The format option in the editor lets you customize the contents of your article and create them the way you want them to be viewed by the readers in your hub. Format helps you organize contents using heading styles, add checklists, and much more.

Viewing format options

To view format options:

1. Go to the Editor and click the Menu () icon in the top-left corner.

2. Click the Format section in the left side of the pane.

Organizing contents using heading styles

Applying heading styles

To apply heading styles:

1. Select the text.

2. Select the formatting style from the Style drop-down.

Getting link to the heading section

To get the link to the heading section

1. Navigate to the article in reader view.

2. Hover over the heading.

3. Click the Copy section URL icon.

4. You can copy the link and add it as an URL link in other articles.

Setting the next style option

To set the next style:

1. Go to Format, then Style.

2. Click Set Next Paragraph Style.

3. For the styles in the column, set the corresponding next style to be followed and click Apply to the current document.

The styles you've set will keep repeating every time you press enter.  

Saving a new style

1. Select the text.

2. Go to Format, then Style.

3. The updated styles will be highlighted in the preview. Click the arrow next to the style you'd like to update.

4. Choose Update <style> to match selection.

5. The formatting for that particular style will be modified in your article.
   

Adding a checklist to an article

You can add checklists to your content, which can be checked or unchecked only by the contributors of the articles.

To create a checklist:

1. Position the cursor where you want to start the list.

2. Go to Format.

3. In the Format tab, under Paragraph, click the drop-down arrow next to the Check List icon.

You can check or uncheck your list of items whenever required.