Entry Formatting Tools

The following is a chart of the available WYSWYG formatting tools. To access these tools, log in to http://blogs.psu.edu, enter your blog and click the Write Entry tab.

Note: If you do not see a Write Entry tab, click the white location tab (the "Blog Dashboard" tab) in the upper left and select the name of your blog.

Tool or Setting Icon Description
  • Descrease Font Size
  • Increase Font Size
 Font Size buttons: A with down arrow = decrease; A with up arrow = increase Click Decrease Text Size to make text smaller. Click Increase Text Size to make text larger.
  • Bold
  • Italics
  • Underline
  • Strikethrough
 format options B = bold, I = Italic, U = underline, S = strikethrough Use the font formatting tools to add bold, italic, underline or strikethrough formatting respectively to selected text
Link link button = chain The Link tool allows you to create hyperlinks within your document. Highlight text which will become a link, click the Link tool, then enter the URL in the pop-up window.
Email Link email button = envelope Use this tool to create links to e-mail addresses. Highlight text which will become a link, click the Email Link tool, then enter the e-mail address in the pop-up window.
  • Begin Blockquote
  • End Blockquote
 begin blocquote = arrow into lines; end blockquote = arrow away from line Use Begin Blockquote to indent a paragraph Use the End Blockquote to remove an indent.
Bulletd List button with list bullets
  1. Click the Bulleted List option to create a bulleted list.
  2. Click the button again to stop the list.
  3. Click Tab to indent a list item in one level
  4. Click Shift-Tab outdent a list item
Numbered List numbered list button with 1 2 3
  1. Click the Numbered List option to create a bulleted list.
  2. Click the button again to stop the list.
  3. Click Tab to indent a list item in one level
  4. Click Shift-Tab outdent a list item
  • Left Align
  • Center Align
  • Right Align
 left align = lines to left, center align = centered lines, right align = lines to right Use the Paragraph Alignment tools to select left aligned, center or right aligned text respectively
Insert Image insert image = mountain and sun photo The Insert Image tool allows you to insert images into your document.
Insert File insert file = page with up arrow The Insert File tool allows you to upload files (in, including audio and video files into your blog.
  • WYSIWYG Mode
  • HTML Mode
 wysiwyg mode = underlined a, H.T.M.L. mode = A in angle brackets To view the HTML code, click the <A> HTML mode button. To return to formatted text, click the blue underlined A WYSIWYG Mode button.