What actions can I perform using the Rich Text Editor icons?

Note: Depending on your implementation, you may have more icons or fewer icons available to you in the Rich Text Editor. There are several third party tools which integrate with the editor and display as additional icons in the editing toolbar (e.g. equation editors, video management applications, etc.). Also, some institutions hide seldom-used icons to make the appearance of the editing toolbar more compact.

Standard Rich Text Editor icons allow the following features:

Source

Source

View or edit the document source code (for advanced users).

Templates

Templates

Select a layout template.

Cut

Cut

Cut the highlighted text to the clipboard.

Copy

Copy

Copy the highlighted text to the clipboard.

Paste

Paste

Paste the data copied to the clipboard.

Paste as Plain Text

Paste as Plain Text

Paste the data copied to the clipboard (without formatting).

Paste from Word

Paste from Word

Paste content copied from Microsoft Word or similar applications.

Print

Print

Print the current document.

Preview

Preview the current document.

Undo

Undo

Undo the most recent action taken.

Redo

Redo

Redo the most recent action taken.

Find

Find

Find a word or phrase within the document.

Replace

Replace

Find and replace a word or phrase within the document.

Select All

Select All

Select the entire text in the document.

Remove Format

Remove Format

Remove the formatting from the highlighted text.

Insert/Remove Numbered List

Insert/Remove Numbered List

Create Numbered Lists.

Insert/Remove Bulleted List

Insert/Remove Bulleted List

Create Bulleted Lists.

Decrease Indent

Decrease Indent

Decrease the paragraph indent.

Increase Indent

Increase Indent

Increase the paragraph indent.

Block

Block

Format a block of text to identify quotations.

Create DIV Container

Create DIV Container

Creates a container to apply formatting beyond one block of text.

Bold

Bold

Applies Bold formatting to highlighted text.

Italic

Italic

Applies Italic formatting to highlighted text.

Underline

Underline

Applies Underline formatting to highlighted text.

Strike Through

Strike Through

Applies Strike Through formatting to highlighted text.

Subscript

Subscript

Subscript the highlighted text.

Superscript

Superscript

Superscript the highlighted text.

Align Left

Align Left

Set text alignment left.

Align Center

Align Center

Set text alignment center.

Align Right

Align Right

Set text alignment right.

Justify

Justify

Justify text alignment.

Text Direction Left to Right

Text Direction Left to Right

Displays text left to right.

Text Direction Right to Left

Text Direction Right to Left

Displays text right to left.

Link

Create hyperlink.

Unlink

Remove hyperlink.

Anchor

Anchor

Inserts or modifies a link anchor.

Insert Content Item

Inserts an external tool (i.e. LTI tool) as a content item.

Record Audio Clip

Record Audio Clip

Create and display a voice recording.

Image

Image

Inserts images into the document.

Insert/Edit Movie

Insert/Edit Movie

Inserts a movie/audio player.

Table

Table

Creates a table with the defined number of columns and rows.

Insert Horizontal Line

Insert Horizontal Line

Inserts a divider line (horizontal rule).

Smiley

Smiley

Inserts an emoticons image (smiley faces, email icon, light bulb, etc.).

Insert Special Character

Insert Special Character

Inserts symbols & special characters (accented characters, trademark, currency symbol, etc.).

Styles

Styles

Applies special styles to a block of text.

Format

Format

Applies paragraph formatting to a block of text.

Font

Font

Applies a specific font to a block of text.

Size

Size

Applies a specific size to a block of text.

Text Color

Text Color

Changes the color of the text.

Background Color

Background Color

Changes the background color of the text.

Maximize

Maximize

Maximizes the editor size inside the browser.

Show Blocks

Show Blocks

Shows where there are block elements boundaries in the text.