Formatting options for Items and Questions
The Rich Text Editor allows users to apply basic formatting during question creation without any knowledge of HTML. More advanced formatting can be applied by entering HTML into the source field.
Text Formatting | ![]() |
Bold, Italic and Underline. A will add color to the text. |
Underlined Indicator | ![]() |
Underline and add an indicator (e.g. number or letter) to a piece of text, so that it can be easily referenced in a question. Highlight the text you want to apply the indicator to, and then click the icon in the toolbar to apply the style. Type your desired indicator in the pop-up box, and click ok. |
Remove format | ![]() |
Tx will remove formatting on the text. |
Font Size | ![]() |
Use this option to increase or decrease the size of the selected text to create well-formatted questions for learners. |
Numbers, Bullets & Indent | ![]() |
Insert Numbered list or Bullet list. Increase or decrease indent. |
Align Text | ![]() |
Left, Centre, Right or Justify align text. |
Link/Unlink | ![]() |
This will allow you to link or unlink content to a specific URL. |
Add Image | ![]() |
Insert an image onto a Question/Item. See more on uploading an image. |
Add Math (Latex / MathML) | ![]() |
Easily add a wide variety of mathematical symbols and functions including fractions and square root. |
Add Table | ![]() |
Insert a table. Specify the number of rows and columns, and specify a table style. |
Block Quote | ![]() |
Insert a blockquote. |
Symbols | ![]() |
Insert Symbols onto an Item. |
Insert Response | ![]() |
Only available in Cloze questions. Add a response box to the template area. Shortcut - double underscore (__) |
Simple Features | ![]() |
Embed the Audio Player, Calculator, Ruler, and Protractor Features inline with text. |
Resource | ![]() |
This functionality in the Rich Text Toolbar makes it possible to upload files and images as a hyperlink; either inline, with the Question stimulus only, or in a Passage. |
Add ARIA label | Allows you to define an ARIA label for the selected text. The ARIA label would be read out by screen readers instead of the visible text for which the ARIA label has been defined. | |
Undo / Redo | ![]() |
Undo or Redo action. |
Paste as Plain Text | ![]() |
Text in Word documents can be directly copied onto the Item. Using Paste as Plain Text will strip out all text formatting. |
Styles | ![]() |
Text heading font weight from H1 - H5. You can also find Feature box, Formatted, heightWidth 100, Num par every 5th, Strikethrough, SuperScript, and SubScript. |
Source | ![]() |
This will give you access to the HTML source code. |
Data | ![]() |
This will give you access to the Data variables which can be inputted to questions and validation. |