Text editor FAQ: Difference between revisions

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How to expand menu for more feature options - or "I can't find the option to..."

Click the three dots on the right.

Can I change editors?

Depending on the editors available from Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors, you should be able to change your preferred editor by clicking the arrow top right next to your profile > Preferences > Editor preferences.

Can I customize the text editor?

You can enable or disable some of the tools and buttons in Site administration > Plugins > TinyMCE editor > General settings.

The text editor does not appear

Check the following:

Is JavaScript enabled for my browser?
Is the editor enabled in Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors?
Is the editor selected in User menu > Preferences > Editor preferences?

What is the biggest chunk of text you can edit?

For practical purposes, the limit is the same as that set for the Moodle file uploads to the site in Site administration > Security > Site policies > Maximum upload size. Technically, this is set in the PHP value post_max_size but can also be effected by the max_input_vars setting as well.

Are there any keyboard shortcuts?

Clicking on Help in the toolbar (or Alt + 0) will display a list of keyboard shortcuts and options for keyboard navigation.

Any further questions?

Please post in the Text editor forum on moodle.org

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 ==How to expand menu for more feature options - or "I can't find the option to..." ==
-For TinyMCE, click the three dots on the right.
+Click the three dots on the right.
 [[File:TinyExpand.png]]
-If you areusing the [[Atto editor]], click the icon top left of the Text editor toolbar to get more options.
-[[File:AttoExpand.png]]
-==I am missing some buttons in TinyMCE that I had in Atto==
-The range of buttons available in TinyMCE can be set by the site administrator.  These are set in 'Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > TinyMCE editor'
-Check the Editors section of the Plugins database for more: https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=53
 ==Can I change editors?==
+Depending on the editors available from ''Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors'', you should be able to change your preferred editor by clicking the arrow top right next to your ''profile > Preferences > Editor preferences''.
-Depending on the editors available from Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors, you should be able to change your preferred editor by clicking the arrow top right next to your profile > Preferences > Editor preferences.
+==Can I customize the text editor?==
-Where to switch in your user profile:
-[[File:userprofileswitchtexteditor.png]]
-==Can I customize the text editor or add other icons like an anchor or horizontal rule?==
-Yes - see the section on customising the editor toolbar in [[Text editor]] and see the FAQ above about missing buttons.
-==Where is the full screen button in Atto?==
-The Atto designers decided not to include a full screen button in order to save space on the toolbar, and because of accessibility issues.
-However, you can add this functionality with the Full screen plugin: https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=atto_fullscreen
+You can enable or disable some of the tools and buttons in ''Site administration > Plugins > TinyMCE editor > General settings''.
-==The Text editor does not appear==
+==The text editor does not appear==
 Check the following:
 * Is JavaScript enabled for my browser?
-* Are the Atto (or TinyMCE) editors enabled in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors''?
+* Is the editor enabled in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors''?
-* Are the Atto or (TinyMCE) editors set in ''Administration > My profile settings > Edit profile > Text editor''?
+* Is the editor selected in ''[[User menu]]'' > ''Preferences'' > ''[[Preferences#Editor_preferences|Editor preferences]]''?
-==How can I enable a spell-check?==
-It is recommended to use an in-browser spell checker.
-If you are using the [[TinyMCE editor]] the older spell engine settings are available in ''Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Text editors>TinyMCE HTML editor>Legacy spell checker'' (To use PSpell or PspellShell you need to install aspell 0.50 or later on your server, and enter the correct path to access the aspell binary in ''Administration > Server > [[System paths]]''.)
 ==What is the biggest chunk of text you can edit?==
 For practical purposes, the limit is the same as that set for the Moodle file uploads to the site in ''Site administration > Security > Site policies > Maximum upload size''. Technically, this is set in the PHP value post_max_size but can also be effected by the max_input_vars setting as well.
 ==Are there any keyboard shortcuts?==
-Here are some keyboard shortcuts (particularly useful when using the collapsed editor)
+Clicking on Help in the toolbar (or Alt + 0) will display a list of keyboard shortcuts and options for keyboard navigation.
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Shortcut
-! Meaning
-|-
-| ctrl+z
-| Undo
-|-
-|-
-|ctrl+y
-|Redo
-|-
-|ctrl+b
-|Bold
-|-
-|ctrl+i
-|Italic
-|-
-|ctrl+u
-|Underline
-|-
-|ctrl+k
-|Insert/edit link
-|-
-|ctrl+1-6
-|h1-h6
-|-
-|ctrl+7
-|p
-|-
-|ctrl+8
-|div
-|-
-|ctrl+9
-|address
-|}
 ==Any further questions?==
 Please post in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=224 Text editor forum] on moodle.org

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