{"id":2435,"date":"2020-11-05T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T14:20:25","slug":"blackboard-content-editor-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-content-editor-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Content Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anywhere that you are given the option to type text in Blackboard, you will be able to use the Blackboard Content Editor to format your work.<\/p>\n<p>This includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackboard Portfolios<\/li>\n<li>Blackboard Blogs, Journals and Wikis<\/li>\n<li>Discussion Boards<\/li>\n<li>short answer questions in Blackboard Tests<\/li>\n<li>when submitting to a Blackboard assignment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a few circumstances, the functionality available via the toolbar will be restricted.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"980\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n8te71FYdTo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"expand_toolbar\">\n<h2>Expanding the toolbar<\/h2>\n<p>Initially you may only see one row of the toolbar. This gives you access to some of the most commonly used tools, but for more formatting options, and particularly if you wish to upload or embed a file, you will need to expand the toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>More&#8230; <\/strong>icon (3 dots) to display all 3 rows of the toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-content-editor-2020\/blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?fit=905%2C85&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"905,85\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blackboard editing toolbar &#8211; contracted\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?fit=905%2C85&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?fit=905%2C85&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?resize=905%2C85&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard editing toolbar when contracted\" width=\"905\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?resize=768%2C72&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?resize=150%2C14&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?resize=366%2C34&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-contracted.jpg?resize=770%2C72&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-content-editor-2020\/blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?fit=907%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"907,174\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blackboard editing toolbar &#8211; expanded\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?fit=907%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?fit=907%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?resize=907%2C174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard editing toolbar when expanded\" width=\"907\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?resize=768%2C147&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?resize=150%2C29&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?resize=366%2C70&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Blackboard-editing-toolbar-expanded.jpg?resize=770%2C148&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What does each icon do?<\/h2>\n<h3>First Row<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 290px\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"prettyphoto[2435]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2019\/09\/12\/blackboard-using-the-content-editor-to-format-your-work\/row-1-on-toolbar-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?fit=1211%2C140&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1211,140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Row 1 on toolbar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?fit=1211%2C140&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?fit=980%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2426 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?resize=980%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the editing toolbar row 1 icons labelled 1 to 17\" width=\"980\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?w=1211&amp;ssl=1 1211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?resize=768%2C89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?resize=150%2C17&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?resize=366%2C42&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-1-on-toolbar-2.png?resize=770%2C89&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Bold<\/td>\n<td>2. Italic<\/td>\n<td>3. Underline<\/td>\n<td>4. Strike-through<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Format<\/td>\n<td>6. Font Family<\/td>\n<td>7. Font Size<\/td>\n<td>8. Bullet List<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. Number List<\/td>\n<td>10. Text Colour<\/td>\n<td>11. Highlight<\/td>\n<td>12. Remove Formatting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13. Cut<\/td>\n<td>14. Copy<\/td>\n<td>15. Paste<\/td>\n<td>16. Find\/Replace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17. Expand Toolbar<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Second Row<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 303px\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"prettyphoto[2435]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2019\/09\/12\/blackboard-using-the-content-editor-to-format-your-work\/row-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?fit=1404%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1404,155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"row 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?fit=1404%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?fit=980%2C108&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2427 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?resize=980%2C108&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the editing toolbar row 2 with each function labelled from 1-16\" width=\"980\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?w=1404&amp;ssl=1 1404w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?resize=768%2C85&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?resize=150%2C17&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?resize=366%2C40&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/row-2.png?resize=770%2C85&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.\u00a0Align text<\/td>\n<td>2. Indent<\/td>\n<td>3. Superscript<\/td>\n<td>4. Subscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Insert\/Edit Link<\/td>\n<td>6. Left\/Right Typing<\/td>\n<td>7. Horizontal line<\/td>\n<td>8. Non-breaking space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. Spellcheck<\/td>\n<td>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Original\/Add_and_Format_Content\/Math_Editor\">Maths Editor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>11. Show invisible characters<\/td>\n<td>12. Block Quote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13. Symbols, Emoji<\/td>\n<td>14. Anchor<\/td>\n<td>15. Insert table<\/td>\n<td>16. Table Edits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Third Row<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 312px\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"prettyphoto[2435]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2019\/09\/12\/blackboard-using-the-content-editor-to-format-your-work\/row-3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?fit=500%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,107\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Row 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?fit=500%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?fit=500%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2429 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?resize=500%2C107&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the editing toolbar row 3 with icons labelled from 1 to 8 \" width=\"500\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?resize=150%2C32&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/09\/Row-3-1.png?resize=366%2C78&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Table Edits<\/td>\n<td>2. Embed<\/td>\n<td>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/2441\/\">Accessibility Checker<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4. <a href=\"#code\">Sample Code<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Preview<\/td>\n<td>6. Help<\/td>\n<td>7. Maximise<\/td>\n<td>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-content-editor-upload-images-videos-and-files\/\">Upload<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Check the Blackboard Help website for further details on using the content editor:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Original\/Add_and_Format_Content\/Work_With_Text\/What_Does_the_Editor_Do\">What Does the Editor Do?<\/a> &#8211; details of all the icons<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Original\/Add_and_Format_Content\">Add and Format Content<\/a> &#8211; how to format text, insert files and media, use the Maths Editor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Original\/Add_and_Format_Content\/Work_With_Text\/Editor_Keyboard_Shortcuts\">Editing toolbar keyboard shortcuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Copying and pasting<\/h3>\n<p>You can paste directly from a webpage or Word document into the Content Editor using Ctrl+V.\u00a0 When you do this you will be asked if you would like to keep or remove the formatting:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8874 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/paste.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remove Formatting <\/strong>is recommended &#8211; this strips out unnecessary HTML code, but retains key formatting (headings, bold, italics) and preserves hyperlinks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Content-with-formatting-retained-removed.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"prettyphoto[2435]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-content-editor-2020\/content-with-formatting-retained-removed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/11\/Content-with-formatting-retained-removed.jpg?fit=1788%2C612&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1788,612\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Content with formatting retained &#8211; 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