Users may enter different types of text in Text fields throughout Eduspace. By default, Eduspace will format text to 12-point, left-justified Arial. Any other formatting must be done with HTML tags (unless WYSIWYG features are used).
The following options are available in most text entry boxes in Eduspace:
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Format Option |
Behavior |
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Smart Text |
Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item.
Web addresses entered in the URL format are automatically converted to links. For this to function the URL must begin with "http://" and there must be a space before the "http://" to distinguish it from the previous word.
If an image tag, <IMG>, is entered in Smart Text, Eduspace will automatically prompt you to upload the image. (This only works when creating content; it does not work when modifying existing content.) |
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Plain Text |
Displays text as it is written in the text area. Plain text does not render HTML codes; any HTML codes will appear as text. |
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HTML |
Displays text as coded by the user using Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) tags. May be used for cutting and pasting HTML from another source. Please see HTML Tips and HTML Content Examples for more information. |
Note: The Smart Text and Plain Text options are only available if the Administrator has turned off the Text Box Editor (disabling the WYSIWYG feature) or if users do not have Windows Operating System and Internet Explorer Version 5.x or a later version.