Icons and menu functions
Icons in the text editor
The text editor allows you to format text as you wish and to add links and images. All formatting icons are listed below:
| Customise how individual words or sections are presented
More options can be found in the main menu under Format. |
| Alignment, bullet list, and indentation
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EditUnder the Edit menu item, you will find the following functions:
- Undo
- Redo
- Cut
- Copy
- Paste
- Paste as test
- Select all
- Find and replace
InsertThe Insert menu item allows you to insert images, characters, anchors, and date/time.
Insert/edit image | You can insert the desired image as a URL or upload an image from your computer's hard disk via image management (only for selected course elements). It is also possible to add an image description and adjust the dimensions of the image. |
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Insert/edit video | You can insert the desired media as a URL or upload them from your computer's hard disk via media management. We recommend the mp3 and mp4 media formats. For more detailed information, refer to the Include video help page. By using this function, you can also embed other content that is available via URL. Besides videos, VR content such as 3D models can also be displayed with an embedding code. You can find a description of this on the page Embed VR-content. A further application example shows the embedding of PDF content. Information on this can be found on the page Embed external PDF file. |
Non-breaking spaces | Non-breaking spaces are space characters that prevent an unwanted automatic line break at their position. As a result, your text will not be broken. |
Special characters | Under the Special characters menu item, you will find a table with characters, including for example Greek letters and symbols such as currency symbols, which can be inserted. |
Anchors | Anchors allow you to jump to a specific passage without scrolling. All you need to do is insert the anchor at the desired location. Give the anchor a unique name. Then place a link at the starting point in the text. To do so, mark a suitable location within the text and use the Insert link function. Select your anchor under the Anchors menu item and confirm your choice with OK. |
Date/time | You can select and insert the current date or time. This information is available in German and English. |
FormatThe Format tab offers various options to design your content. For example, you can make the text bold, italic, underlined and strikethrough, put characters in subscript and superscript, choose from different headings, apply character and paragraph styles , and determine the alignment of your text.
You can highlight selected words or text sections with background colours by selecting one of the Messages from the list.
Individual functions such as those under Inline or Alignment can also be found as an icon below the main menu.
ViewWith the functions in the View menu item you can show symbols that are otherwise not visible in the standard mode.
Show blocks | This function shows formatting symbols such as line breaks. |
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Show invisible characters | This function shows formatting symbols within the text, e. g. non-breaking spaces. |
Table
Insert table
Insert table ...
To insert a table, proceed as follows:
Open the Table menu item and click on Table. |
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A grid to define the table size opens. Select the desired number of columns and rows with one click. | |
In the example, a table with 4 columns and 4 rows is created. |
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The table is inserted in the content. If you select a table cell by clicking on it, a context menu with further settings will appear. You can display the table properties, delete the table, insert new rows and columns, or delete them. |
Table properties
Open the Table menu item and click on Table properties. This function allows you to configure specific table settings.
Width/height | Here you have the option to determine the size of the table in pixels. Alternatively, you may also specify the size relative to the size of the page. To do this, enter the percent sign after the number, e. g. width: 100%. If you do not make any specifications, the size of the table is automatically adjusted to the size of the content. |
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Cell spacing | Cell spacing defines the border width around the individual cells and is specified in pixels. |
Cell padding | Cell padding indicates the space between the table's cells. |
Border | Here you can specify the border width in pixels. If you enter 0, there will be no border around your table. |
Caption | If you activate this checkbox, an additional row will appear above your table. You may use this row to assign a table title. |
Advanced | In the Advanced tab, you can set the border and background colour for your table. To do this, you will need the hexadecimal code. Alternatively, you may also select a colour directly from the colour picker. To fill in the Style field, CSS knowledge is required. Using CSS statements, you can customise the display of the table. |
Edit cells, rows, and columns
The Cell, Row, and Column menu items offer various functions to customise the table content. You can edit individual cells, rows, or columns.
To edit a cell, you have the following options:
- Merge cells
- Split cells
- Cell properties:
Width/height | Here you can set the width and height of a cell in pixels or percent. |
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Cell type | The Header cell type formats your content as a header. |
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H align and V align | You have the option to choose whether you want your content to be left-aligned, right-aligned or centered. |
Advanced | In the Advanced tab, you can set the border and background colour for your table. To do this, you will need the hexadecimal code. Alternatively, you may also select a colour directly from the colour picker. To fill in the Style field, CSS knowledge is required. Using CSS statements, you can customise the display of the table. |
To edit a row, you have the following options:
- Insert row before
- Insert row after
- Delete row
- Cut row
- Copy row
- Paste row before
- Paste row after
- Row properties:
Row type |
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H align and V align | You have the option to choose whether you want your content to be left-aligned, right-aligned or centered. |
Height | Here you can set the height of a row in pixels or percent. |
Advanced | In the Advanced tab, you can set the border and background colour for your table. To do this, you will need the hexadecimal code. Alternatively, you may also select a colour directly from the colour picker. To fill in the Style field, CSS knowledge is required. Using CSS statements, you can customise the display of the table. |
To edit a column, you have the following options:
- Insert column before
- Insert column after
- Delete column
ToolsYou can choose from various tools to customise your content and add formulas. For more detailed information on how to use these functions, see the Formula editor help page.
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Source code | Click on the Source code menu item to edit your content directly in the HTML file. |
Formula editor | MathML and LaTeX are formula editors you can use to display your formulas. For more detailed information, see the Formula editor help page. |