Writing a post

  • You can write a basic post for free-form creation in [Write new post] > [Basic post].
  • The body can be from a minimum of 1 character up to a maximum of 100,000 characters.
  • The character count shown in the editor includes spaces.

Insert

  • Public box: Place the cursor where you want and move the public box there in one go.
  • Image: Add images to your image library and insert individual or grouped images with layouts applied.
    • PNG, JPG: Only images of 10,000px or less in width and height and 50MB or less per file can be attached. For details, see width and height.
    • GIF: You can attach up to 5 GIF files per post.
  • File: Insert downloadable attachments. Only files up to 1GB per file can be attached.
  • Poll: Insert a poll other users can participate in, and add up to five poll options.
  • External link: Insert content such as web page links, photos, videos, audio, Google Maps, etc. provided outside POSTYPE in a card format.
  • Code: Insert a code editor for developers.
  • Button: Create a button that leads outside the post.

Text properties

  • Heading: Apply heading styles.
  • Font: Change the font of selected text.
  • Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough: Apply bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to selected text.
  • Hide: Select the area you want to hide. The text appears when the reader selects it.
  • Text color: Change the color of selected text.

Formatting

  • Link: Insert a URL so that clicking the text takes the reader to that link.
  • Quote: Apply quote formatting.
  • Divider: Insert a horizontal line between paragraphs. Shorter horizontal lines can be aligned left, center, or right.
  • Text alignment: Align text left, center, right, or justify.
  • Bulleted list: Create a list with dot bullets. While the cursor is in a bulleted list, press the Tab key to create a sub-list.
  • Numbered list: Create a list with numbered bullets. While the cursor is in a numbered list, press the Tab key to create a sub-list.

Additional features

  • Spell check: Check spelling for the entire body or a specific area.
    • If you select part of the text, you can run spell check only on that part.
  • Default style: Change the font and text alignment for the entire body.
    • When indenting is applied, pressing Enter to start a new paragraph will automatically indent the first character of each paragraph.
    • When spacing between paragraphs is applied, it automatically adds about one line of spacing between paragraphs.
  • Edit history: Revert to saved or auto-saved content while writing.
  • Preview: Preview how the post will look after it is published.
  • Auto-save: If you turn on auto-save, your edits are saved every 5 minutes without clicking the save button. You can revert to a previous version from edit history.
  • Shortcut help: Click the "?" icon at the top right to see the shortcuts supported in the editor.

Editor shortcuts

Use the editor’s shortcuts to write posts faster and more easily.

ActionWindows shortcutMac shortcut
UndoCtrl + Z⌘ + Z
RedoCtrl + Shift + Z⌥ + ⌘ + Z
SaveCtrl + S⌘ + S
Move block upCtrl + Shift + ↑⇧ + ⌘ + ↑
Move block downCtrl + Shift + ↓⇧ + ⌘ + ↓
Insert public boxCtrl + Alt + ₩⌥ + ⌘ + ₩
Upload imageCtrl + Shift + I⇧ + ⌘ + I
Upload fileCtrl + Shift + F⇧ + ⌘ + F
Insert external linkCtrl + Shift + K⇧ + ⌘ + K
Insert codeCtrl + Shift + P⇧ + ⌘ + P
Insert buttonCtrl + Shift + J⇧ + ⌘ + J
Heading 1Ctrl + Shift + 1⇧ + ⌘ + 1
Heading 2Ctrl + Shift + 2⇧ + ⌘ + 2
Heading 3Ctrl + Shift + 3⇧ + ⌘ + 3
BodyCtrl + Shift + 4⇧ + ⌘ + 4
BoldCtrl + B⌘ + B
ItalicCtrl + I⌘ + I
UnderlineCtrl + U⌘ + U
StrikethroughCtrl + Shift + S⇧ + ⌘ + S
QuoteCtrl + Shift + B⇧ + ⌘ + B
DividerCtrl + Shift + H⇧ + ⌘ + H
Align leftCtrl + Shift + L⇧ + ⌘ + L
Align centerCtrl + Shift + C⇧ + ⌘ + C
Align rightCtrl + Shift + R⇧ + ⌘ + R
Bulleted listCtrl + Shift + U⇧ + ⌘ + U
Numbered listCtrl + Shift + O⇧ + ⌘ + O
PollCtrl + Shift + G⇧ + ⌘ + G