Content Editor

The Content Editor provides basic formatting and editing tools, so that you can customize the look of items you create in myitlab. The Content Editor is available when creating and editing objective-based questions in the Question Library, adding HTML pages to the Course Content, adding start and end messages for activities, composing mail and announcements, and more.

Using the Content Editor

Enter text in the Content Editor.
As appropriate, select the toolbar buttons to format the text and insert images, hyperlinks, and more.

Note: When copying and pasting from Word documents, you must also use the Clean HTML Code button to remove tags inserted by Microsoft Word. You may also need to reformat text you paste from other text editors, such as Notepad.

Toolbar Buttons

The buttons available on the Content Editor toolbar are listed below, in order from left to right, top to bottom. Note that, depending on the specific area of myitlab in which you are working, some of the buttons may be grayed out or not appear on the Content Editor toolbar.

Not sure which button is which? Position the mouse pointer over the Content Editor toolbar to view a tool tip for each toolbar button.

Find: To search characters in the Content Editor, select the Find toolbar button.
Print: To print the content in the Content Editor, select the Print toolbar button. A Print dialog box will display.
Preview: To preview the content in the Content Editor, select the Preview button. A browser window with a preview of the content will appear.
Check Spelling: Select the Check Spelling toolbar button to check the spelling of the content in the currently selected content editor input field.
Help: To view the help content on using the Content editor, select the Help toolbar button.
Cut: To remove selected content from the Content Editor and place it on the Clipboard, select the Cut toolbar button.
Copy: To copy selected content from the Content Editor and place it on the clipboard, select the Copy toolbar button.
Paste: To paste content from the Clipboard to the Content Editor, select the Paste toolbar button.
Select All: To select all content in the Content Editor, select the Select All toolbar button.
Undo: To reverse the last command or delete the last entry you typed, select the Undo toolbar button.
Redo: To reverse an action of the Undo command, select the Redo toolbar.
Delete: To delete content from the Content Editor select the content to be deleted and then click the Delete toolbar button.
Clean HTML Code: Content pasted from other applications may contain unwanted HTML code. Select the Clean HTML Code toolbar button to clean unwanted HTML codes. For example, when copying and pasting from Word documents, you must also use the Clean HTML Code button to clean up Microsoft Word related tags.
Show WYSIWYG/Plain: Select the Show WYSIWYG/Plain toolbar button to toggle between displaying content in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) and Plain modes.
Show HTML: Select the Show HTML toolbar button to see and edit the content as HTML code in the Content Editor.
Insert Special Character Code: To insert special characters and codes into the Content Editor, select Insert Special Characters and Code toolbar button.
Insert Media (Image/ Flash/Java Applet): To insert an image (or Flash animation or Java applet), select Insert Media toolbar button. Note that Flash and Java applets will not display in any Skill-Based or Project-Based Exams or Trainings run via the myitlab simulation player.
Insert Media from Content Library: To select an image or other file uploaded into the Content Library, select Insert Media from Content Library toolbar button.
Insert Link: Select the Insert Link toolbar button to insert a link to an external URL or a link to an item in the Content Editor. When the Insert Hyperlink window opens, the External URL tab displays by default. Select the appropriate protocol (default is http://) and then type the rest of the URL. To add link to an item in the Content Library, click the Content Library tab, click the Choose button, navigate through the Content Library to locate the desired item, click the Add and Close button and then click OK.
Insert URL: To insert a link to an item in the Content Editor, select the Insert URL toolbar button. When the Select Content window opens, click the Content Library tab, navigate through the Content Library to locate the desired item, click the Add and Close button and then click OK.
Unlink: To remove a link (without deleting the content), select the Unlink toolbar button.
Insert Horizontal Rule: To insert horizontal rule in the Content Editor, select the Insert Horizontal Rule toolbar button.

Font Name: To change the font, select the text to change and then select a font name from the Font Name list. By default, the Font Name is Arial.
Font Size: To change font size, select the text to change and then select a font size from the Font Size list in the toolbar. By default, the Font Size is 10.
Bold: To apply bold formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Bold toolbar button.
Italic: To apply italic formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Italic toolbar button.
Underline: To apply underline formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Underline toolbar button.
Justify Left: To left align text, select the text you want to align left and then click on Justify Left toolbar button.
Justify Center: To center text, select the text you want to center and then click on Justify Center toolbar button.
Justify Right: To right align text, select the text you want to align right and then click on Justify Right toolbar button.
Justify Full: To fully justify the text, select the text you want to align and then click on Justify Full toolbar button.
Numbered List: To create a numbered list, select the items that will be listed, and then select the Numbered List toolbar button.
Bulleted List: To create a bulleted list, select the items that will be listed and then select the Bulleted List toolbar button.
Outdent: To decrease the indent of the paragraph or text, select the text you want to change and then select the Outdent toolbar button.
Indent: To increase the indent of the paragraph or text, select the text you want to change and then select the Indent toolbar button.
Text Color: To apply text color formatting to text, select a color from the Standard color palette or click More Colors to display the Color Selector palette. Select the color and click OK. You also can type the Hex Code of a particular color in the text box. To view a complete range of colors with their respective hex code, click here.
Background Color: To apply background color formatting to text, select a color from the Standard color palette or click More Colors to display the Color Selector palette. Select the color and click OK. You also can type the Hex Code of a particular color in the text box. To view a complete range of colors with their respective hex code, click here.
Superscript: To apply Superscript formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Superscript toolbar button.
Subscript: To apply Subscript formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Subscript toolbar button.
Strikethrough: To apply Strikethrough formatting to text, select the text you want to change and then select the Strikethrough toolbar button.
Remove Formatting: To remove text formatting, select the text you want to change and then select the Remove Formatting toolbar button.
Insert Table: Select the Insert Table toolbar to insert a table in the Content Editor. When the Insert Table window opens, set the Width, Height, Rows, Columns, Padding, and Spacing information in the Size area. In the Border area, click the color picker and then select a color from the color palette for the table border. Enter a Width in pixels. In the Background area, click the color picker and then select a color from the color palette. Click the OK button to set the background color. Click the OK button to save the table properties.
Table Properties: Select or position the cursor inside a table and select the Table Properties toolbar button to edit the table’s properties.
Insert Caption: Select or position the cursor inside a table and select the Insert Caption toolbar button to insert a caption for the table.
Insert Header Row: Select or position the cursor inside a table and select the Insert Header Row toolbar button to insert a new table header row at the top of the table.
Insert Footer Row: Select or position the cursor inside a table and select the Insert Footer Row toolbar button to insert a new table footer row at the bottom of the table.
Insert Row Above: Select or position the cursor inside a table row and select the Insert Row Above toolbar button to insert a new row above the selected row.
Insert Row Below: Select or position the cursor inside a table row and select the Insert Row Below toolbar button to insert a new row below the selected row.
Row Properties: Select or position the cursor inside a table row and select the Row Properties toolbar button to edit the row properties.
Split Cell Rows: Position the cursor inside a merged table cell and select the Split Cell Row toolbar button to split the cell back into the rows again.
Delete Row: Select or position the cursor inside a table row and select the Delete Row toolbar button to delete the selected row.
Insert Column Left: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Insert Column Left toolbar button to insert a new column to the left of the selected column.
Insert Column Right: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Insert Column Right toolbar button to insert a new column to the right of the selected column.
Column Properties: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Column Properties toolbar button to edit the column’s properties.
Split Cell Columns: Position the cursor inside a merged table cell and select the Split Cell Columns toolbar button to split the cell back into columns again.
Delete Column: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Delete Column toolbar button to delete the selected column.
Insert Cell Left: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Insert Cell Left toolbar button to insert a new cell to the left of the selected cell.
Insert Cell Right: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Insert Cell Right toolbar button to insert a new cell to the right of the selected cell.
Split Cell: Position the cursor inside a merged table cell and select the Split Cell toolbar button to split the cell back into rows and columns again.
Merge Cells: Select a number of table cells across rows and/or columns and select the Merge Cells toolbar button to merge the cells into a single cell.
Cell Properties: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Cell Properties toolbar button to edit the cell’s properties.
Delete Cell: Position the cursor inside a table cell and select the Delete Cell toolbar button to delete the selected cell.