Insert and format text

Most of the formatting functions are self-explanatory and already known from common word processing programs, so we will only go into specific functions below:

Sorted list

With this button you can create a sorted list. You can select the list afterwards and choose between the list characters "numbers" (1., 2., 3...), "lower case letters" (a, b, c), "upper case letters" (A, B, C), "lower case Roman numerals" (i., ii., iii...) and "upper case Roman numerals" (I., II., III.) via the context menu (right click) under "Numbered List Properties".

1. This is an example
2. for a sorted list
3. with the list characters "Lower case letters".

Increase indent / Decrease indent

With "Increase indent" a paragraph is indented. Please take into account that the paragraph is not only indented on the left, but also on the right. The "Decrease indent" function only has an effect if an indent has already been created.

Insert horizontal line

With this icon you can insert a horizontal line. The width of the line always extends over the full content area and is therefore a very powerful element of text structuring that should only be used very sparingly. The lines can be deleted at any time by moving the cursor directly in front of the line and pressing DEL.

Define acronyms

Abbreviations are often used on web pages that readers of the page may assume to be familiar with. Unfortunately, screen readers that read the page content to blind people usually cannot interpret these abbreviations and then stammer the abbreviation, which makes understanding the text much more difficult. Abbreviations should therefore be used sparingly and always explained. For this purpose, the function "Insert acronym" is available in the text input.
To insert an abbreviation (acronym), highlight the written abbreviation and click the "Insert abbreviation" function.
A window opens in which you can write out the abbreviation.

At the moment there are still differences in the display of such abbreviations: Most browsers do not mark abbreviations at all. The abbreviation is only displayed via mouseover.

In your browser, an acronym is displayed as follows: WWU

Special characters

The button "Insert special characters" can be used to insert various special characters, such as § or ©, into the text.

Insert/edit link

The Insert/edit link button brings up a menu that allows you to create different link variants.

Internal link
University internal links refer to pages within the university's web offer. Internal links are opened in the same window. When you click on this icon, a simple input field appears in which you can enter the link. You can enter an absolute link here (e.g. https://www.uni-muenster.de/ImperiaHandbuch/index.html - an absolute link must always start with "https://", simply starting with "www." is not enough!). Relative links also work. With relative links, only the path that comes after the main path is specified. So at https://www.uni-muenster.de/ImperiaHandbuch/index.html the relative link would be "/ImperiaHandbuch/index.html".
In the CIT central web server park, please always specify relative links to University Münster pages.
External link
External links will have a different icon and will open in a new window or tab. When you click on this icon, as with internal links, a simple input field appears in which you can enter the URL. Only absolute links are accepted here.
Intranet links refer to areas of the intranet or to generally restricted areas.
Download link
If you want to offer content for download, e.g. PDF or Word documents, select "Download link". Here you can either directly enter the internet address of the file or click on "Browse Assets". To update a file, simply upload the new file with the same name to the MAM, checking the "Overwrite existing file" box. Then run the document through the workflow again and release it, and the new version of the file will be included.
E-mail
Enter an e-mail address in the corresponding field. You can choose whether the browser should try to start an e-mail program when you click on the address, or whether a contact form should be called (only works with @uni-muenster.de addresses).
The link symbols ( ) are inserted automatically. If they are not desired, for example when linking images or in lists, you should select under "Link type".
To delete a link, click on the linked text and then on the "Remove Link" button. If you want to change a link afterwards, click on "Insert/edit link".

Anchor

Anchors are internal links within a document. Place the cursor at the position you want to link to. Click on the icon and enter a name for the anchor (corresponds to the content of the attribute name="anchor" in the HTML code). If you were successful, you will see a corresponding icon at the place: Paste the URL of the web page where the anchor can be found followed by "#anchorname" to generate a link that jumps directly to the set up anchor of the respective web page.

Tables

Edit table

The context menu (right-click in the table) takes you to the "Table properties" menu, where you can make further settings. You can also make these settings for individual cells or rows.
Row/Column
Here you specify how many rows and columns the table should have.
Label
The caption is displayed at the bottom right of the table as a description.
Table of contents
To enable barrier-free use of the page, a description can be entered here that a screen reader recognizes and reads aloud to a blind user, for example.
Headers
Here you decide whether you want to bold all texts of the first row ("First Row"), whether you want to bold the texts of the first column ("First column") or whether you want to implement both ("both").
Width
In Width you specify how much space you want to give to the table. By default, the "Fixed column width" checkbox is not checked, so that the column width is determined by the amount of space required by the text in the respective column. This is a mandatory prerequisite for the table to be displayed reasonably on mobile devices such as smartphones.
Layout
The layout of single or multiple previously selected cells can be adjusted via "Cell properties", e.g. in terms of color (context menu). You also have the possibility to connect several cells with each other, but they must be selected before right-clicking.