Format text with the editor
Wherever enrola lets you format text, such as an email, an employer's description or an applicant's answer, it shows a small toolbar above the box. The buttons depend on where the text will be used.
The three toolbars
Emails and email templates
Used for status email templates, the Send Email window, Request more info and other emails you send, activity notes and profile sharing messages.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough | Format the selected text. |
| Subscript, Superscript | Make the selected text small, below or above the line. |
| Link | Turn the selected text into a link. Type the web address, then select OK. |
| Remove Format | Take the formatting off the selected text. |
| Image | Add a picture from a web address. The picture is linked, not attached, so it must stay online. |
| Source | Show the text as HTML. Select it again to go back before you save. |
| Preview | Open the text in a new window. Merge tags show as typed. |
| Save, New Page, Print, Templates | The editor's own page tools. You don't need them. New Page empties the box, and Templates inserts sample layouts. To save, use the Save or Send button on enrola's page, not the one in the toolbar. |
There are no list or heading buttons in emails.
Descriptions, notes and answers
Used for an employer's Description, application notes, applicants' longer answers (such as a personal statement), feedback surveys and your own Rich text fields.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Insert/Remove Numbered List, Insert/Remove Bulleted List | Start or end a list. |
| Italic | Put the selected text in italics. |
| Link | Turn the selected text into a link. |
| Paragraph Format | Choose Normal, a heading, or another paragraph style. |
Opportunity text sent to job boards
The Opportunity's Main Description, Entry requirements and Training to be Provided have only numbered and bulleted lists. Job boards, including Find an apprenticeship (shown as NAS in enrola), take plain text and lists, so other formatting would be lost. See The Opportunity record.
Pasting text
Everything you paste is pasted as plain text: bold, colours, fonts and tables from Word, Google Docs or a website are removed. After you paste, use the toolbar to add the formatting you need.
Keyboard shortcuts
On a Mac, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U | Bold, italic, underline (where the toolbar has them) |
| Ctrl+K | Add a link |
| Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y | Undo, redo |
| Alt+F10 | Move to the toolbar. Use the arrow keys to choose a button and Enter to press it. Esc goes back to the text. |
| Alt+0 | Show the editor's accessibility help |
Good to know
- In record panels, enrola saves the text when you click out of the box.
- To add a merge tag to an email, click it in the Legend under the editor. See Merge tags you can use in emails to applicants.
- In dark mode the toolbar is shown in dark colours too.