Paragraphs

Paragraphs are the most basic and common block. Paragraphs contain simple text with some simple formatting options which are common among all word processing.

Bold and Italics

Use the Bold and Italic icons in the formatting toolbar to bold or italicize your text.

Open

Open

Alignment

You can adjust the alignment of text by using the Align Text option.

Note: Text alignment is not commonly used and is typically limited to centering headings. Contact the Web Team if you are uncertain about the alignment of a text item.

Resizing Text

Paragraph text can be made larger than the standard size. This is useful when you want a sentence or paragraph to stand out from the rest of the text of the page. Larger text is typically reserved for use as an introduction at the top of the page (see image below).

To adjust the size of the text, select the paragraph you want to resize, then select a size in the Typography section of the righthand menu. The most used sizes are Medium and Large as content introductions at the top of pages.

The ideal text size is dependent on the content. Contact the Web Team if you are uncertain which size you should use.

Resized Text Examples

For more information, see WordPress’ the official Paragraph Block documentation.