Text & Formatting

NavSlides Editor uses TipTap as its rich text engine, giving you full control over typography directly on the slide canvas.

Activating the text editor

Double-click any text element to enter editing mode. A formatting toolbar appears above or below the element with all available options.

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You can also single-click a text element to select it, then press Enter to start editing.

Headings

Use the heading dropdown in the toolbar to set the level:

• Heading 1 — large title text
• Heading 2 — subtitle / section heading
• Heading 3 — sub-section
• Paragraph — normal body text

Inline styles

Style	Toolbar button	Shortcut
Bold	B	Ctrl+B
Italic	I	Ctrl+I
Underline	U̲	Ctrl+U
Strikethrough	S	Ctrl+Shift+X
Highlight	H	Ctrl+Shift+H
Inline code	{ }	Ctrl+`
Inline math	∑	via toolbar

Text color & highlight

Click the A (text color) or highlight icon in the toolbar to open a color picker. You can choose:

• A preset palette color
• A custom hex or RGB value
• Transparent (to remove highlight)

Font family & size

• Font family — choose from a curated set of web-safe and Google Fonts (serif, sans-serif, monospace, display)
• Font size — type a value in the size box or use the up/down arrows; size is in points relative to the slide

Text alignment

Alignment	Shortcut
Left	Ctrl+Shift+L
Center	Ctrl+Shift+E
Right	Ctrl+Shift+R
Justify	Ctrl+Shift+J

Lists

• Bullet list — toolbar bullet icon or Ctrl+Shift+8
• Ordered list — toolbar number icon or Ctrl+Shift+7
• Nest items by pressing Tab; un-nest with Shift+Tab

Tables

Insert a table from the toolbar's Table button. After inserting:

• Click a cell to edit its content
• Right-click for row/column add/delete options
• Drag column borders to resize

Code blocks

Insert a fenced code block from the toolbar. Select the language from the dropdown for syntax highlighting (powered by highlight.js).

# Example Python code block on a slide
def greet(name: str) -> str:
    return f"Hello, {name}!"

Links

Select text and click the link icon in the toolbar (or press Ctrl+K) to add a hyperlink. Links open in a new tab when clicked in presentation mode.

Inline math

Type a LaTeX expression surrounded by $ signs inside any text element, or use the toolbar's math (∑) button:

• $E = mc^2$ renders inline as $E = mc^2$
• Inline math is rendered via KaTeX

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For full display-math equations or TikZ diagrams, use a dedicated LaTeX block element instead. See LaTeX & Math for details.