--- title: "Formatting" slug: "formatting" description: "Master inline and block-level formatting with the Advanced WYSIWYG editor's Formatting panel for effective content styling and structure." updated: 2026-07-10T04:37:11Z published: 2026-07-10T04:37:11Z canonical: "docs.document360.com/formatting" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.document360.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Formatting The Formatting panel in the Advanced WYSIWYG editor provides inline and block-level formatting controls to help you style and structure your content. It is organized into two sections: - **Formatting & Lists** - controls for inline text emphasis (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough), text alignment, and list indentation. - **Controls** - controls for indentation, subscript, superscript, letter spacing, line height, line break, and page break. To access the Formatting panel, click the **Format** icon on the right side of the editor panel. ![Formatting](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/formatting.png) --- ## When to use formatting elements - Use bold to highlight key terms, warnings, or action items within a step - Use italic to indicate UI labels, variable names, or titles referenced within prose - Use strikethrough to mark deprecated steps or outdated values without deleting them — useful for changelog-style content - Use subscript and superscript when documenting chemical formulas (H₂O), mathematical expressions (x²), or footnote references - Use line break inside a list item to add a second line of explanation without creating a new bullet point - Use page break before a major section in long articles to control PDF layout for print-ready documentation --- ### Formatting & Lists #### Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough These are inline text emphasis options applied to selected text. | Option | Keyboard shortcut | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | **Bold** | `Ctrl + B` | Emphasizes important words or phrases. | | **Italic** | `Ctrl + I` | Highlights text or indicates terms such as variables or titles. | | **Underline** | `Ctrl + U` | Adds a line below the text for emphasis. | | **Strikethrough** | | Strikes out text to indicate removal or revision. | **To apply:** 1. Select the text you want to format. 2. Click the corresponding icon in the Formatting & Lists section, or use the keyboard shortcut. --- #### Alignment Text alignment controls how content is positioned horizontally within a block. | Option | Description | | --- | --- | | **Left align** | Aligns text to the left (default). | | **Center align** | Centers text within the block. | | **Right align** | Aligns text to the right. | | **Justify** | Distributes text evenly across the full width of the block. | **To apply:** 1. Click anywhere in the paragraph or select the text. 2. Click the desired alignment icon in the Formatting & Lists section. --- #### Indentation Indentation increases or decreases the indent level of a paragraph or list item. | Option | Keyboard shortcut | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | **Increase indent** | `Tab` | Moves the content one level to the right. | | **Decrease indent** | `Shift + Tab` | Moves the content one level to the left. | **To apply:** 1. Click in the paragraph or list item you want to indent. 2. Click **Increase indent** or **Decrease indent** from the Formatting & Lists section, or use the keyboard shortcuts. NOTE In a numbered list, increasing the indent changes the numbering format automatically according to the multi-level list cycling sequence. --- ### Controls #### Subscript and Superscript Subscript and superscript display text slightly below or above the baseline, respectively. | Option | Description | | --- | --- | | **Subscript** (X₁) | Displays text slightly below the line — useful for chemical formulas or mathematical expressions. | | **Superscript** (X¹) | Displays text slightly above the line — useful for footnotes, exponents, or ordinal indicators. | **To apply:** 1. Select the text. 2. Click **Subscript** or **Superscript** from the Controls section. NOTE Subscript and superscript Markdown syntax is not supported. Apply these options manually from the Controls section. --- #### Letter spacing Letter spacing adjusts the horizontal space between characters in selected text. **To apply:** 1. Select the text. 2. Click the **Letter space** icon in the Controls section. 3. Choose your desired spacing value. --- #### Line height Line height controls the vertical spacing between lines within a paragraph. **To apply:** 1. Click in the paragraph you want to adjust. 2. Click the **Line height** icon in the Controls section. 3. Select your desired line height value. --- #### Line break A line break moves the cursor to the next line within the same block, without starting a new paragraph or block. **To insert a line break:** - Click the **Line break** icon in the Controls section, or press `Shift + Enter`. NOTE Use a line break when you want to continue on a new line within the same paragraph, without the additional spacing that a new block creates. --- #### Page break A page break specifies where the current page ends and the next page begins when exporting an article as a PDF. **To insert a page break:** 1. Place your cursor at the point where you want the page to break. 2. Click the **Page break** icon in the Controls section. NOTE Page breaks only affect PDF exports. They have no visible effect on the knowledge base site. --- ## Best practices - Use bold and italic sparingly — overuse reduces their impact and makes content harder to scan. - Use strikethrough instead of deleting content when you want readers to see what changed, such as in release notes or versioned procedures. - Avoid using alignment other than left for body text — centered or justified body text is harder to read in documentation. - Use line breaks instead of empty paragraphs to add spacing within a block, to keep the document structure clean. - Insert page breaks intentionally in long articles before exporting as PDF, to ensure section breaks land in logical places. --- ## FAQ **What is the difference between a line break and a new block?** A line break (Shift + Enter) moves to the next line within the same block, with no extra spacing. A new block (Enter) creates a separate content block with standard paragraph spacing between them. **Do page breaks affect how the article looks on the knowledge base site?** No. Page breaks only take effect when exporting an article as a PDF. They have no visible impact on the knowledge base site. **Can I adjust line height for individual lines?** Line height is applied at the paragraph block level, not to individual lines within a block.