Can I change the text format in EDC/CDMS?
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It is possible to apply different formatting styles to the text of your forms. Changing the size, marking in bold or italics are just a few of the possible modifications in Castor CDMS.
Nonetheless, certain formatting options are only available for some of the fields.
Survey intro/outro and Help info text formatting
The table below presents a summary of the formatting options valid in Survey intro/outro text and Help info text:
| Format | Markdown |
|---|---|
| italics | _text_ *text* |
| bold | __text__ **text** |
| size (Heading 1)- setext | text === |
| size (Heading 2)- setext | text ---- |
| size (Heading 1)- atx | # text |
| size (Heading 2)- atx | ## text |
| size (Heading 3)- atx | ### text |
| size (Heading 4)- atx | #### text |
| size (Heading 5)- atx | ##### text |
| size (Heading 6)- atx | ###### text |
|
* text - text + text * text - text + text |
| links | [alt text](http://example.com/) |
| images (online images only) |  |
| new line in text |
new line ``` ``` in text |
| blank line between two lines |
blank line ``` ``` between two lines |
When using the heading formatting, it is not possible to combine this format type with the markdown (bold/italic/underline) formatting. New lines or blank lines are only supported in the survey intro/outro texts.
Option groups and variable labels
Also option groups (i.e. radio buttons, dropdowns and checkbox fields) and variable labels accept some of these formats:
| Format |
Options in option groups |
Variable labels |
Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| italics | • | • | _text_ *text* |
| bold | • | • |
__text__ **text** |
|
links |
• |
[alt text](http://example.com/) |
Learn more about text format in Format the survey (package) intro text and .