Format tab on the ribbon toolbar
This reference topic lists the controls found on the Format tab of the ribbon toolbar.
| Tab area | Control | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General | Undo | Undoes your last edit. |
| General | Redo | Redoes your last undo. |
| Clipboard | Paste | Pastes the contents of the clipboard. Note that your browser may not grant you the authorization to perform this action. Click on the lower half of the button to see the following suboptions:
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| Clipboard | Cut | Removes the current selection and puts it on the clipboard. |
| Clipboard | Copy | Puts the current selection on the clipboard without removing it. |
| Font | Font face dropdown | Opens to show the available fonts. Select a font face to apply it. |
| Font | Font size dropdown | Opens to show a number of font sizes, in points. Select a font size to apply it. |
| Font | Bold | Makes text bold. |
| Font | Italic | Makes text italic. |
| Font | Underline | Underlines text. |
| Font | Strikethrough | Runs a horizontal line through text. |
| Font | Subscript | Places text below the baseline of surrounding text. |
| Font | Superscript | Places text above the top of surrounding text. |
| Font | Text color | Opens a color picker to select the font color of text. |
| Font | Background color | Opens a color picker to select the background color of text. |
| Paragraph | Bullets | Creates a list of bullet items (non-numbered). |
| Paragraph | Numbering | Creates a list of numbered items. |
| Paragraph | Decrease Indent | Unindents text. |
| Paragraph | Increase Indent | Indents text. |
| Paragraph | Show/hide Formatting | Shows borders around paragraphs and other HTML elements. |
| Paragraph | Left-align | Left-aligns text. |
| Paragraph | Center | Centers text. |
| Paragraph | Right-align | Right-aligns text. |
| Style | Section Type | Applies an HTML paragraph-type to text. Possible values are:
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| Style | Style | Applies a CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) style to text. The contents of this dropdown are determined by the implementation. |