TEXT FORMATTING TOOLS

Unlike some other platforms, BindleSnitch gives you the same extensive formatting tools available with word processors and publishing software packages. This gives you the ability to format your articles to provide greater readability. This article explains how formatting is achieved by highlighting sections of text and selection options from the menu bar. You can always determine which icons perform which functions by hovering over the icon with your pointer.

FULL SCREEN TOGGLE

The FULL SCREEN TOGGLE is very important because it allows you to toggle in and out of the full screen mode, which is the recommended text entry model. You will find it easier to do most of your writing and formatting chores in the full screen mode, but you will have to switch out to the Full Screen mode in order to enter categories, tags, featured images and excerpts.

ADDING SUB-HEADS:

Sub-heads break up long sections of text and make articles more readable. To add sub-heads, insert a line of text for the sub-head, then highlight that line of text, click on Paragraph Drop Box and select a heading. You should consider adding sub-heads to longer articles at around 200 words per section. (DO NOT USE HEADING 1 OR HEADING 2: They are too large for our page format.)

Changing Font Size:

Varying the font size is an effective method for adding emphasis to an article. Highlight text, click on the Text Size box and select the size you want to use. Don’t overdo it. Small changes work best. Note that changing the font size will override the Headline font sizes if applied to sub-heads.

Changing Type Face:

We don’t like sans-serif typefaces. We prefer semi -serif type faces like Times New Roman, but you can use any typeface you want. Highlight text and select alternative type face.

Changing Text Color:

Highlight text and select the Underlined Letter A. Use this function sparingly. Best used for adding emphasis.

Changing Background Color:

Highlight Text and Select Shaded Letter A. We advise against changing the text color if you are using the a background highlight.

Bold, Italic and Underlining

Bold, Italic, Underline: Select Text and click on the icon for that service. We it can be confused with a hyperlink.

Bulleted List: 

Highlight section to be bulleted and then select the format for the bullet from the drop box. The items in the list must be on separate lines, separated by CTRL+ENTER so that they are single spaced.

Numbered Lists

Numbered List: Highlight section to be highlighted and select Number Scheme. (These functions require that the section to be highlighted be on separate lines. Use CTRL+Enter to separate lines of text.)

Tool Tip

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THE HYPERLINK TOGGLES 

The first hyperlink button creates a hyperlink. The second button removes a hyperlink. Click HERE for more information about HYPERLINKS. 

THE UNDO-REDO TOGGLES

The UNDO button (pointing to the left) undoes that last action. It can recover one word, or an entire documents, or anything in between. The REDO button (pointing to the right) undoes the previous UNDO.

THE ALIGNMENT TOGGLES

The Alignment buttons will set any highlighted text (or media box.) The first one sets the alignment flush left. The second one centers the text and the third one sets the highlighted text flush right.

THE INDENT-OUTDENT TOGGLES

The OUTDENT buttons (the one pointing to the left) will move highlighted text one tab (usually around 30 picas) to the left. The INDENT Button (the one pointing to the right) moves the highlighted text one tab to the right. When used on bulleted or numbered lists, the OUTDENT button promotes the highlighted items up one level while the INDENT button demotes highlighted items down one level in the listings.

OTHER TOGGLES

The remaining buttons are not very important, with the exception of the Special Characters Toggle, the one that looks like the Omega (Ω) symbol. This inserts any one of a number of special characters that you might find useful.

The one with the T in the body is supposed to “Paste as Text” but it doesn’t actually seem to do anything at all. The one with the double quotes is used when you are quoting a large block of material. We don’t think this has any significant value. Ignore it.

The one that looks like an eraser does just that. It erases formatting. The next two are a different way of inserting images or other media into your articles. Don’t use them. They are a waste of time.

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