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The Brightspace Editor allows you to: 

  • Format text -Text

  • Add Headers Headers

  • Embed multi-media 

  • Add bullets, numbering, horizontal lines, and alignment 

  • Add equations, symbols and emojis 

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Example of a Brightspace Editor:

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Format Text

Bold, Italicize, or Underline text

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  1. Highlight the text you want to format, then click the strikethrough button 

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    , or click the arrow to access the subscript, or superscript options 

  2. Select strikethroughsubscript, or superscript from, the drop-down menu.

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  1. Highlight the text you want to format, then click the Select Colour button 

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     button to open the Select a Colour window.

  2. Select a font colour or enter a hex value.

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Add Bullets, Numbering, Horizontal lines, and Alignment 

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  1. Place your cursor where you want to align the text, or highlight the text you want to format.

  2. Click the alignment button 

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  3. Select an alignment option from the menu.   

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4. In the Emoticons pop-up, select an emoji.                       

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Add Heading Styles        

Use heading styles to structure your text and make your content more accessible for students using screen readers.

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  1. Click the format drop-down menu (set to Paragraph by default) 

  2. Select a Heading style (H1, H2, H3, etc.) from the drop-down menu.

Embed Multimedia              

Inserting an Image in the Brightspace Editor

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  1. Click on the URL (this will not open the link, it will just select it).     

            

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  2. Click the Insert Quicklink icon in the toolbar  .  An Insert Quicklink pop-up window will open.

  3. Under Target, select New Window.                

  4. Click Update.

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Your link will now automatically open in a new window when clicked.

Insert MediaSpace Video/Audio Files

  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add your media to.

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  2. Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor toolbar 

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  3. In the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select where you will be uploading your media from.

    • To insert a video/audio file from MediaSpace:

      1.  Select Insert MediaSpace.

      2. Click the Embed button next to the video you want to upload.

      3. You will see a preview of your selected media. Click Insert to embed your media into the HTML editor or Back to make changes to your selection. Your media will automatically appear in the HTML editor.

  4. Click Save or Publish to make your media visible to students.

Insert a File from Your Computer

  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the image to.

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  2. Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor toolbar 

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  3. In the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select My Computer.

  4. Click Choose file, then select a file from your computer.

  5. Click Upload.