any paragraph type:

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Add image (upload or from system/other site), click on the arrow to show options:

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  • Upload image to this content app
  • Select existing image from system
  • Add URL to external image
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Upload and add link to file, cllick on the arrow to show options:

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  • Upload file to this content app
  • Select existing file from system
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Add link to other pages and URLs, click on the arrow to show options:

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  • Simple link
  • Link to page
  • Link to anchor in current page
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Edit options, click to see options:

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NOTE: If you are pasting from MS Word or other websites its best practice to use the Paste as text option

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Insert media, click to see options:

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  • Simple image link (to URL)
  • Simple link (to URL)
  • Link to media (e.g. YouTube embed)
  • Table (select the size of the table, see editing tables below)
  • Special characters
  • Line
  • Anchor (this adds an anchor which can be linked to using the Anchor link option above)
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All text formatting options available, click to see options:

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Screenshot 2023-07-04 105654 Table creation and editing options (see editing tables below)
   
   
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