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Working with the Text Editor

In various places throughout eLearning, a text editor will display to allow you to enter text and insert images. For example, when you are using the Test Builder to create an online test, the following text editor allows you to create short-answer test questions.

Text editor screen for test questions

In addition to text-editing capabilities, this editor also provides the ability to insert images, audio, video, and other files, as well as hyperlinks to content external to eLearning.

The following table explains the options you see in the text editor.

Button

Description

Font Family button

Font Family—Change the font by clicking this button and selecting one from the drop-down menu.

Font Sizes button

Font Sizes—Change the font size clicking this button and selecting one from the drop-down menu.

Bold button

Bold—Click to make text bold. Click again to remove bold formatting.

Italic button

Italic—Click to italicize text. Click again to remove italic formatting.

Underline button

Underline—Click to underline text. Click again to remove underlining.

Text color button

Text color—Click to select a text color.

Background color button

Background color—Click to select a background color.

Clear formatting button

Clear formatting—Click to remove all text formatting.

Accessibility checker button

Accessibility checker—Click to check accessibility.

Align left button

Align left—Click to align text to the left.

Align center button

Align center—Click to align text in the center.

Align right button

Align right—Click to align text to the right.

Justify button

Justify—Click to justify text so that the left and right sides of the paragraph are flush with the margins.

Bullet list​ button

Bullet list—Click the list icon to create a bulleted list. Click the down arrow to select a bullet style.

Numbered list​ button

Numbered list—Click the list icon to create a numbered list. Click the down arrow to select a number style.

​​Insert/edit link button

Insert/edit link—Click to insert or edit a hyperlink. For more information see Insert a Hyperlink and Edit a Hyperlink.

​Remove link button

Remove link—Click to remove a hyperlink. For more information see Remove a Hyperlink from the Text Editor.

Insert/edit image button

Insert/edit image—Click to insert or edit an image using the MoxieManager window. For more information see Insert an Image into the Text Editor.

Insert file button

Insert file—Click to insert a file using the MoxieManager window. For more information, refer to Insert a File into the Text Editor.

Special character button

Special character—Click to insert a special character.

Emojis button

Emoticons—Click to insert an emoticon.

Source code button

Source code—Click to edit the HTML source code for the text and other elements of the text editor.

Print button

Print—Click to print the contents of the text editor.

​Record Video button

Record video—Click to record video and insert it into the text editor.

Record Audio​ button

Record audio—Click to record audio and insert it into the text editor.