Text Editor

How do I use text effects when adding comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open a task
Step 2: Add text
Step 3: Select the portion of text where you want to apply styling
Step 4: Choose one of the available text effects in the editor:
  • Bold – highlights important information
  • Italic – emphasizes a word or phrase
  • Underline – underlines selected text
  • Strikethrough – marks text as removed or no longer relevant
  • Monospace – formats text in a fixed-width style (useful for code snippets)
Step 5: Save your comment once you’re done
Video Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141348293

How do I add a title and subtitle when adding comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open a task
Step 2: Add text
Step 3: Select the text you want to format as a title or subtitle
Step 4: In the editor, choose Title for a large main heading
Step 5: Choose Subtitle for a smaller secondary heading
Step 6: Continue writing or save the comment
Video Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141349299

How do I clear styles when adding comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open a task
Step 2: Add text
Step 3: Select the styled text you want to reset
Step 4: Click Clear Styles to remove all formatting (bold, italic, title, etc.)
Step 5: Apply new formatting if needed, or save the comment
Video Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141350215

How do I use bullet and numbering lists when adding comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open a task
Step 2: Add text
Step 3: Select the lines you want to turn into a list
Step 4: Click Bulleted List to create a simple dot-style list
Step 5: Click Numbered List to create a sequential numbered list
  • To indent a list item, press Tab — the item will move one level deeper
  • To outdent a list item press Enter — the item will return one level back
Step 6: Continue adding items or save the comment
Video Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141351317

How do I increase or decrease indent when writing comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open the desired task.
Step 2: Start writing your comment.
Step 3: Click on the increase indent or decrease indent icons.
Step 4: Continue clicking on the icons until you are done or save your comment.
Optional: You can also use the "Tab" key to increase your intend, or "Backspace" to delete/decrease indent behind any text.
Video tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141417450

How do I insert elements when writing comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open the desired task.
Step 2: Start writing your comment.
Step 3: Click on the desired icons to insert various elements like:

  • Images
  • Links
  • Tabel
  • Horizontal line
Step 4: Continue clicking on the icons to insert the desired elements until you are done or save your comment.
Video tutorialhttps://vimeo.com/1141419257

How do I add different content blocks when writing comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open the desired task.
Step 2: Start writing your comment.
Step 3: Click on the desired icons to insert various content blocks like:

  • Note
  • Quote
  • Code
  • Info
  • Success
  • Alert
  • General
  • Magic
Step 4: Continue clicking on the icons to insert the desired blocks until you are done or save your comment.
Video tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141424204

How do I use shortcuts when writing comments in ActiveCollab?

Step 1: Open the desired task.
Step 2: Start writing your comment.
Step 3:
Press the "/" key on your keyboard.
Step 4: Select any of the following from the drop-down list:

  • Bullet list
  • Numbered list
  • Table
  • Image
  • Link
  • Divider
  • Quote
  • Code
  • Note 
  • Info
Step 5: Continue adding the desired elements until you are done or save your comment.
Video tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1141425414

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