Objective:
- To understand what formatting options are available in the PolicyStat Editor.
Environment:
- PolicyStat Editor
Additional Information:
N/A
Answer:
EDITOR
The following tables describes the characteristics of each of the buttons shown above in order.
Formatting/Styles
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
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Applies formatting options to a text box. |
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Table of Contents ============= Only for Headings |
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Numbered Headings |
Hyperlinks
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
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Add a link to an external webpage, another PolicyStat document, a file, or an anchored location either internal or external to the current page. |
Visit our marketing page. Email training@policystat.com |
Insert Hyperlinks |
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With the cursor inside the hyperlinked text or image, click to remove an existing link. | ||
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Add an anchor marker to a specific location in the document. |
Link from a table of contents at the top of a policy to content headers. |
Insert Anchor Links |
External Images, Tables, Lines, Symbols
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
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Insert an online image by pasting the URL. | Insert Images | |
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Insert a table NOTE: Additional formatting options can now be applied |
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Insert Tables |
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Insert a horizontal line to separate text sections. |  |
No article |
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Insert a special character or symbol. |  |
No article |
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Insert page break on printed PDF version of policy. |  |
No article |
Undo/Redo
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
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Undo or redo the previous action | No article |
Find/Replace/Select All
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
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Find a character, word, or phrase in the content |
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No article |
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Locate and replace a character, word, or phrase in the content |
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No article |
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Select all characters in the content window |
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No article |
Text Formatting
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
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Apply bold formatting to the selected text |
This is the most important text |
No article |
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Apply italicized formatting to the selected text |
Slight emphasis is given here | No article |
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Apply underline formatting to the selected text |
Use underlining carefully so users don't mistake it for a hyperlink. | No article |
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Applies a yellow highlight to the selected text. |
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No article |
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Applies a subscript format to the selected characters |
C6H12O6the symbol for glucose |
No article |
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Applies a superscript format to the selected characters |
This is the 5th item in the list |
No article |
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Removes all formatting from the selected text |
No article |
List Formatting
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
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Adds (or removes) a numbered list |
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Numbered Lists |
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Adds (or removes) a bulleted list |
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Bulleted Lists |
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Moves (tabs) a list item back to the next previous indented location or to the left |
No article | |
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Indents (tabs) a list item to the right |
No article | |
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Separates the text in a block quote format to make important text items stand out from the rest of the content. |
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No article |
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Center aligns the text content within the text box. |
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No article |
Source Code
| Icon | Description | Example | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
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Displays the source HTML code for the page content for more advanced formatting options |
<h1><strong>Policy Statement:</strong></h1> <p><span class="highlight">Food and Nutrition Services</span> will follow the protocol regarding<br /> proper covering and storage of garbage containers.</p> <p class="center">This text is center aligned</p> |
No article |
This article applies to the following user roles:
