Inserting Text
The content for your page can be entered into the main text area of the page editor. The default screen is set to the design view; however, if you would prefer to work with HTML, you can select the HTML icon at the bottom left of the page editor area.
The page editor itself functions like a text editor. You can type your content directly into the screen or paste your content in from a third party, like Microsoft Word (please note: when pasting your content in from another source, make sure to select the “paste from Word” button or “paste plain text” button).
Selecting Text
In order to copy, paste, or apply a style to your content, you first need to select the text. Some ways to do this are listed below:- To select all information on a page, press Ctrl+A.
- To select a portion of the information on a page, you have two choices:
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor across the text you want to select.
- Hold down the Shift key and the right arrow key until the desired data is selected
- To select a single word, place the cursor on the word and double-click the mouse.
Selected text has different background and foreground colors, indicating that it has been selected.
Formatting Text
Several buttons in the toolbar apply formatting attributes to text, such as bold and italics. There are two ways to apply these attributes:- Enter the text. Then, select the text and press the toolbar button. The button is now in a “pressed in” condition, and the text has the formatting attribute.
- Press the toolbar button. Then, begin typing the text. As you type, the formatting is applied. When you no longer want to use the formatting, press the toolbar button again to “deselect” that attribute.