Formatting Text & Media: Overview

[   User Guide Navigation]

Formatting Text & Media Overview

After you set the style and structure of your pages, you can start adding content. The DesignPLUS sidebar provides many more options for formatting content than the Canvas rich content editor. Familiarizing yourself with the formatting tools in this module will help you create attractive and accessible pages. Before we get started, take a look at some of the examples below.

Examples

Here are just a few of the formatting tricks you can accomplish with the DesignPLUS sidebar.

Turn a link into a button

Course Home

 

Make tables beautiful and accessible

Icon Name and Purpose
  Edit Current Element
For editing the style and/or content of the currently selected element.
  Add New Elements
For adding new DesignPLUS elements to the page.
  Accessibility / Usability
For performing a variety of accessibility and usability checks.
  Help / Tutorials
For accessing help and support information.

 

Control numbers and bullets in lists

  1. Lorem ipsum
  2. Dolor sit amet
    1. Consectetur
    2. Adipiscing elit.
      1. Integer
      2. Malesuada
      3. M aximus 
    3. Aliquam vehicula
  3. Erat sed lobortis consequat.

 

Format text in accessible columns

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam vehicula erat sed lobortis consequat. Integer malesuada maximus arcu in tincidunt.

Quisque consequat tempor pellentesque. In augue lectus, sollicitudin sed nisl eget, pretium luctus urna. Quisque venenatis nec mi a interdum. Etiam tempor turpis ut quam fringilla elementum. Mauris ac metus a urna viverra aliquet. Morbi sagittis magna quis nunc pulvinar, in sagittis nisl pellentesque. Morbi nec auctor magna.

 

Format images and text wrap

Cat on stairs When wrapping text around images, DesignPLUS automatically adds space between the image and text. You can also add custom borders like the one in this example. 

Quisque consequat tempor pellentesque. In augue lectus, sollicitudin sed nisl eget, pretium luctus urna. Quisque venenatis nec mi a interdum. Etiam tempor turpis ut quam fringilla elementum. Mauris ac metus a urna viverra aliquet. Morbi sagittis magna quis nunc pulvinar, in sagittis nisl pellentesque. Morbi nec auctor magna.