Bb Learn Content Areas -- Format and Remove Formatting from Text

This webpage gives an example of how to remove unwanted formatted, and re-add the wanted formatting. in Bb Learn.

Bb Learn and Drexel ITG do not recommend copying directly from Microsoft Word or a website or any non-Bb Learn source.

They recommend working directly in Bb Learn, or working in a plain text editor, like Notepad, Notepad++, BBEdit, and so on.

But if you or someone before you does copy from Microsoft Word or a website, here is an example of how to remove unwanted formatted and re-add the wanted formatting.

  1. In this example, there is some text that has a gray background behind it. We'll remove the gray background.

     Text that needs to be formatted in Bb Learn.png

  2. Hover your mouse over the title of the section, click the circled down arrow, and click "Edit.

     Edit text format removal example Bb Learn item.png

  3. Click the double down arrow to expand the "Text" box toolbar (if it is not expanded already).

     Edit Item for Text Format Removal Example_2.png

  4. Highlight the text you want to change.

     Highlighted bulleted text that is partially gray_2.png

  5. Click the "Eraser" or "Remove Formatting" icon in the toolbar.
     Crossed out T Remove Formatting Icon in Text box toolbar_2.png

  6. Place your text cursor at the front of the line of text under the first bulleted line of text.

     Cursor in front of line in Text Format Removal Example_2.png

  7. Press "delete" or "backspace" once or twice. The not-bulleted line will move up to the bulleted line.

  8. Press "Enter" or "Return," and the 1 bulleted line will become 2 bulleted lines.

     New bulleted line_2.png

  9. Highlight the lines you want to once more make bulleted lines.

     Press bullet lines icons to make highlighted lines into bullets_2.png

  10. Press the bullet lines icon.

     Press bullet lines icons to make highlighted lines into bullets 2_2.png

  11. The lines are now bulleted.

  12. Put text in at front of the bulleted line you want to indent, and press the indent icon.
    Indent bulleted line_2.png

  13. Repeat step 10 on another line if needed.

  14. Delete the blue double download down arrow in the text.

     Delete double download icon_2.png

  15. Click "Submit."

     Click Submit to Save Formatted Text_2.png