When writing and editing your work in Pressbooks, you have a choice between working in the \"Visual Editor\" and the \"Text Editor\" according to your preferences. This chapter will explain the difference between them, and the tools they offer.<\/div>\n

Visual Editor<\/h2>\nThe visual editor is the\u00a0default editor. It is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface that allows you to see styling and formatting as they are applied.\n\nThis interface also\u00a0includes a toolbar that the top of the editor. While most options are straightforward, there are a range of buttons whose functions\u00a0might not be obvious at first. Below is a guide to each of the toolbar functions, and where you'll find them.\n\nNOTE:\u00a0While much of this formatting is possible in other programs, such as MS Word, applying it in the Pressbooks editing interface ensures it will function correctly in all outputs. For more, read our chapter on common formatting problems<\/a>.\n\n $\"editors1\"$ \n
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Add italics<\/li>\n \t
Add a strikethrough to text<\/li>\n \t
Start a bulleted list, or converted highlighted text to a bulleted list<\/li>\n \t
Start a numbered\u00a0list, or converted highlighted text to a numbered\u00a0list<\/li>\n \t
Insert a blockquote<\/li>\n \t
Insert a horizontal line (between paragraphs)<\/li>\n \t
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Insert and edit tables (see our guide chapter<\/a> for full uses)<\/li>\n \t
Insert a footnote, or convert highlighted text to a footnote<\/li>\n \t
Convert MS Word footnotes to the Pressbooks format<\/li>\n \t
Insert an anchor tag<\/li>\n \t
Type in, or convert highlighted text to\u00a0^{supercript<\/sup><\/li>\n \t}
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Switch to the Text Editor<\/li>\n \t
Enable the 'distraction free writing mode', which removes everything from the screen but the chapter editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Link text (a pop up will appear)<\/li>\n \t
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Insert a date\/time tag<\/li>\n \t
Insert an image (from URL)<\/li>\n \t
Insert a bulleted list<\/li>\n \t
Insert a numbered\u00a0list<\/li>\n \t
Add list item<\/li>\n \t
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Insert a 'Read More' tag (beta)<\/li>\n \t
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When writing and editing your work in Pressbooks, you have a choice between working in the “Visual Editor” and the “Text Editor” according to your preferences. This chapter will explain the difference between them, and the tools they offer.<\/div>\n
Visual Editor<\/h2>\n
The visual editor is the\u00a0default editor. It is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface that allows you to see styling and formatting as they are applied.<\/p>\n
This interface also\u00a0includes a toolbar that the top of the editor. While most options are straightforward, there are a range of buttons whose functions\u00a0might not be obvious at first. Below is a guide to each of the toolbar functions, and where you’ll find them.<\/p>\n
NOTE:\u00a0While much of this formatting is possible in other programs, such as MS Word, applying it in the Pressbooks editing interface ensures it will function correctly in all outputs. For more, read our chapter on common formatting problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Add a strikethrough to text<\/li>\n
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Insert a “Read More” tag (beta)<\/li>\n
Toggle toolbar to display more options<\/li>\n
Underline text<\/li>\n
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Change the colour of your\u00a0text<\/li>\n
Highlight text by adding a coloured background<\/li>\n
Paste copied content as text (without keeping any\u00a0formatting)<\/li>\n
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Open the special characters menu<\/li>\n
Decrease the paragraph indent<\/li>\n
Increase the paragraph indent<\/li>\n
Undo last action<\/li>\n
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Open the ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’ menu<\/li>\n
Insert and edit tables (see our guide chapter<\/a> for full uses)<\/li>\n
Insert a footnote, or convert highlighted text to a footnote<\/li>\n
Convert MS Word footnotes to the Pressbooks format<\/li>\n
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Insert the blockquote tags<\/li>\n
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Insert a date\/time tag<\/li>\n
Insert an image (from URL)<\/li>\n
Insert a bulleted list<\/li>\n
Insert a numbered\u00a0list<\/li>\n
Add list item<\/li>\n
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Insert a ‘Read More’ tag (beta)<\/li>\n
Close tags (automatically closes any open tags)<\/li>\n
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