Text Formatting
You do not normally need to spend much time formatting text because Umbraco takes care of a lot of the formatting for you. When the default formatting is not enough however, there are a number of options for controlling the formatting of text.
Formatting Buttons
The most basic and probably the most familiar way to control formatting are via the formatting buttons. These work much the same as those found in most word processing applications such as Microsoft Word. With these you can apply basic formatting such as Bold, Italic and underline as well as altering text alignment and creating bulleted and numbered lists.
Regardless of the formatting being applied, the process for applying a format using the formatting buttons is always the same.
- Select the text you want to apply the formatting to.
- Click the appropriate format button to apply the formatting you wish to add.
Formats
Another way of applying formatting is via the Formats drop-down list. The Formats drop-down list provides a set of predefined styles that can be applied to text whilst maintaining a consistent look and feel through the site. These styles often incorporate more advanced formatting functionality which can be applied to provide a different look for certain elements such as links, headings and sub heading. For example you can use a format style to change a link into a call to action button. Whilst the styles available on your site may differ, the process for applying styles is always the same.
- Select the text you want to apply the style to.
- Select the style to apply from the Format drop-down list.
Copying Content from Other Programs
It is important to note that when you pre-write content to later be copied into a rich text editor you may encounter style issues on your website. When pasting content, the original text styles will be preserved which can lead to different font faces, sizes and colours from what is expected when the website is viewed. To prevent this from happening it is advisable that you paste the content into a markdown editor first such as notepad, then copy and paste it from there into your rich text editor.
Remove Formatting
If you have formatted a paragraph or selection using the formatting buttons, you can remove a formatting rule by selecting the text, and clicking the relevant formatting button to remove that formatting rule. You may also have a remove format button in your toolbar. If you do not have this button please speak to your system administrator.
Remove Format button