{"id":1634,"date":"2015-08-17T20:40:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T00:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2016-01-27T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T17:59:37","slug":"cheat-sheet-understanding-the-text-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/?p=1634","title":{"rendered":"09. The Text Editor and Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-753 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2014\/04\/1398457281_105.png\" alt=\"Information\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Where did the text size and color buttons go in the Text Editor?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After the Moodle 2.8 upgrade you won&#8217;t be able to adjust the size and color of text: instead, you should use the PARAGRAPH STYLES button to select an appropriate heading or use bold or italics for emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>Formatting text with size and color changes alone doesn&#8217;t translate well for users with vision disabilities, or those who are accessing your course with a screenreader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-11-at-10.59.34-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1794\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-11-at-10.59.34-AM.png\" alt=\"Eye ball\" width=\"40\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a>\u00a0button to check your text for accessibility compliance. \u00a0You can also use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-11-at-10.59.40-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1795\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-11-at-10.59.40-AM.png\" alt=\"Ear icon\" width=\"39\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a>\u00a0to check for screen reader compatibility.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, when you add images to Moodle using the text editor you will be prompted to enter a description of the the image\u00a0automatically when you click SAVE.<\/p>\n<p>This Cheat Sheet\u00a0provides you an overview of the functionality available to you in the Moodle text editor.\u00a0This will help you better determine which buttons to utilize as you work in Labels, Assignments, Section\u00a0descriptions, and any place you\u00a0can\u00a0edit text.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/quickguides\/files\/2015\/08\/Moodle-Cheat-Sheets-Understanding-the-Text-Editor.pdf\">Moodle Cheat Sheets &#8211; Understanding the Text Editor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did the text size and color buttons go in the Text Editor? After the Moodle 2.8 upgrade you won&#8217;t be able to adjust the size and color of text: instead, you should use the PARAGRAPH STYLES button to select an appropriate heading or use bold or italics for emphasis. 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