What tools are included in the rich text editor?

GrantsConnect offers a rich text editor in the following areas that allows you to create customized and formatted content:

Tip: In addition to the options available in the editor, you also have access to the Insert Tokens toolbox when editing document templates and system emails. Learn more.

Available tools and options

A comprehensive list of tools and formatting options available in this editor is detailed below.

Note: Depending on the area you're working in, some formatting options may be unavailable.

Quick access toolbar

  • Undo/redo change

  • Insert/edit link

  • Insert/edit image

  • Format text - bold, italic, underline, strikethrough

  • Fonts

  • Font size

  • Block (e.g., paragraph, heading 1)

  • Text align

  • Decrease/increase indent

  • Numbered list

  • Bullet list

  • Text color

  • Background color

  • Page break

  • Insert special character

  • Insert emojis

  • View fullscreen

  • Preview

  • Print

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Format your text, customizing the font, size, color, and style

  • Insert links to your website or other webpages

  • Insert images, like your organization's logo

  • Arrange content into a numbered or bullet list

  • Insert special characters or emojis

  • Open the editor in fullscreen for easier viewing

  • Preview your document in a new modal

  • Print your document

 

File menu

  • New document

  • Preview

  • Print

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Clear your current document and create a new one

  • Preview your document in a new modal

  • Print your document

 

Edit menu

  • Undo/redo change

  • Cut, copy, paste, paste as text

  • Select all

  • Find and replace

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Cut, copy, and paste content

  • Paste content as text, removing its original formatting

  • Quickly find and replace text, easily switching it out

 

View menu

  • Source code

  • Visual aids

  • Show invisible characters

  • Show blocks

  • Preview

  • View fullscreen

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • View and customize the underlying source code for your content

  • Show individual blocks while editing

  • Preview your document in a new modal

  • View the editor in fullscreen

 

Insert menu

  • Insert image

  • Insert link

  • Insert table

  • Insert special character

  • Insert emojis

  • Insert horizontal line

  • Insert page break

  • Insert nonbreaking space

  • Insert anchor

  • Insert date/time

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Insert links to your website or other webpages

  • Insert images, like your organization's logo

  • Create tables to help arrange and display your content

  • Insert special characters or emojis

  • Insert a horizontal line to visually break up content

  • Insert a page break for printing

  • Insert the date and time in your desired format

 

Format menu

  • Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough

  • Superscript

  • Subscript

  • Code

  • Blocks

  • Fonts

  • Font sizes

  • Text align

  • Line height

  • Text color

  • Background color

  • Clear formatting

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Format your text, customizing the font, size, color, and style

  • Arrange content into a numbered or bullet list

  • Apply block styles to text, including headings

  • Align text

  • Modify the line height

  • Quickly clear formatting applied to text

 

Tools menu

  • Source code

  • Word count

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • View and customize the underlying source code for your content

  • Quickly view the word count of your document in a new modal

 

Table menu

  • Insert table

  • Manage cells (e.g., properties, merge, split)

  • Manage rows (e.g., insert, delete, properties)

  • Manage columns (e.g., insert, delete)

  • Table properties

  • Delete table

Examples of what you can do with these tools:

  • Create tables to help arrange and display your content

  • Customize tables, including updating the background color or resizing it