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Formatting Text Content

To maintain a standard look and feel on the website, much of the formatting is determined by the style sheet(s) associated with the template on which your page is based. This includes the typeface and font size available on your page. SBT provides toolbar icons for bolding, underlining, font color, etc., that are similar in function to what you use in typical document editing applications (such as Word). If you have legitimate needs outside these options you should discuss them with the Web Oversight Committee.

See Clean Up Content from Other Sources for tips on dealing with copying text from another source.

It's easier to apply text formatting attributes after the fact, as follows:

• Type the full paragraph (pressing Enter to end the paragraph).
• Select the text (all or part of the paragraph) you wish to format.
• Click the appropriate formatting icon.

SBT provides a few text formatting toolbar options not directly analogous to Word:

	Superscript—creates a smaller font size above the standard baseline.
	Subscript—creates a smaller font size below the standard baseline.

Format with Style

The template on which your page is based likely includes defined styles. To see the available styles for page, click the down-arrow on the style box on the left side of the toolbar. The Delta State University defined styles are as follows:

• Normal Body Text — used for most text on the page.
  
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• Title — a main heading (comparable to Heading 1 in Word), used by SBT as the page heading. Using this heading elsewhere on the page should signify importance equal to the page heading. 
  
  

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• Subtitle — a heading subordinate to the page heading (comparable to Heading 2 in Word). 
  
  

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• Section — Text that is smaller than Subtitle and larger than Normal Body Text.
  

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• Subsection — text that is similar to Subtitle Text, but not bold. 
  
  

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Without going into great detail, there are many good reasons for using styles appropriately instead of applying explicit formatting to text. If you think you have a valid requirement for additional styles, discuss it with the Web Oversight Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

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