Text Module

Text Module Toolbar

  1. To begin editing a "Text" Module rollover the text block. A yellow bar will appear. Select the "Edit" icon (paper and pencil).
  2. You will be brought to the WYSIWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get). You may begin typing the necessary information.
  3. Any text that you may have copied from a website or Microsoft Word will have its formatting stripped. You should do all text formatting within the module.
  4. Basic formatting may be made to your text. You may bold or italicize text. You may also select a Heading 2 through Heading 6 tag under Format. Heading 1 is reserved for your Page Title which is displayed on every page of your website. Highlight the text and click the appropriate button.

WARNING: When editing be sure to SAVE frequently. After 15 minutes you might be logged out automatically and your work will NOT be saved.

Spacing

Enter = Hard Return; Creates new Paragraph
Shift Enter = Soft Return; Moves one line down

Keyboard Shortcuts

Many functions in the text module have keyboard keystrokes. They make the work with the editor faster and easier. Below you will find an alphabetical list with all of the keyboard shortcuts (if you're using a PC CTRL is the Control key/if you're using a Mac CMD is the Command key):

  1. CTRL/CMD+A highlights the whole editing area
  2. CTRL/CMD+B changes your font to bold
  3. CTRL/CMD+C copies the highlighted area to the clipboard
  4. CTRL/CMD+I changes your font to italic
  5. CTRL/CMD+L opens the Link window
  6. CTRL/CMD+SHIFT+S saves the document
  7. CTRL/CMD+U changes your font to underlined
  8. CTRL/CMD+V pastes the data from the clipboard
  9. CTRL/CMD+X cuts the highlighted area
  10. CTRL/CMD+Y starts the redo function
  11. CTRL/CMD+Z starts the undo function
  12. CTRL+ALT+ENTER/CMD+OPTION+RETURN fits the editor in the browsers window (fullscreen)

Undo

You can hit CTRL/CMD+Z to undo changes in the text module provided you haven't Saved the content. It works the same as if you were working on a Microsoft Word file - you can undo the changes while you are working on the file, but once you save and close the file you can't go back.

Text Module Functionality

Toolbar Element Function
View or edit the document source code (for advanced users)
Paste the data copied to the clipboard without formatting.
Find a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Find and replace a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Remove the formatting from the highlighted text.
Converts or removes the text in hyperlinks. It may also by used to manage file uploads and links to files on the web server. See Add a Link.
Inserts or modifies a link anchor. See Add an Anchor Link.
Sets the text alignment (left, centered, right or justified). See Text layout and format in Formatting Text.
Format a block of text to identify quotations (text provenient from other sources).
Formatting determines the appearance and semantic value of your document. You may use the drop down boxe to apply styles. To remove the applied style select the style name again. See Formatting Text.
Changes the color of the text. See Colors in Formatting Text.
Applies bold, italic, underscore or strikethrough formatting to the highlighted text. See Formatting Text.
Superscript or subscript the highlighted text. See Superscript and subscript in Formatting Text.
Creates numbered or bulleted lists. See Creating Lists.
Increase or decrease the text indentation.
Inserts images into the document. See Add a Single Image.
Inserts symbols & special characters (accented characters, trademark, currency symbol, etc.).
Spell check the text in the document. See Spell Checking.