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| − | Text formatting is used to modify the text. This function keeps document legible and clear and gives user a chance to decide how the text will look like. <br> | + | {{#CUSTOMTITLE:Text Styling}} |
| | + | Text styling determines the way your text will look in the document. Advanced capabilities in setting text format is what distinguishes CKEditor from a standard form textarea or a basic editor. Font styling, changing the size of the text and its color, or applying a pre-defined set of consistent styles, all take seconds and one mouse click. |
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| − | == Bold, Italic, Underlined and Strike-through<br> ==
| + | In CKEditor the text styling features are grouped together on the [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Interface/Toolbar|toolbar]]. Some are simple buttons that turn the style on and off when you click them. |
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| − | User may arrange the way font is displayed, using four different options:
| + | [[Image:CKEditor_textstyling_toolbar1.png|frame|center|Text styling buttons grouped on CKEditor toolbar.]] |
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| − | * To make font bold press the [[Image:CKEditor_bold.png]] on the toolbar.
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| − | * To have your text italic press the[[Image:CKEditor_italic.png]]on the toolbar .<br>
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| − | * For underlined press the[[Image:CKEditor_underline.png]] on the toolbar.<br>
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| − | * To strike lines through the text press [[Image:CKEditor_strikethough.png|Strike-through]] on the toolbar.<br>
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| + | Other text styling options are available as a drop-down list. Upon clicking them the list opens, and you can select a styling option. |
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_formatting.png]] | + | [[Image:CKEditor_textstyling_toolbar2.png|frame|center|Text styling drop-down lists on CKEditor toolbar.]] |
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| − | Choosing any options highlight the toolbar’s buttons. In order to cancel formatting press the button responsible for specific option again. <br>
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| + | Try experimenting with various text styling options available in CKEditor to achieve a unique presentation of your documents. Among the styling features you will find: |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Font|Font Name]] – typeface that will be applied to the document text. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Size|Font Size]] – determines how big or small the text will be. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strike-through|Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strike-through]] – add '''bold''', ''italic'', <ins>underline</ins> and <strike>strike-through</strike> formatting to a text fragment. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Text Color|Text Color]] – changes the color of the document text. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Background Color|Background Color]] – changes the color of the text background. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Subscript and Superscript|Subscript and Superscript]] – text with subscript and superscript formatting is smaller and placed below or above the baseline, respectively. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Styles|Formatting Styles]] – pre-defined sets of formatting features that can be applied to block and inline elements of the document. |
| | + | * [[CKEditor_3.x/Users Guide/Styling/Format|Paragraph Format]] – pre-defined sets of formatting features that can be applied to block-level elements only. |
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_mixed.png]] <br>
| + | To read more about a particular CKEditor text styling option and see some usage examples, click the name of the feature in the list above. |
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| − | Notice that if you do not switch the underline option off the underline will go between your blanks.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_underliendfont.png]]<br>
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| − | This also includes the strike through function. Mixing the options is available, however too much formatting makes the text illegibly and ugly. Keep that in mind and try not to overuse these options. <br>
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| − | == Styles ==
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| − | Notice that using lots of different formatting on the text makes it ugly and difficult to read.
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| − | Styles were design to help making all formatting uniform in the text. Each style option contains a predefined combination of formatting features, which have been defined by the web site developer. Make sure to be instructed on how to properly use each of the available styles.
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| − | Styles combine all the formatting function described in this page. They give fast access to the common used text formats. For example: Instead of changing individually: the font, its color, its background, its size user may simply pick a preferred style from the Style menu and start typing.
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_style.png]]<br>
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| − | It is the best way to change the text look.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_style.png]]<br>
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| − | == Text Alignment ==
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| − | A paragraph of text can have its lines aligned to either of the sides of the document, as well as centered. User may also force the lines to take the entire space available in the document (like aligning to both sides at the same time).
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| − | To align your text at the left side of the editing area, press the [[Image:CKEditor_align_left.png]] button on the toolbar.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_align_left.png]]
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| − | If you wish instead to have the text aligned at the right side of the editing area, just press the [[Image:CKEditor_align_right.png]]button on the toolbar.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_align_right.png]]
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| − | In order to align your text it the center of the document, press the [[Image:CKEditor_align_center.png]]on your toolbar.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_align_center.png]]
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| − | The last option is the block alignment called "justify".To activate it press [[Image:CKEditor_justify.png]] on the toolbar. This function is similar to the left alignment. User also begin typing from the left side of the screen. The difference between these two option can be noted when writing several lines of text. Each one will have the same length even though they do not to have the same amount of characters. The lines will just expand and the text will be equally long so that the lines will end in the same place.
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| − | [[Image:AlignmentB example.png|Image:AlignmentB_example.png]]
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| − | == Paragraph (Block) Format ==
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| − | Another very important function which is used a lot during formatting is Format menu located in the toolbar:<br>
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_format_menu.png]]
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| − | A format is utilized to organize your text and to distinguish different parts of your text. For example if you want to start a new chapter or to put different categories and subcategories you use the format menu and choose different headings.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_format.png]]
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| − | You may noticed that this document includes headings as well. Fonts, Layout and format, Styles are all headings used to divide this document into categories.
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| − | == Fonts ==
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| − | Fonts are style of writing. Fonts determine how the letters of the text look like. The most common used fonts are "Times New Roman" and "Arial". People use them in most documents created all over the world. You may say that they are very official fonts used in formal documents. In order to set a different font in the document you need to access the font menu in your toolbar and choose a font you would like to use.
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_font_menu.png]]<br>
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_font.png]]
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| − | You can easily create a document that looks bad or difficult to read. Therefore we encourage you to avoid overusing this feature. Give preference to the [[#Styles|Styles]] menu instead. Styles have been precisely designed by your web side developer and make document more legible. <br>
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| − | == Text Size ==
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| − | To change the font size open the "Size" menu in the toolbar. A range of sizes which were defined by web site developer will be display. Choose one of the options in order to change font seize.
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_size_menu.png]]<br>
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| − | Example:<br>
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_fontsize_example.png]]<br>
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| − | As you may see CKEditor offers a big variety of sizes.
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| − | == Colors ==
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| − | User is able to change the text color or the background color in the text in order to make it different and interesting.
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| − | If you wish to change color of the text press the text color button [[Image:CKEditor_textcolor.png]]. Several colors will appear in a menu. If you are not satisfied with the available colors in that panel click "'''More colors...'''".<br>
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| − | To choose the color you would like to use, just click on it.
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_color_menu.png]]<br>
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_color.png]]
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| − | You may also change the text background color using the [[Image:CKEditor_bgcolor.png]] button. You will find a range of colors the same ones as in the text color. Click on the color you want to choose.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_bgcolor.png]]
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| − | You may also mix the colors of your text and the background.<br>
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| − | == Subscript and Superscript ==
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| − | Subscript and superscript are usually used for mathematical needs. Subscript is a way to put an index to a letter or to a number. The subscript has a smaller font than the normal text. To activate subscript you must press the [[Image:CKEditor_subscript.png]] button on the toolbar.
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_subscript.png]]
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| − | As you can see you can use either a number in a subscript or a text.
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| − | The superscript work in the same way as the subscript but instead of placing the index in the bottom you place it in the top. This function is usually used in mathematical equations to write the "to the power of" function. You can access it from the toolbar using the [[Image:CKEditor_superscript.png]] button
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_superscript.png]]
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| − | You can also mix these two functions:
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| − | Example:
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| − | [[Image:CKEditor_example_mix.png]]
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Text styling determines the way your text will look in the document. Advanced capabilities in setting text format is what distinguishes CKEditor from a standard form textarea or a basic editor. Font styling, changing the size of the text and its color, or applying a pre-defined set of consistent styles, all take seconds and one mouse click.
To read more about a particular CKEditor text styling option and see some usage examples, click the name of the feature in the list above.
