Using the Formatting Toolbar

The formatting toolbar in the paragraph editor allows you to edit specific text or entire paragraphs. You can edit text on either the Paragraph or Letters tab in the Library. On the Paragraph tab, clicking or on the formatting toolbar expands the toolbar to show additional formatting buttons. If you edit paragraphs from the Letters tab, fewer formatting options are available.

Click a link below to view information about the buttons on the formatting toolbar.

Text Formatting Tools

Toolbar Button	Description
	Click to apply bold-facing to selected text.
	Click to apply italics to selected text.
	Click to underline selected text.
	Click to display more text formatting options.
	Click to strike through the selected text. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to make the selected a subscript or superscript. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click to select a different font or font size for the selected text. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click to select a color for the selected text. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click to select a color for the background behind the selected text. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click the buttons to select additional formatting and style options for the selected text. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click to remove all the formatting applied to the selected text. This option is visible only if you click .
	Click to insert a horizontal line (for example, between paragraphs). This option is visible only if you click .

Paragraph Formatting Tools

Toolbar Button	Description
	Click to align text left.
	Click to align text in the center.
	Click to align text to the right. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to justify text on both sides. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to insert an ordered list. By default, this list is a numbered list. If you click , an additional ordered list button displays on the second row of the formatting toolbar. Click the arrow next to this second ordered list button if you want to choose the specific type of order (roman numbers, alphabet, etc.) to use.
	This option is only visible if you click . Click to insert an unordered (bulleted) list. Click the arrow next to the button if you want to choose the specific type of bullet to use.
	Click to display more paragraph-level formatting options.
	Click to apply additional preset formatting and style options to an entire paragraph. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to select the line spacing to use for the entire paragraph. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to reduce or increase the indention for the paragraph. This option is only visible if you click .
	Click to apply or remove a line next to the paragraph to indicate that the paragraph is a quote. This option is only visible if you click .

Other Formatting Tools

Toolbar Button	Description
	Click to insert a hyperlink. You can enter the hyperlink URL in the first text box and the hyperlink text in the second box. If you want the hyperlink to open in a new browser tab when it is clicked, select the Open in new tab check box. Click Insert when you are done.
	Click to insert an image. You can upload an image by dragging it to the image box or by clicking the box and selecting the file to upload. Alternatively, you can point to an image by URL. Click the tab in the Image box, and enter the URL that points to the image. Click Insert when you're done.
	Click to insert a table. Select the number of columns and rows to insert.
	Click to undo or redo your most recent changes.
	Click to expand the toolbar to also show options to print the paragraph, select all text, or access a list of keyboard shortcuts.
	Click to print the paragraph. This option is visible when you click the button.
	Click to select all the text in the text editor box so you can apply formatting to all text at one time. This option is visible when you click the button.
	Click to view a list of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to format paragraphs. This option is visible when you click the button.