# Description Editor

The SkillTree description editor is a full-featured Rich Text Editor. The editor is used in the dashboard to provide descriptions for Projects, Subjects, Skills, Badges, and also for sending emails to users and project administrators.

The description editor has the following features:

Feature Shortcut Explanation
Copy & Paste Paste anything from browser, screenshot, excel, powerpoint, etc.
Headings Supports 6 different sized heading
Bold Ctrl+B Apply bold formatting to text
Italics Ctrl+I Apply italic formating to text
Strike Ctrl+S Apply strike-through formating to text
Font Size Apply a specific font size to text
Line Ctrl+L Insert a horizontal line seperator
Blockquote Alt+Q Apply quote formatting to line(s) of text
Unordered List Ctrl+U A bulleted list
Ordered List Ctrl+O A numbered list
Indent Fn+Tab When creating a list, this indent the list one level
Outdent Fn+Shift+Tab When creating a list, this outdent the list one level
Table Insert a table of varying size. Through the context menu of the table, you can add or delete columns or rows of the table, and you can also arrange text in cells.
Image Insert an image. Images may be chosen from a local file, a URL, or copy and pasted.
Link A hyperlink to an external resource
Attachments Attach a file to the description. Attached files will be stored on the SkillTree server and a link for downloading the attachment will be presented.
Inline Code Shift+Ctrl+C Apply code style formatting inline
Code Block Apply code style to a multiline section

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Last Updated: 6/6/2023, 1:21:26 PM