What actions can I perform using the Rich Text Editor icons?
Note: Depending on your implementation, you may have more icons or fewer icons available to you in the Rich Text Editor. There are several third-party tools that integrate with the editor and display as additional icons in the editing toolbar (e.g., equation editors, video management applications, etc.). Also, some institutions hide seldom-used icons to make the appearance of the editing toolbar more compact.
Standard Rich Text Editor icons allow the following features:
Source
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/493/original/6a9fea11-ea7c-4c86-9f10-868270f91536.png)
View or edit the document source code (for advanced users).
Templates
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/496/original/a2d2de02-09a6-4817-97aa-3d4afe3d9aad.png)
Select a layout template.
Cut
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/500/original/761d91cd-4791-4e4f-a4c4-f9dbb67f852b.png)
Cut the highlighted text to the clipboard.
Copy
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/503/original/b0b032f1-4d7b-43f9-8d7f-4e8540115058.png)
Copy the highlighted text to the clipboard.
Paste
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/505/original/bb82da22-8aad-4961-bae5-a13b3ebbcd66.png)
Paste the data copied to the clipboard.
Paste as Plain Text
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/508/original/a256b793-2b2c-452c-9cf1-7285fc2fe403.png)
Paste the data copied to the clipboard (without formatting).
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/510/original/e73c47ed-51c6-41db-a8cd-727961b1936d.png)
Print the current document.
Preview
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/512/original/ea5add14-8da0-4381-9883-c35fd7ec47bc.png)
Preview the current document.
Undo
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/514/original/55b534c6-aa4c-4f13-920f-a50b01ab4c81.png)
Undo the most recent action taken.
Redo
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/517/original/317830f4-5578-4aed-b1a9-c3bafe4ab7f6.png)
Redo the most recent action taken.
Find
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/519/original/d0c2a752-440d-4e0e-84d6-c76f418e5b43.png)
Find a word or phrase within the document.
Replace
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/522/original/a8e086a4-0165-49df-bfdc-75d538ecb745.png)
Find and replace a word or phrase within the document.
Select All
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/523/original/18718960-1178-4602-87b3-51c2bb1770cf.png)
Select all of the text in the document.
Remove Format
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/526/original/3cd35be0-8d46-47d2-b843-ba8ff9e3d01f.png)
Remove the formatting from the highlighted text.
Insert/Remove Numbered List
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/527/original/515e9ad7-fa57-4065-8822-d29b4a9a631d.png)
Create Numbered Lists.
Insert/Remove Bulleted List
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/530/original/57c988cc-e219-4670-93ac-6e3e0ad14f81.png)
Create Bulleted Lists.
Decrease Indent
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/531/original/51d391e4-03ab-4cc1-827e-c6f2ac4df156.png)
Decrease the paragraph indent.
Increase Indent
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/534/original/558654af-8f72-48fa-9bfd-a155b515b2ef.png)
Increase the paragraph indent.
Block
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/536/original/b0769131-e7ae-44d3-87ee-e2ea0e859d9a.png)
Format a block of text to identify quotations.
Create DIV Container
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/539/original/0ee10981-37b0-43a1-bd4b-0aaa291b14c1.png)
Creates a container to apply formatting beyond one block of text.
Bold
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/540/original/ea8bbc9e-cbb4-44e2-8ab4-5da2c72ce9a3.png)
Applies Bold formatting to highlighted text.
Italic
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/544/original/395f46de-32ce-4a84-a2b2-e779980e2f1b.png)
Applies Italic formatting to highlighted text.
Underline
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/549/original/52d87b02-f01b-441a-9d94-66105b144676.png)
Applies Underline formatting to highlighted text.
Strike Through
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/551/original/4230ae2d-b1c1-4cb9-b0a9-c2653d12a135.png)
Applies Strike Through formatting to highlighted text.
Subscript
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/553/original/39880149-1046-4642-a37a-b439bc22b010.png)
Subscripts the highlighted text.
Superscript
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/554/original/5b0c82be-ded6-465e-8f00-455770814d75.png)
Superscripts the highlighted text.
Align Left
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/556/original/f2306b22-7c18-4f2a-b017-98fcc8d53f98.png)
Set text alignment left.
Align Center
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/558/original/2378ccb3-b367-46e3-80e6-96362184ae80.png)
Set text alignment center.
Align Right
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/559/original/41057458-01ab-4e2c-bd97-707f779cd3f3.png)
Set text alignment right.
Justify
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/561/original/30ec4299-b05c-4b2b-8702-f4ecc1a5a418.png)
Justify text alignment.
Text Direction Left to Right
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/562/original/ce8b807e-8cbf-45c3-bcf0-2be60434f6f9.png)
Displays text left to right.
Text Direction Right to Left
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/564/original/ceffc57f-02ae-44d9-a472-fee3bb3e6fd4.png)
Displays text right to left.
Link
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/566/original/34e0d281-0c8d-4096-b60e-116e1a9a9eb6.png)
Create hyperlink.
Unlink
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/568/original/8fa11efa-9a16-43b0-8a37-b06f841ef032.png)
Remove hyperlink.
Anchor
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/569/original/4941c93f-d5a3-4680-9ebd-d96f9a13c8ca.png)
Inserts or modifies a link anchor.
Insert Content Item
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/571/original/1703383e-4320-4f8c-aa92-0531e74bb203.png)
Inserts an external tool (i.e., LTI tool) as a content item.
Record Audio Clip
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/572/original/f5e29137-aacf-41a6-b11f-f92041d87549.png)
Create and display a voice recording.
Image
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/574/original/19b8363d-213b-4eb9-9ba1-9920a8681a0d.png)
Inserts images into the document.
Insert/Edit Movie
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/575/original/de0f0fe8-a88f-4da4-9ba1-f5be136896db.png)
Inserts an HTML5 movie/audio player.
Table
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/576/original/e2e5b61f-dbde-4ebc-87fd-5a27ed5ffa53.png)
Creates a table with the defined number of columns and rows.
Insert Horizontal Line
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/577/original/423c91ad-deae-4fa1-8d70-0e1b5b5fad77.png)
Inserts a divider line (horizontal rule).
Smiley
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/580/original/5637fda8-cdf1-4364-a7c0-3f288d4becd1.png)
Inserts an emoticons image (smiley faces, email icon, light bulb, etc.).
Insert Special Character
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/584/original/8b332a23-7ddc-4058-a5bc-75b209f244de.png)
Inserts symbols & special characters (accented characters, trademark, currency symbol, etc.).
Styles
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/588/original/2ab1ab02-01fc-4471-8cb4-a0b3800988be.png)
Applies special styles to a block of text.
Format
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/591/original/1ed68fbf-05fe-4d7f-80fb-f0d4c5ac9aff.png)
Applies paragraph formatting to a block of text.
Font
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/595/original/f228135b-b0bc-43f6-abae-2eeb27e3d933.png)
Applies a specific font to a block of text.
Size
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/596/original/e2144842-a664-415a-bb18-0223ccde70fc.png)
Applies a specific size to a block of text.
Text Color
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/598/original/e2531acd-b81b-4b9f-9bc9-1068d28338ba.png)
Changes the color of the text.
Background Color
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/600/original/a9a4ea1f-d720-461a-a668-e16b4a97ae99.png)
Changes the background color of the text.
Maximize
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/602/original/805ac7bd-3cc9-4d82-9d24-41ddcc9567ff.png)
Maximizes the editor size inside the browser.
Show Blocks
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/882/604/original/c38f2e78-cab7-4f40-b1be-dfce8a07e72a.png)
Shows where there are block element boundaries in the text.