Editing and Formatting Rich Content
You are presented with a rich content toolbar once you start updating rich content in DocStudio or editing in the Refreshed Web Interface. This toolbar provides easy-to-use features to edit the content. The options on the editing toolbar are similar to word processing applications such as Microsoft Word. The rich text editor comes with commonly used features such as formatting text, inserting links, creating tables, inserting images, and so on.
Options on the Rich Content Toolbar
The rich content toolbar has over thirty options that include several drop-down lists. You can hover your cursor over any option on the toolbar to view its description. Some of the options are described here:
• Insert: Use these options to insert the following:
◦ Hyperlink
◦ Item Link
◦ Image
◦ Attachment Link
◦ Horizontal Line
◦ Special Character
• Alignment
: Use options in this list to apply
Left,
Center,
Right, or
Justify alignment to the selected text.
• Format Painter
: Use this option to copy formatting.
• Apply Case
: Use options in this list to apply
Lower case,
Upper case, or
Title case to selected text.
• Word Count
: Use this option to display the word count.
• Insert date/time
: Use options in this list to insert date and time.
For more information on the rest of the options on the rich content toolbar, see the topic
Working with Rich ContentAccessing the Full Screen Mode
You can also edit rich text using the full screen mode. To switch between editing in the rich text field area and in the full screen mode, click
on the rich content toolbar.
| • On switching to full screen mode in DocStudio, Undo and Redo history for rich text is lost. • On editing rich text in the Refreshed Web Interface, Undo and Redo history for rich text is lost after clicking outside the rich text editor. |
Working with Rich Content in the Item View
Once you enter the editing mode in the Item View, the rich text toolbar becomes available for rich text fields. A maximum of seven rows are displayed for editing in the rich text editor. When you click outside the rich text editing area after editing, the Apply, Save, and Cancel options are enabled.
| When the focus is inside the rich text editor, all global shortcuts related to the item edit mode such as Apply, Save, Cancel , Undo, Redo, and so on are not applicable. |
Navigating the Rich Content Toolbar
You can navigate the rich text toolbar using the keyboard keys or keyboard shortcuts.
The navigation listed in the table is applicable when the focus in on the rich text toolbar. You can set the focus on toolbar using ALT+F10 keyboard shortcut. You can also use keyboard shortcuts for using the rich content features, see the topic
Navigating the Item Edit View.
Action | Key |
Return to the rich text editing area from the toolbar | ESC |
Move focus to next tab | Right Arrow key |
Move focus to the previous tab | Left Arrow key |
Access menu options For example, options on the Insert menu. | Down Arrow key |
Close menu | ESC |
Access submenu options For example, the submenu for Merge cells. | Right Arrow key |
Close submenu | Left Arrow key |
Moving from left to right in the Options Group | Tab key |
Moving from right to left in the Options group | SHIFT+TAB key |
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