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4.7. Rich Text Editor
HTML Rich Text Editor
D2L has released an HTML editor in Brightspace. The most visual change is the removal of the lower tool bar. Those features were moved to the top bar.
Old HTML Editor
Updated Tool Bar
Changes to the Editor
The Check Accessibility, HTML Source Editor, Preview, and Toggle Full Screen functionalities have now been placed in the top bar. Other changes include:
- New formatting options
- A full and standard set of Emojis and Symbols
- The move of footer options like 'preview' ' source' 'accessibility checking' and 'expand' to the main toolbar.
- Updates to the font size menu
- A refreshed Accessibility checker
Additions to the Editor
- New Advanced Tables that include sorting options.
- Contextual menus for editing text, links, and images (image editing is not available in all areas still)
- Word Count including character and selection word count
- Advanced Source Code Editor that includes code suggestions and color coding for tags
- Lato font
- An 'Other Insert Options' menu for overflow items
- Copy/paste and/or drag and drop images is now available
- Design improvements to enhance use of the editor on mobile devices and improve general usability.
- Accessibility improvements – Improved keyboard navigation for keyboard users and toolbar icons are spaced out more in accordance with WCAG standards.
Not included in the Editor
These items were not carried over from the classic editor.
- Spellcheck functionality. D2L recommends using your browser spellcheck functionality.
- Cut/Paste functionality. D2L recommends using your browser hot keys/menus for this functionality.
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