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Toolbar2026 01 28 1 Click to expand: The editor toolbar with formatting options

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Accessing Formatting Options

You can format text in three ways:
  1. Toolbar - Click formatting buttons in the toolbar at the top
  2. Keyboard shortcuts - Use shortcuts for quick formatting
  3. Markdown syntax - Type Markdown and it converts automatically

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Text Styles

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Bold

Make text bold to add emphasis.
  • Toolbar: Click the B button
  • Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + B
  • Markdown: Wrap text in **asterisks**

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Italic

Use italics for titles, emphasis, or foreign words.
  • Toolbar: Click the **I **button
  • Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + I
  • Markdown: Wrap text in *single asterisks*

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Underline

Add underline for specific emphasis.
  • Toolbar: Click the U button
  • Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + U

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Strikethrough

Use strikethrough to show deleted or outdated text.
  • Toolbar: Click the S button (with line through)
  • Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + shift + S
  • Markdown: Wrap text in ~~tildes~~

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Changing Text Color and Highlighting

  • Toolbar: Click the **A **button. Select your preferred text or highlight color from the list.

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Headings

Structure your document with headings. Inkstone supports six heading levels:
  • Heading 1 - Main title (largest)
  • Heading 2 - Major sections
  • Heading 3 - Subsections
  • Heading 4-6 - Smaller subdivisions
To create a heading:
  1. Click in the Style dropdown in the toolbar
  2. Select your heading level
  3. Or type # followed by a space for H1, ## for H2, etc.

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Lists

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Bullet Lists

Create unordered lists for items without sequence:
  • Item one
  • Item two
  • Item three
Toolbar: Click the bullet list icon, or type - at the start of a line.

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Numbered Lists

Create ordered lists for sequential steps:
  1. First step
  2. Second step
  3. Third step
Toolbar: Click the numbered list icon, or type 1. at the start of a line.

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Block Quotes

Use block quotes for citations or callouts:
This is a block quote. Use it to highlight important information or cite external sources.
Type > at the start of a line, or select text and click the quote icon.

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Code

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Inline Code

Use inline code for technical terms, file names, or short code snippets.
  • Toolbar: Click the <> button
  • Markdown: Wrap text in backticks

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Code Blocks

For longer code snippets, use code blocks: 
function example() {
  return "Hello, world!";
}
Type three backticks and press Enter to create a code block. Add links to reference external resources:
  1. Select the text you want to link
  2. Click the link icon in the toolbar (or press Cmd/Ctrl + K)
  3. Enter the URL
  4. Press Enter to confirm

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Text Alignment

Align your text using the alignment buttons in the toolbar:
  • Left - Default alignment
  • Center - Center text (good for titles)
  • Right - Right-align text
  • Justify - Stretch text to fill the line width

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Adding Images

First, go to the part of the document where you want to insert the image.
  • Toolbar: Click the icon
  • Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + shift + I
From here, a box will appear. You can choose to drag and drop your image into the box, or upload the image by selecting “Click to Upload”

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Adding Tables

First, go to the part of the document where you want to insert the table.
  • Toolbar: Click the icon
Drag the table size to the desired number of cells. From here you can edit the table. More about this in Tables

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Next Steps