Headings

Of the text formatting tools provided by the WYSIWYG editor, the preset heading formats are some of the most useful, saving you the time and effort of having to manually create your own heading formats and helping to effectively organize your website by providing differentiation between sections and emphasizing important points.

Using Headings:

You can make use of the preset headings by accessing the "Format" drop-down menu, which can be found on the bottom line of the WYSIWYG toolbar.

In using the headings, you should typically select "Heading 1" for the main headings of pages, "Heading 2" for sub-headings (perhaps those introducing major topics within a page), and "Heading 3" for sub-sub-headings (perhaps those introducing more specific issues or areas of these larger topics).

The specific styles and settings associated with each particular heading are set using the CSS feature within the Design Editor module. The CSS feature is quite advanced, however, and should be left to your website's designer (it is not for the average user).

By leaving the specific styles and settings of text to the website designer, and relying on these pre-set headings rather than trying to create your own, you will also avoid many of the potential problems that can arrise when playing with fonts and colors of text within the content editors.

Still, removing and applying heading styles can be a nuisance if not done carefully. That is why we have provided you with the following guidelines, which should help you to avoid the major pitfalls.

Applying Heading Formats:

The quickest way to apply one is to first ensure that the piece of text you wish to make into a heading has nothing at all is around it.

For instance, you could put a space (carriage return) above and below the desired piece of text before applying the heading format.

Otherwise, you might end up making more than just the desired line of text into a heading. (The same principle applies to bullets, with which you often just need to fiddle around in order to fix).

Removing Heading Formats:

Removing a heading can be tricky at times too.

The safest way to go about this is to highlight the line in question with your mouse and use the "Delete" key to carefully get rid of the entire heading. (Removing bullets is a bit easier, as you can just highlight the bullets in question and click on the "Insert/Remove Bulleted List" icon to remove the formatting).