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Quick Start Content Editor Tools

Using Design Tools, you can easily customize the content of Front, Content, Discussion, and Assignment pages. The following list describes some of the things you can do to customize your content:

Style content with predefined themes.
Insert boilerplate sections and content.
Duplicate existing content pages.
Apply styles from the Canvas Style Guide including:

Accordions and Tabbed content.
Buttons.
Modal windows.

Adjust element colors, borders, margins and padding.
Add icons.
Customize links, headings and lists.
Write objectives and other content supported by Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.
Run an accessibility check on a course page.

Launch Design Tools button

Design Tools Menu

Design Tools Menu

The Design Tools menu displays the available tools in an accordion view.

Element	Description
Jump Menu	Shortcuts to jump to a specific section based on the currently selected element in the editor.
Editor View	Selects the Labels, Blocks, Browser, Mobile App or No Style view.
Create/Edit Content	Create and theme basic content.
Customize the Style	Adjust colors, borders, spacing and a variety of other visual aspects of your content.
Add Advanced Elements	Includes a variety of elements like Accordions, Modal Dialogs, Objectives/Outcomes help, etc.
Check Accessibility	Review heading structure, image alt text and links for accessibility concerns.
Get Help	Find training and feedback resources.
Advanced HTML Editor	Dig into the HTML for your content.