Use the Visual Editor

Used to display the text field in its pure HTML source.

TIP: Check out Use the Source icon for some extra tips on how to use this operation.

Removes the most recent change.

Replaces the most recent undo action.

Adds a copy of the select text or objects to your clipboard.

Crops the selected text or objects to your clipboard.

Inserts text or objects from your clipboard.

Inserts text as non-formatted and untagged text from your clipboard.

Lines text up to the center of the containing element.

Defines the color of the text.

Choose from a selection of pre-selected colors, or click More Colors to enter your own hex code for a specific color.

Defines the highlight color of the text.

Choose from a selection of pre-selected colors, or click More Colors to enter your own hex code for a specific color.

Boldfaces text.

Italicizes text.

Underlines text.

Transforms highlighted text to subscript or moves cursor to subscript position if no text is highlighted.

Displays the Table Properties window to define the details of the table to be inserted.

Select the Table Properties tab to define the table layout or the Advanced tab for additional language and styling details.

Displays the Link window to define the details of the linked item.

NOTE: You can use any URL that points to an external resource if the URL will be continuously available. For external resources, enter the full URL. However, it's recommended that you use items from your Class File Manager.

Displays the Image Properties window to define the details of the uploaded image.

TIP: To insert an image, it must first be uploaded to your Class File Manager. Check out Manage folders in the Class File Manager for uploading supporting content.

NOTE: You can use any URL that points to an external resource if the URL will be continuously available. For external resources, enter the full URL. However, it is recommended that you use items from your Class File Manager.

Displays the Embed External Content window that can take a supported URL and embed that content into your text area.

You can define the URL of the uploaded photo file, video file, audio file, or application, and define the display settings for the external content.

NOTE: If the web service doesn't directly support the oEmbed format, Möbius will still attempt to generate the appropriate embed code.

TIP: In some cases, Möbius might not be able to generate the appropriate embed code, or the automatically-generated embedding might not display the application in the desired manner. If this occurs, you can create the embed code yourself or copy it from the third party website and insert the embed code into your question using the Source icon from the Visual Editor.

Displays the Video Properties window to define the details of the uploaded video.

TIP: To insert a video, it must first be uploaded to your Class File Manager. Check out Manage folders in the Class File Manager for uploading supporting content.

NOTE: You can use any URL that points to an external resource if the URL will be continuously available. For external resources, enter the full URL. However, it is recommended that you use items from your Class File Manager.

Displays your Content Repository where you can select existing content to import.

NOTE: When importing content authored by another user, it's recommended that you clone the original content first since any changes made to it by the original author will automatically be distributed to anywhere the content is inherited.

Applies a background color for the selected slide while authoring an interactive narrative.

Allows a glossary term and entry to be defined while authoring an interactive narrative.

TIP: Check out Use the Add to Glossary icon for some extra tips on how to use this operation.

Inserts a block element.

Generates an invisible table for the alignment of inputted text and media.

TIP: Check out Use the Align Environment icon for some extra tips on how to use this operation.

Displays the Equation Editor for equations to be inserted into the text entry field with proper formatting and syntax.

You'll have access to the default and chemistry palettes.

TIP: Check out Work with the Equation Editor (instructor) for some extra tips on how to use this operation.

Displays the Adaptive Section window and inserts an adaptive question section in the text entry field.

Adaptive, multi-part questions can be designed where one sub-question (or section) is presented at a time and the question behavior depends on whether the student answers the sub-question correctly.

TIP: Check out for Author an adaptive question for some extra tips on how to use this operation.