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Text Editor Toolbar Preferences

Summary

AsMoodle individuals may choose to customize their profile by selecting from multiple text editor options depending on their preferences. The features of Moodleeach 3.3editor upgradeare nuanced to give you the option of displaying text and symbols in Mayvarious 2018,ways so it is helpful to try out the options before settling on a favorite. For example, TinyMCE HTML Text Editor is thepopular default editor in your Clarkson Moodle Course.  TinyMCE has increased in popularity because offor its robust, powerful text and numeric editing abilities.

InstructorsExample: alwaysMoodle haveDefault Text Editor

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This Guide Will Help You To:

  • Locate the option ofto changingchange thetext HTMLeditors.
  • Change to another text editor. 
  • To
change to the former Atto HTML Editor or to change it back to TinyMCE, follow instructions below: 

Step-by-step guide


  1. Go to the top right of your homepage,Moodle whereDashboard, click your name/picprofile shows.(person icon).  
  2. Hover
over
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2. Click Preferences", and then clickEditor onPreferences. "User".

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bring

3. youClick drop down menu to the main Preferences page




  • Under "User Account" you will see "Editor preferences".- This will display your  text editor name, yours probably shows "default" which ischoose the "Atto HTML editor" set by default when a new account is created.


     
  • Choose editor you wish to use.

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    Seek Further Assistance


  • For additional assistance please contact, Clarkson OIT Help Desk;

    Email: helpdesk@clarkson.edu
    Call: 315-268-HELP (x4357)