The Formatting Toolbar provides numerous editing capabilities. Some icons have sub menus with additional options.


  • B  Bold
  • i   Italics
  • U Underline
  • Code View
  •  More Text: Access additional formatting options:
    • Strikethrough
    • Subscript 
    • Superscript:
    • Font Family: Select a font to override the default font.
    • Font Size: Select a specific font size. As a best practice, use Paragraph Format for headers.
    • Text Color: Change text color, keeping in mind color contrast for accessibility. 
    • Background Color: Change text color, keeping in mind color contrast for accessibility. 
    • Inline Class
    • Inline Style
    • Clear Formatting: Remove any applied formatting.
  • Align Left, Center or Right
  • More Paragraph: Access additional formatting options:
    • Align Justify
    • Ordered List
    • Unordered list
    • Paragraph Format: Select a header. For accessibility, this is the preferred way to show hierarchy of sections of text over applying font sizes.
    • Paragraph Style: Includes options for formatting a block of text, including all caps and a surrounding box.
    • Line Height
    • Decrease Indent
    • Increase Indent
    • Quote
  • Insert Image: See also: Include Audio, Video or Images.
  • Insert Video: See also: Include Audio, Video or Images.
  • Insert Audio: Add audio by URL or upload an audio file. See also: Include Audio, Video or Images.

  • Insert Table
  • Insert Link
  • Insert More Rich: Access additional formatting options:
    • Special Characters: Insert a variety of characters such as Latin, Greek, and Math characters.
    • Replace Quotes with Smart Quotes
    • Insert Single or Double Quotes (Left and Right)
    • Insert Non-Breaking Hyphen: Insert to avoid text wrapping.
    • Insert Non-Breaking Space
    • Non-Breaking Text
    • Font Awesome: Insert a variety of icons.
    • Insert Horizontal Line:  Insert a horizontal line for aesthetic or functional purposes (such as creating sections within a prompt).
    • Embed URL: Embed one or multiple URLs. A clickable thumbnail appears in the item.  Secure tests may not allow access to external URLs. 
  • Math Editor

  • SSML Substitution: In Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), the substitution tag replaces specific text with a pronunciation of your choice for screen readers.
  • SSML Break: A pause is already built in between words and after punctuation. This feature can be used to add an additional pause as needed.
  • SSML Highlight: If an SSML substitution is added, this option highlights it in edit mode so the item author can more easily see that a substitution is included. 
  • Glossary: See also: Include a Glossary.


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