The Rich Text editor supports most text effects available in standard text editing applications.

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Applying Heading Styles

To do this

Click this  

Shortcut Key 

 

Ctrl-(1-6) (on Windows, with Internet Explorer). See alternatives.

Screenshot: Choosing Heading Styles from the Rich Text Editor Toolbar



Applying Text Formatting

To apply an effect, select the text and click one of the icons below, or use the shortcut key.

Screenshot: Text Formatting Buttons on the Rich Text Editor Toolbar

To do this

Click this  

Shortcut Key 

  Bold


Ctrl-b (on Windows, with Internet Explorer). See alternatives.

  Italics


Ctrl-i (on Windows, with Internet Explorer). See alternatives.

  Underline


Ctrl-u (on Windows, with Internet Explorer). See alternatives.

  Strike

none

(info) There is currently no command for removing all formatting.

Applying Text Colours

To apply text colours, select the text you wish to change and then click this button to select a text colour. A small colour-picker menu appears in-line.

Screenshot: Picking Colours from the Rich Text Editor Toolbar

Related Topics

Rich Text Editor Overview
Keyboard Shortcuts

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