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The Confluence editor supports most text effects available in standard text editing applications.
Applying paragraph styles
Choose a paragraph style from the editor toolbar, or click in the paragraph and use one of the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+(0–8) .
Screenshot: Choosing paragraph styles from the editor toolbar
Applying character formats
To apply a character format, select the text and click one of the editor toolbar buttons, or use a keyboard shortcut. Some formats are available from the 'More' menu.
Screenshot: Text formatting buttons on the editor toolbar
Format | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Bold | Ctrl+B |
Italics | Ctrl+I |
Underline | Ctrl+U |
Strikethrough | Ctrl+Shift+S |
Subscript | none |
Superscript | none |
| none |
Choose Clear Formatting from the 'More' menu to remove all formatting.
Applying colours to text
To apply a colour to text, select the text and click the colour option in the editor toolbar. To see the available colours, choose the dropdown arrow next to the colour option.
Screenshot: Picking colours from the editor toolbar
Aligning text
You can align text to the left, right or centre of a content block. Select the text and click the appropriate alignment option on the editor toolbar.
Screenshot: Left, centre and right alignment options on the editor toolbar
Indenting text
You can move text to the left or right by a predefined sequence of indentations. Confluence determines the size of the indentation. Select the text and click the left or right indentation option on the editor toolbar.
Screenshot: Left and right indentation options on the editor toolbar
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