Applying character formatting

Character formatting differentiates individual characters or words in a topic. Using the WYSIWYG Editor, you can change font types, sizes, and color, as well as bold, italicize, and underline text.

Character formatting is different from applying formatting using style sheets. When you apply character formatting using the Format menu such as the or the WYSIWYG toolbar (such as bold or font size ), you override any style sheet used and the formatting becomes inline. This means that if you apply character formatting and then change your style sheet later, the text with character formatting applied won't be updated.

To format characters in the WYSIWYG Editor: