Creating content in Design view in the HTML Editor

Create content using the HTML Editor

1. Navigate to the location in the system where you want to insert or edit your content.
2. Click Edit from the context menu or click an applicable text field to display the HTML Editor interface.
3. Enter your content into the HTML Editor.
4. To insert tables, images, links, audio/video/animation files, special characters, and equations, use the Insert options and Table options.
5. Save your changes.

HTML Editor options

Icon	Name	Function/Description
Editing options
	Cut	Copies and deletes the selected content to the clipboard.
	Copy	Copies the selected content to the clipboard.
	Paste	Pastes content from the clipboard.
	Undo	Undoes the last action.
	Redo	Redoes the last action.
	Paste as Plain Text	Pastes content from the clipboard in plain text.
	Paste from Word	Pastes content from the clipboard with Word formatting.
Text formatting options
	Format	Applies a preset style to selected text.
	Font Family	Changes the font of selected text.
	Size	Changes the size of selected font.
	Apply Color	Changes the color of selected text.
	Bold	Makes the selected text bold.
	Italic	Makes the selected text italic.
	Underline	Underlines the selected text.
	Strikethrough	Puts a line through the selected text (as if it has been crossed out).
	Subscript	Makes the selected text subscript.
	Superscript	Makes the selected text superscript.
Paragraph formatting options
	Indent	Moves the margin of the current paragraph to the right.
	Outdent	Moves the margin of the current paragraph to the left.
	Unordered List	Inserts a bulleted list.
	Ordered List	Inserts a numbered list.
	Align Left	Aligns the selected paragraph to the left.
	Align Right	Aligns the selected paragraph to the right.
	Align Center	Aligns the selected paragraph in the center of the page.
	Align Full	Fully aligns the selected paragraph (creating flush margins on both sides).
	Left to Right	Tags the selected paragraph's text direction as left-to-right. This ensures that users' browsers render the text appropriately. Useful when the text direction of the paragraph differs from the system locale or other content in the HTML Editor.
	Right to Left	Tags the selected paragraph's text direction as right-to-left. This ensures that users' browsers render the text appropriately. Useful when the text direction of the paragraph differs from the system locale or other content in the HTML Editor.
Insert options
	Insert Stuff	Enables you to insert media (including audio and video) files from a variety of sources.
	Insert Image	Inserts an image at the current location of your cursor.
	Insert Quicklink	Enables you to insert a quicklink to a resource inside Learning Environment.
	Graphical equation	Launches the Equation Editor, allowing you to insert graphical equations.
	MathML equation	Launches the Equation Editor, allowing you to insert MathMl equations.
	LaTeX equation	Launches the Equation Editor, allowing you to insert LaTeX equations.
	Insert Symbol	Enables you to insert symbols and other special characters.
	Insert Line	Inserts a horizontal line separating paragraphs.
	Insert Attributes	Enables you to add Title, ID, Class, Style, and Text Direction attributes to selected text without opening the Source Editor.
Table options
	Insert Table	Inserts a table at the current location of your cursor. Enables you to change table properties such as cell padding, cell spacing, alignment, height, width, etc.
	Table Cell Properties	Enables you to change the properties of the cell your cursor is located in.
	Table Row Properties	Enables you to change the properties of the row your cursor is located in.
	Remove Column	Deletes the column your cursor is located in.
	Remove Row	Deletes the row your cursor is located in.
	Delete Table	Deletes the table your cursor is located in.
	Insert Column Before	Adds a blank column before the column your cursor is located in.
	Insert Column After	Adds a blank column after the column your cursor is located in.
	Insert Row Before	Adds a blank row before the row your cursor is located in.
	Insert Row After	Adds a blank row after the row your cursor is located in.
	Cut Row	Copies and deletes the row your cursor is located in.
	Copy Row	Copies the row your cursor is located in.
	Paste Row Before	Pastes a previously copied or cut row before the row your cursor is located in.
	Paste Row After	Pastes a previously copied or cut row after the row your cursor is located in.
	Merge Table Cells	Joins selected cells together. Existing content within the cells merges together.
	Split Table Cells	Splits the selected cell into two cells. Existing content inside the cell remains in the first cell; the second cell is empty.