Overview

Please note CYPHER for business defaults to the term course. CYPHER for academia defaults to the term class. The terms course and class are interchangeable in this article. 

1. Access an existing course.
   
2. Click an existing module/lesson.
   
3. Select an existing section.
   
4. Click Edit.

Menu bar

The menu bar consists of seven drop-down menus.

File

The File menu includes the following actions.

Icon	Title	Description
	New document	Clears the text window of all text/images/links.
	Preview	Open a pop-up window to see a preview of the published content.
	Print	Print the content in the text window.

Edit

The Edit menu includes the following actions.

Icon	Title	Description
	Undo	Undo your most recent action.
	Redo	Redo your most recent action.
	Cut	Remove the selected text/image and store it in the clipboard.
	Copy	Copy the selected text/image and store it in the clipboard.
	Paste	Paste text/image from the clipboard.
	Paste as text	Paste content from the clipboard as text only, no formatting.
	Select all	Select/highlight all of the content in the text window.
	Find and replace	Find a word or phrase and replace with a new word/phrase (if applicable).

View

The View menu includes the following actions for viewing text and characters within the text window.

Icon	Title	Description
	Source code	View/edit the source code in the text window.
	Show invisible characters	Displays invisible characters such as spaces and soft returns.
	Show blocks	Shows paragraph blocks within the text window.
	Preview	Open a popup window to see a preview of the published content.
	Editor help	Open a popup window of Help Center information for the rich-text editor.

Insert

The Insert menu includes the following actions for inserting images, videos, tables, links, and more.

Icon	Title	Description
	Link	Insert a hyperlink to a URL.
	Media	Insert/embed a piece of media.
	Table	Insert and build a table.
	Special character	Insert a special character.
	Emojis	Insert an emoji.
	Horizontal line	Insert a horizontal line.
	Page break	Insert a break to start a new page.
	Non Breaking space	Insert a space that does not break the page.
	Anchor	Insert an anchor/bookmark in a position/location.
	Insert template	Insert a saved template.
	Save as template	Save the highlighted text as a template.
	Date/time	Insert date or time options from the drop-down menu.
	Edit equation	Click to edit a highlighted equation.
	Upload image	Click to upload an image.
	Upload file	Click to upload a file.
	Create web conferencing	Click to add web conferencing to the text*.
	Record audio	Click to record audio directly in the text window.
	Record video	Click to record video directly in the text window.

* In order for the Create web conferencing options to display, the web conferencing app(s) must first be installed from the App center.

Format

The Format menu includes the following actions for formatting text.

Icon	Title	Description
	Bold	Bold the selected text.
	Italic	Italicize the selected text.
	Underline	Underline the selected text.
	Strikethrough	Strikethrough the selected text.
	Superscript	Format the selected text as a superscript.
	Subscript	Format the selected text as a subscript.
	Code	Format the select text as code.
	Blocks	Insert the appropriate block formatting from the drop-down menu.
	Fonts	Select a different font from the drop-down menu.
	Font sizes	Select a font size from the drop-down menu.
	Align	Select a text alignment style from the drop-down menu.
	Line height	Select the line height from the drop-down menu.
	Increase indent	Indent the text or paragraph to the right.
	Decrease indent	Move the text or paragraph to the left.
	Text color	Select the desired text color from the drop-down menu.
	Background color	Select a background color from the drop-down menu.
	Clear formatting	Clear formatting from the selected text.

Tools

The Tools menu includes the following actions.

Icon	Title	Description
	Source code	View/edit the source code.
	Word count	View the word and character count.

Table

The Table menu includes the following actions to insert a table and modify the table structure.

Icon	Title	Description
	Table	Insert a table.
	Cell	Modification options for the selected cells from the drop-down menu.
	Row	Modify, delete, and/or insert options for the selected row(s) from the drop-down menu.
	Column	Modify, delete, and/or insert options for the selected column(s) from the drop-down menu.
	Table properties	View and modify table properties such as width, height, borders, etc.
	Delete table	Delete the selected table.

Toolbar

Below the menu bar, the toolbar consists of easily accessible drop-down menus and icons for additional formatting.

1. Click the Undo icon to undo the previous action. 
   
2. Click the Redo icon to redo the previous icon.
   

1. Click the heading style drop-down menu to apply formats and styles to text.

1. Click the font drop-down menu to change the font of your text.
   

1. Click the font size drop-down menu to change the size of the text.

1. Click the bold icon to bold text.
   
2. Click the italic icon to italicize text.
   
3. Click the underline icon to underline text.
   

1. Click the text color icon to choose/change the color of the font.

1. Click the align icon to align text.

1. Click the list icon to create and format a bulleted or numbered list.

1. Click the upload image icon to upload an image.
   
2. Click the upload file icon to upload any files.
   
3. Click the question mark icon to access the Editor help article.
   

Advanced Toolbar

For additional functionality:

1. Click the arrow next to the shortcut row to expand the advanced toolbar.
   

1. Click the Clear formatting icon to clear styles that might have been brought across from copying and pasting content.

1. Click the Background color icon to add highlighting to text/images.

1. Click the Decrease indent icon to decrease the indentation of text. 
   
2. Click the Increase indent icon to indent the text.
   
3. Click the Horizontal line icon to insert a horizontal line.

1. Click the Emoji icon to insert any number of emojis.
   

1. Click the Special character icon to insert any number of special characters.

1. Click the Insert/Edit link icon to insert a link to any URL.
2. Click the Insert/Edit media icon to insert/embed a link to any URL. 
3. Click the Insert/edit equation icon to insert/embed a link to any URL. 
4. Click the Insert template icon to insert a template. 
   
5. Click the Source code icon to view the current page’s source code. 
   
6. Click the Record audio icon to record audio directly into the course page. 
   
7. Click the Record video icon to record video directly into the course page. 

1. Click the Create web conferencing icon to create a web conference link using one of the drop-down options. 
   
1. Note - Only web conferencing apps you have installed on your platform will display.

Best practices

Use these best practices to help you get the most out of the editor.

• To insert a line break instead of a new paragraph, press Shift + Enter.
  
• When embedding HTML widgets, view the text window in source code first.
  
• Click the View drop-down.
  
• Click < > Source code.
  
• Paste third-party content as plain text to avoid formatting errors.
  
• To wrap text around a picture:
  
• Upload the picture above the text you want to wrap around the image.
  
• Select the image.
  
• Click the align icon and select your preferred alignment option.
  

1. In order to make the borders of a table invisible:
   
1. Select the table.
   
2. Click Table properties.
   
3. In the General tab of the pop-up, set the Border width to "0".
   
4. In the Advanced tab, select the border style to be "Hidden" or "None".
   

Spell checker

The editor includes a spell checker, which flags words that are not spelled correctly with a red line. To fix a spelling error:

1. Press CTRL + Right mouse click.
   
2. Select the correct spelling from the list of suggestions.
   

Embedding variables

You can embed variables into lesson pages by using the {{variable name}} format. This allows you to customize content for users and courses.

Sizing Videos

1. If you want the video to be auto-sized, you can omit one of the values (width or height).
   
2. You can also use percent values to set the size of a video, for example, <width=‘100%’>.
   

Editing Images

The editor provides various options for editing images once they are uploaded. To edit an image:

1. Click the image.
   
2. A menu of options appears.
   

Icon	Description
	Rotate image counterclockwise
	Rotate image clockwise
	Flip image horizontally
	Flip image vertically
	Crop image
	Edit image properties

1. Source: Displays the image source.
   
2. Alternative description: This description is read by screen readers to aid visually impaired users.
   
3. Width and Height: Adjust the size of the image.
   
1. Note: Use the lock icon to ensure the image retains its width/height ratio.

1. Enter a description in the Image description field.
   

Content templates

Content templates allow you to save fragments of HTML into the Resources Catalog and then easily insert them into content areas in the future. You can use this feature to create a library of common content elements that you often use in your content areas. 

To add a fragment of HTML into a content template:

1. Select the text and/or images in the HTML editor.
   
2. Right mouse click.
   
3. Select Save as template.
   

1. Enter a title for the template.
   
2. Click Ok. 
   
3. The content template will be saved in your personal library.
   

To access your saved content templates:

1. Click Resources from the left navigation bar.
   
2. Click Catalog from the fly-out menu. 
   
3. Filter by Resource type > Content template in the Search panel.
   
4. Click your content template.
   

1. Click Details.
   

1. Select Personal, Organization, or Business library if you would like the content template to be available to other users. 
   
2. After editing the content, click Save.
   

1. Access the section.
   
2. Right mouse click.
   
3. Select Insert Template.
   
4. Select the template from the drop-down list.
   
5. Click Save.