The text editor appears throughout the platform. In addition to all standard text formatting options, the editor that allows administrators design flexibility when creating opportunities and applicants and reviewers options when submitting responses. 


Video Walkthrough

The 12-min video below walks through each tool, with timestamps for the most common highlighted below. The same information is listed in table form below the video.

  • Pasting from Word or PDF: Removing initial formatting - 2:23
  • Text and font formatting - 3:27
  • Lists: Numbered and bulleted - 4:42
  • Inserting links and email addresses - 6:58
  • Inserting images - 8:05
  • Inserting tables - 9:04


Text Editor Basics


The toolbar allows:

  • Overall tools - identified in purple below
  • Formatting - identified in red below
  • Inserting - identified in green below

Admin view of full text editor with tools indicated by lettered tear drops that correspond to details below.

Overall Tools

A. Accessibility help - Displays a menu of keyboard shortcuts to use within the editor

B. Enter fullscreen mode - Use to expand the view similar to a document

C. Undo and Redo

R. View Source Code

  • This option is rarely needed but allows more granular adjustments. 
  • It is most helpful for areas like the homepage that you may want to style in a specific way.

Formatting Tools

D. Font Formatting

  • Font Size
  • Font Family
  • Font Color
  • Font Background Color
Admin view of font formatting tools

E. Text Formatting

  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Underline
  • Strikethrough
  • Subscript
  • Superscript
Admin view of text formatting tools

F. Remove Format

  • Most useful to get a "clean slate" when pasting from another source.
  • Once formatting is removed, use the text editor tools to design.

Admin view of removing formatted text

G. Numbered List - Useful for instructions or outlines. Letter and number options.


Admin view of numbered list dropdown

H. Bulleted List - Useful for instructions or timelines. Circle and square options.


Admin view of bulleted list dropdown

I. Alignment

  • Decrease indent
  • Increase indent
  • Align left
  • Align right
  • Center
  • Justify

Admin view of alignment menu

J. Heading - Select specific heading or leave as default paragraph text.


Admin view of heading dropdown


Inserting Tools

K. Link

  • Insert a link to a webpage. 
  • The link will automatically open in a new tab when a user clicks on it. 
  • Email addresses can either be typed directly or preceded by "mailto:" (e.g., mailto:info@inforeadycorp.com)
  • Links can also be removed from this menu.
Admin view of link menuAdmin view of inserting link

L. Insert table - Click to select the number of initial rows/columns, which can be modified later.Admin view of inserting table

M. Images - Insert from either your computer (simplest) or via a URL

Admin view of inserting images

N. Insert media

  • Include a URL to a clip or video that is then embedded in the platform.
  • Note: Media can be viewed directly in the platform by admins and reviewers but will NOT display in InfoReady PDFs.
Admin view of inserting media URL

O. Special characters - Select from the menu to insert mathematical, currency, and unique letter symbols.


Admin view of inserting special characters

P. Horizontal line - Break up large blocks of text with a thick grey horizontal line (color cannot be changed)



Q. Block quote - Make text stand out from the rest.

Admin view of inserting block quote


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