Applying Styles to Content

You can apply styles to content in your topic or snippet files.

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Editing content and project files is an activity available to users with the Author status. By default, users with Author status have the following permissions set:

  • If this is deselected, then viewing files in a read-only mode is allowed. On the left side of the page, the Files vertical three-dot menu is not available.

  • If this is deselected, the XHTML in the Code view is read-only.

    Editing code is regarded as a capability for an advanced user. If not done properly, the code can become malformed quickly. Administrators can prevent users from editing the code by deselecting the Edit Code permission.

In addition, AI Assist involves the following permissions:

  • This is required to integrate a ChatGPT account with a Flare Online license in the license settings.

  • This is required to use AI Assist (and therefore ChatGPT) when modifying topics and snippets.

    Note Even if this permission is enabled, ChatGPT does not scan anything on your computer. The only information ChatGPT can acquire from you is what you enter manually into the prompt when using AI Assist. If your company has strict policies against AI or ChatGPT, simply do not use it.

For more information about permissions, see Setting User Permissions or Setting Team Permissions.

How to Apply Styles to Content

  1. Open a project, and select the Workspace tab at the top.

  2. From the left side of the page, expand the Content folder (and any subfolders if necessary).

  3. Locate a topic or snippet and click it. The file opens to the right in the Content Editor.

  4. Click or select the appropriate content in the file.

  5. Use the options in the local toolbar to apply styles and formatting.

    Option

    Description

    Lets you apply formatting to selected content:

    • Bold Applies bold typeface to the content selected in the topic.

    • Italic Applies italic typeface to the content selected in the topic.

    • Underline Underlines the content selected in the topic.

    Lets you apply basic styles to block-level content:

    • Paragraph Applies a paragraph tag to the content.

    • Heading 1 - Heading 6 Applies a heading tag (H1 through H6) to the content.

    Lets you create and set list styles on content (see Lists):

    • Bullet List Applies a bulleted list tag to the content.

    • Ordered List Applies a numbered list tag to the content.

    • Definition List Applies definition list tags to the content.

    • Decrease Indent Outdents the list item(s). This option pertains only to lists, not other kinds of content.

    • Increase Indent Indents the list item(s). This option pertains only to lists, not other kinds of content.

  6. Click Commit. (Or click Cancel, to back out of the process.)

  7. In the Create New Commit dialog, verify the new file path, and enter a Commit Message.

  8. Click Commit.