Formatting functions in HTML field editors

The formatting table displays how to control the way text appears.

The following table displays icons that are available in the TinyMCE and the htmlArea editors. Names marked with an asterisk (*) aren’t available with the htmlArea editor.

Table 1. Formatting table

Name	htmlArea icon	TinyMCE icon	Description
A11y Checker			Allows you to check the HTML in the editor for various WCAG & Section 508 accessibility problems. a11ychecker
Align Center			Applies center alignment to the current paragraph. Code reference: text-align:center
Align Left			Applies left alignment to the current paragraph. Code reference: text-align:left
Align Right			Applies right alignment to the current paragraph. Code reference: text-align:right
Background Color			Applies background color to the current word or selected text. Select the button to use the current color. Select More Colors... to view various color options and the hexadecimal codes.
Blocks			Toggles the visibility of block level elements in the editable area. It’s similar to WYSIWYG hidden character functionality, but at block level.
*Block quote			Applies block quote format to the current block level element.
Bold			Applies bold formatting to the selected text or current word. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + B
Bullet List			Applies or removes unordered list tags for the selected paragraphs. Select the arrow to choose a different bullet type.
Font Family			Applies a font family to the selected text or current word.
Font Size			Applies a font size to the selected text or current word.
Increase Indent			Applies indentation to the current or selected paragraphs, adding 30 px of left padding. Code reference: padding-left
Italic			Applies italic formatting to the selected text or current word. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + I
Justify			Applies justified alignment, which stretches the lines to be equal widths, to the selected paragraph. Code reference: text-align:justify
*LTR (Left to Right)			Sets the directionality of contents to from left to right.
*New document			Creates a document without any formatting.
Non-breaking			Inserts a non-breaking space into the editor.
Numbered List			Applies or removes ordered list tags for the selected paragraphs. Select the arrow to choose a different number type.
Outdent			Removes indentation from the current or selected paragraphs, removing 30 px of left padding. Note: Padding can’t be less than 0. Code reference: padding-left
*Page-break			Inserts a page-break into the editor.
*Remove format			Removes the formatting from the selected text.
*RTL (Right to Left)			Sets the directionality of contents to right to left.
Strike through			Applies strikethough formatting to the selected text.
*Subscript			Applies subscript formatting to the selected text.
*Superscript			Applies superscript formatting to the selected text.
Text Color			Applies text color to the selected text. Select the button to use the current color. Select More Colors... to view various color options and the hexadecimal codes.
Underline			Applies underline formatting to the selected text or current word. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + U