Editing Text in OU Campus

Save

Click on the Save icon to save the current page. The page will not be live on the website until after it is published.
To save without exiting Edit mode, click "CTRL + S" for Windows, or "CMB + S" for Mac.

Exit Without Saving

Exits the Edit Mode without saving any changes.

Restore Last Draft

Restores the content to the last saved point, including auto-saves.

Cut

Removes content from a document. To do this, highlight the content and click the "Cut" icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + X"

Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with OU Campus - this is a browser issue.

Copy

Copies content from the page. To do this, highlight the content and click the "Copy" icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + C"

Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with OU Campus - this is a browser issue.

Paste

Pastes copied content onto a page. To do this, click where the content should be placed, and click the "Paste" icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + V"

Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with OU Campus - this is a browser issue.

Paste as Plain Text

Pastes copied content onto a page while removing all formatting of the text. To do this, click where the content should be placed, and click the "Paste as Plain Text" icon.

Find and Replace

Allows the user to find certain text on the current page and replace it with other text.

Undo

Undo the last changes made, one by one.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + Z"

Redo

Redos the changes that were previously undone.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + Y"

Spellcheck

Checks the spelling of the editable section. Misspelled words are underlined with a red line, and clicking on the word will give the following options:

• list of suggested words to replace the misspelled word
• add the word to the dictionary
• ignore misspelled word
• ignore all instances of misspelled word in the editable section

Clear Formatting

Removes all formatting applied to the text. To do this, highlight the text to be updated and click the "Clear Formatting" icon. This returns the selected text to the default format settings.

Bold

Turns selected text into Bold text.

Italic

Turns selected text into Italic text.

Bulleted List

Turns the selected text into a bulleted list. Example:

• Apples
• Bananas
• Cherries

Numbered List

Turns the selected text into a numbered list. Example:

1. First of all ...
2. Next ...
3. Finally ...

Decrease Indent

Decreases the indent of a paragraph. To decrease the indent of a paragraph, click on the "Decrease Indent" icon. Each consecutive click will move text further to the left.

Increase Indent

Increases the indent of a paragraph. To increase the indent of a paragraph, click on the "Increase Indent" icon. Each consecutive click will move text further to the right.

Blockquote

Blockquote is a block-level element that can be used to set-off quotations or to cite material.

Superscript

Formats the selected text as ^superscript text.

Subscript

Formats the selected text as _subscript text.

Align Left

Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, to the left margin.

Align Center

Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, in the center between the left and right margins.

Align Right

Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, to the right margin.

Insert/Edit Link

Creates a hyperlink.
Guide to creating links

Remove Link

Removes a hyperlink.
Guide to creating links

Insert/Edit Mailto Link

Inserts a hyperlink to an email address.
Guide to creating links

Insert/Edit Anchor

Inserts an anchor.
Guide to creating anchors

Help

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