\n\nPressbooks has two ways to edit your book: the VISUAL editor, where you don't need to know any code at all; and the TEXT editor, where you can see (and edit) the HTML code that will create your books. While the VISUAL editor is great for simple books, if your book is a bit more complex, or if things look funny in output, the TEXT editor will let you see what is really <\/strong>going on behind the scenes.\u00a0In this article, you will learn:\n
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What the VISUAL and TEXT editors in Pressbooks do.<\/li>\n \t
How to use the visual and text editors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Pressbooks' VISUAL and TEXT Editors<\/h2>\nEbooks are essentially websites, which means their formatting is accomplished with code--HTML and CSS primarily. You don't have to see that code when you use Pressbooks, but you can. Pressbooks lets you use a VISUAL\u00a0editor which\u00a0automatically inserts the corresponding codes. Those who know HTML\u00a0formatting may want to see or edit the code--that's where Pressbooks' TEXT\u00a0editor comes in. As you're editing a post, you can switch between the VISUAL\u00a0and TEXT\u00a0editors by clicking on \"visual\" or \"text\" in the top right corner. It's always good practice to save your work before you switch.\n
Visual Editor Options<\/h2>\nPressbooks' VISUAL\u00a0editor has many options for formatting your manuscript. Click on the Toolbar Toggle to view all the formatting options available in the Visual editor.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_816\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"726\"] $\"Visual$ <\/a> Visual Editor Toolbar[\/caption]\n\nHere is a list of some of the things you can do with the VISUAL editor:\n
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The bold, italic, strikethrough, underline, text color and alignment commands work just as you'd expect from a word processor.<\/li>\n \t
You can also create blockquotes or insert hyperlinks. (Note: If you're\u00a0planning to output\u00a0to print too, you may want to write out the real URLs as the text that is hyperlinked.)<\/li>\n \t
Use the styles and formats menus to highlight subheads or finesse paragraph indents, add textboxes and for adjusting tracking.<\/li>\n \t
Need to insert a special footnote? You can do that. You can even convert your footnotes from a Word document.<\/li>\n \t
In both the visual and text editors, you can use the \"x\" button at the top right for a distraction-free writing screen.<\/li>\n \t
Finally, you can always undo, redo or clear formatting entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAfter you've saved, check your formatting by clicking on View Post to see your chapter or part. If anything looks odd, you can see and adjust the code around it by going into the text editor.\n\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/bfsrbvST1mY<\/a>\n
TEXT Editor Uses and Options<\/h2>\nThere are three main uses of the text editor:\n
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To investigate the underlying code might be causing a problem with your formatting.<\/li>\n \t
For people who want to code their formatting manually as they write.<\/li>\n \t
To insert some special formatting that must be hand-coded--tabular data, for instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[caption id=\"attachment_821\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"744\"] $\"Text$ <\/a> Code editor menu options[\/caption]\n\nHere's a quick tutorial on how to use the text editor to see, adjust and add to your book's underlying code.\n\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/oHRVd8liHao","rendered":"
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Pressbooks has two ways to edit your book: the VISUAL editor, where you don’t need to know any code at all; and the TEXT editor, where you can see (and edit) the HTML code that will create your books. While the VISUAL editor is great for simple books, if your book is a bit more complex, or if things look funny in output, the TEXT editor will let you see what is really <\/strong>going on behind the scenes.\u00a0In this article, you will learn:<\/p>\n
\n
What the VISUAL and TEXT editors in Pressbooks do.<\/li>\n
How to use the visual and text editors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Pressbooks’ VISUAL and TEXT Editors<\/h2>\n
Ebooks are essentially websites, which means their formatting is accomplished with code–HTML and CSS primarily. You don’t have to see that code when you use Pressbooks, but you can. Pressbooks lets you use a VISUAL\u00a0editor which\u00a0automatically inserts the corresponding codes. Those who know HTML\u00a0formatting may want to see or edit the code–that’s where Pressbooks’ TEXT\u00a0editor comes in. As you’re editing a post, you can switch between the VISUAL\u00a0and TEXT\u00a0editors by clicking on “visual” or “text” in the top right corner. It’s always good practice to save your work before you switch.<\/p>\n
Visual Editor Options<\/h2>\n
Pressbooks’ VISUAL\u00a0editor has many options for formatting your manuscript. Click on the Toolbar Toggle to view all the formatting options available in the Visual editor.<\/p>\n
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Visual Editor Toolbar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Here is a list of some of the things you can do with the VISUAL editor:<\/p>\n
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The bold, italic, strikethrough, underline, text color and alignment commands work just as you’d expect from a word processor.<\/li>\n
You can also create blockquotes or insert hyperlinks. (Note: If you’re\u00a0planning to output\u00a0to print too, you may want to write out the real URLs as the text that is hyperlinked.)<\/li>\n
Use the styles and formats menus to highlight subheads or finesse paragraph indents, add textboxes and for adjusting tracking.<\/li>\n
Need to insert a special footnote? You can do that. You can even convert your footnotes from a Word document.<\/li>\n
In both the visual and text editors, you can use the “x” button at the top right for a distraction-free writing screen.<\/li>\n
Finally, you can always undo, redo or clear formatting entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
After you’ve saved, check your formatting by clicking on View Post to see your chapter or part. If anything looks odd, you can see and adjust the code around it by going into the text editor.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/youtu.be\/bfsrbvST1mY<\/a><\/p>\n
TEXT Editor Uses and Options<\/h2>\n
There are three main uses of the text editor:<\/p>\n
\n
To investigate the underlying code might be causing a problem with your formatting.<\/li>\n
For people who want to code their formatting manually as they write.<\/li>\n
To insert some special formatting that must be hand-coded–tabular data, for instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
$\"Text$ <\/a><\/p>\n
Code editor menu options<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Here’s a quick tutorial on how to use the text editor to see, adjust and add to your book’s underlying code.<\/p>\n
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TEXT Editor Uses and Options<\/h2>\nThere are three main uses of the text editor:\n\n \tTo investigate the underlying code might be causing a problem with your formatting.<\/li>\n \tFor people who want to code their formatting manually as they write.<\/li>\n \t

Visual Editor Options<\/h2>\nPressbooks’ VISUAL\u00a0editor has many options for formatting your manuscript. Click on the Toolbar Toggle to view all the formatting options available in the Visual editor.<\/p>\n

TEXT Editor Uses and Options<\/h2>\nThere are three main uses of the text editor:<\/p>\n\nTo investigate the underlying code might be causing a problem with your formatting.<\/li>\nFor people who want to code their formatting manually as they write.<\/li>\n