Working with the Rich Text Editor

This tutorial will explain the functionality of the icons and drop down menus within the Rich Text editor that is available in many of the tools in MyCR. This editor works the same way in every tool.

Using the Rich Text Editor

Many screens in MyCR contain large text-entry boxes along with many icons and pulldown lists (located above the text-entry area). These icons and pulldown lists make up what is know as the rich text editor.

In some tools, you have the option of showing or hiding the rich text editor. If this option is available, MyCR displays the Show/Hide Rich-Text Editor link above the box. To show or hide the editor, click the link.

What Does That Do?

The table below lists the activities you can perform and indicates the icon or pulldown list to use for each.

Icon	Performs This Action	Notes
	Select All	Select everything in the text-entry box.
	Remove Formatting from the selected text
	Undo the last operation	Undoes typing, color changes, and alignment. Does no undo such functions as replace, apply style, and insert image. Cannot be used repetitively.
	Redo the last operation	Cannot be used repetitively.
	Use a template to create this material	The editor displays a window from which you select the template you want to use. Three pre-defined templates are available to choose from.
	Apply bold formatting	Text will look like this.
	Apply italic formatting	Text will look like this.
	Apply underline formatting	Text will look like this.
	Apply subscript formatting	Text will look like this: x2
	Apply superscript formatting	Text will look like this: x2
	Insert an ordered list
	Insert an unordered list
	Move margin left
	Move margin right
	Align text to left margin
	Align text to right margin
	Center text
	Align text at both left and right margins
	Change text color	If you choose red, text will look like this.
	Change background color	If you choose green, text will look like this.
	Apply one of the five styles to text
	Apply one of the six formats to text
	Change the font
	Change the type size
	Cut the selected text
	Copy the selected text
	Paste the selected text
	Paste the selected text as plain text
	Paste the selected text as from Word	Opens a window in which you paste text from a Word document, indicate whether to remove style definitions and/or remove fonts, and click OK to insert the text into the editor; inserts text and tables only; does not insert images from the Word source.
	Insert or change a link	The editor allows you to link to a URL or FTP site, an anchor in the text, or an email address. Display text for the link will look like this: click here.
	Remove selected link
	Insert an anchor	When you are entering a large amount of information, you can use an anchor to link to a location in another part of the current page.
	Insert/edit a link to an assignment, assessment, or forum in MyCR	Creates a link to an assignment, assessment, or forum in any site you own.
	Insert/edit an image
	Insert/edit an flash object
	Insert/edit an table
	Insert a horizontal line
	Insert a smiley face
	Insert a special character
	Find the next instance of text you specify	Searches forward from the cursor.
	Replace specified text with other text you specify	Starts at the beginning of the text entry in the box, regardless of the location of the cursor.
	View information about the rich text editor software
	Display document properties	Not currently enabled.