Using the HTML Editor Toolbar to Format and Find Text

The following table describes how to format and find text using the HTML Editor toolbar buttons.

Tip: For more information about the HTML Editor, see Using the HTML Editor.

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Format text

Select the text, then select a format from the Format drop down list.

Change the font Select the text, then select a font from the Font drop down list.

Change the text size

Select the text, then select a font from the Size drop down list.

Change the font style 

Select the text, then click the button you want:

bold_button.gif   Bold  

italics_button.gif Italic  

underline_button.gif Underline

Change the alignment

Select the text, image, or table, then click the button you want:  

left_justify_button.gif  Align to the left  

center_justify_button.gif  Center  

right_justify_button.gif  Align to the right

Change the text color

1. Select the text you want to change.

2. Click text_color_button.gif.

3. Click the color you want.

The text changes to the color you selected.

Change the text background color

1. Select the text you want.

2. Click background_text_color_button.gif.

3. Click the color you want.

The background changes to the color you selected.

Change the indent

1. Select the text, image, or table.

2. Click indent_button.gif to increase the indent or decrease_indent.gif to decrease the indent.

Create a numbered list

Select the text to which you want to add numbering, then click numbered_list_button.gif.  

To create the list as you type

• Before typing the text, clicknumbered_list_button.gif.

1 appears at the beginning of the line, indicating the first item in the list.

Each time you press ENTER, the next list item is added to the list.

To finish the list, press ENTER twice.

To create a multilevel list

You can create multilevel list by changing the hierarchical level of items in the list.

1. Select the item you want to change.

2. Click indent_button.gif or decrease_indent.gif.

Create a bulleted list

Select the text to which you want to add bullets, then click bulleted_list_button.gif.  

To create the list as you type

• Before typing the text, click bulleted_list_button.gif.

A bullet appears at the beginning of the line, indicating the first item in the list.

Each time you press ENTER, the next list item is added to the list.

To finish the list, press ENTER twice.

To create a multilevel list

You can create multilevel list by changing the hierarchical level of items in the list.

1. Select the item you want to change.

2. Click indent_button.gif or decrease_indent.gif.

Undo or redo an action

To undo an action, click undo_button.gif .

To redo the action you undid, clickredo_button.gif.

Find text

1. Click find_button.gif.

The Find and Replace dialog opens.

2. In the Find What field, type the text you want to find.

3. Optionally, to any of the following:

• To match the case of the word or phrase that you typed, select the Match case checkbox.

• To match the entire word, select the Match whole word checkbox.

4. Click Find.

Replace text

1. Click replace_button.gif.

The Find and Replace dialog opens.

2. In the Find what field, type the text you want to replace.

3. In the Replace with field, type the replacement text.

4. Optionally, to any of the following:

• To match the case of the word or phrase that you typed, select the Match case checkbox.

• To match the entire word, select the Match whole word checkbox.

5. Do one of the following:

• To replace one occurrence of the text, click Replace.

The Editor replaces the text and moves to the next occurrence of the text.

• To replace al occurrences of the text, click Replace All.

The Editor replaces all occurrences of the text.

Insert a table

1. Click where you want to insert the table.

2. Click table_button.gif.

The Table Properties dialog opens.

2. Select the properties you want.

For more information about table properties, see HTML Editor: Table Properties.

3. Click OK.

The table is inserted.

Insert a horizontal line

Click line_button.gif.