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Creating Elements With the Toolbar

To create HTML elements, you use the buttons on the bottom row of the toolbar (or at the right of the toolbar if your window is large). There are four groups of buttons, only one of which is displayed at a time. The pop-up list  lets you switch the group of buttons that are displayed to its right. The groups are: The general procedure for creating an HTML element is:
  1. Place the cursor where you want the element to appear on the page. 
  2. Click the toolbar button representing the element you want. 
  3. The element is placed at the cursor position.

  4. Select the element (see "Selecting Elements"). In most cases, the element is already selected when you create it. 
  5. Bring the Inspector to the front by clicking it. If it is not open, click 
  6. In the Inspector, you can set various properties of the element. For example, you can change a paragraph's type from plain to preformatted.

It's useful to be aware of what happens when you have text or other elements selected and you create a new element: Table of Contents Next Section