e. Formatting Commands

Use the Format menu to make documents look even better. You can change fonts, change the look of paragraphs, and define and apply a style.
There are many other functions provided for organizing the contents of a document, such as specifying a list and setting indentation.

Format

Select the format of the style to apply to the paragraph.

Format

Font

Select the type of font.

Font

Font Size

Select the font size.

Font Size

Line Spacing

Select the line spacing to apply to paragraphs.

Line Spacing

Bold

Makes the lines of the selected text thicker and more distinct.

Bold

<Ctrl+B>

 If no text is selected in the editing window, the style of the text within the HTML element where the cursor is located will be changed.

Italic

Makes the text slant slightly to the right.

Italic

<Ctrl+I>

Underline

Draws a line underneath the text.

Underline

<Ctrl+U>

Strikethrough

Draws a horizontal line through the middle of the text.

Strikethrough

Text Color

Changes the color of the text.

Text Color

If you click on the text color command, the following palette appears. Select a color on the palette to change the color of the currently selected text or the text in the element where the cursor is placed.

Text Background Color

Changes the background color of the text.

Text Background Color

If you click on the text color command, the following palette appears. Select a color on the palette to change the color of the currently selected text or the text in the element where the cursor is placed.

Subscript

Turns selected text into subscript text.

Subscript

Example: Normal TextSubscript Text

 Place the cursor in the text or block-select it and click the  (Subscript) button to set it as subscript.

Superscript

Turns selected text into superscript text.

Superscript

Example: Normal TextSuperscript Text

 Place the cursor in the text or block-select it and click the  (Superscript) button to set it as superscript.

Copy the format

The format of the part selected as a block is copied, and remains intact in the document.

Copy the format


Paste the format

Specify the copied format as a block and place it at the desired location.

Paste the format

 To paste the format, you must copy the format first.

Clear Character Format

Removes all formatting attributes from the text.

Clear Character Format

Align Left

Aligns the current paragraph to the left.

Align Left

 If no paragraph has been explicitly selected in the editing window, the command will align the paragraph where the cursor is currently located.

Align Center

Aligns the current paragraph to the center.

Align Center

Align Right

Aligns the current paragraph to the right.

Align Right

Justify

Justifies the text of current paragraph so that aligns to the left and right margins.

Justify

Increase Indent

Increases the indentation of the paragraph where the cursor is placed. The text will be indented by 6 characters (this is not adjustable).

Increase Indent

 You can also use the Tab key to increase indent quickly.

 When a table is selected, indentation is applied.

Decrease Indent

Decreases the indentation of the paragraph where the cursor is placed. This command can only be used on indented text.

Decrease Indent

 You can also press Shift+Tab to decrease indent quickly.

 When a table is selected, outdentation is applied.

Paragraph Margin

It will be applied to all paragraphs, and you can specify the margin to the left and right of the paragraph, and above and below the paragraph.

Paragraph Margin

The value is set in pixels and applied to all paragraphs. Also, you can specify letter spacing and word spacing.

Numbered List

Turns the selected text into a numbered list.

Numbered List

The list can be 'numbered' with normal numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, uppercase Roman numerals or lowercase Roman numerals. The default option is normal numbers.

Bulleted List

You can choose circle, disc or square bullets. The default value is disc.

Bulleted List


Left to Right Text Direction

Sets the CrossEditor editing window's text direction to Left to Right.

Left to Right Text Direction

Right to Left Text Direction

Sets the CrossEditor editing window's text direction to Right to Left.

Right to Left Text Direction

 If the text being entered is in a language that is written from right to left, click the   (Right to Left Text Direction) button.