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You can use one of two modes when working in Authoring Text tabs:
- WYSIWYG
- HTML
When you are using the WYSIWYG editor, you can format the text by using the buttons in the formatting toolbar. For example, in the picturehere below, the text “Please select your gender” is displayed in bold italic Verdana font.
Figure 1 - Working in the WYSIWYG editor
Note: Pressing the ENTER key in WYSIWYG mode will create a paragraph break, represented by HTML code <p> in HTML (Plain text) mode. Pressing the SHIFT+ENTER keys will give a single line break, represented by <br/> in HTML (Plain text) mode. However, in Answer lists both ENTER and SHIFT+ENTER will give a single line break.
When you use the HTML Source editor, you must write HTML code in the text fields to format the text. Click the Switch between...button (arrowedhere) to toggle the editor to the HTML Source mode. The layout changes to that shown below. Note that the WYSIWYG formatting toolbar is now inactive.
Figure 2 - Using the HTML editor