Editing text

Click into any text in the preview that's marked inline-editable and start typing. There are two kinds of text fields: simple text (like a title) and slate (rich text — the body of a paragraph block, descriptions, etc.).

Simple text

Click and type. Enter splits the field into two text blocks (when supported); Backspace at the start joins back. That's it.

Slate (rich text)

Slate fields are richer:

• Select text → the Quanta toolbar shows formatting options.
• Apply marks: Bold, Italic, ~~Strikethrough~~ via toolbar buttons or keyboard shortcuts.
• Select text and click the link button to attach a URL or pick another page.
• The toolbar also surfaces paragraph-level type changes (heading, list, blockquote, etc.).

Markdown shortcuts

When you're typing in a slate field, certain markdown patterns are converted automatically:

Block-level (start of a line, then space)

Inline (around selected/typed text)

Backspace-at-start: unwrap

Press Backspace at the very start of a heading, list item, or blockquote and it converts back to a plain paragraph. Use this when a markdown shortcut grabbed you a heading you didn't actually want.

The slash menu

Type / at the start of an empty text block to open a menu of block types you can convert to (heading, image, list, your custom blocks, …). Keep typing to filter (/he filters to heading); Enter picks the highlighted result; Escape dismisses without changing anything.

The slash menu changes the block's @type. If you wanted to add a new block, see Adding and moving blocks instead.

Splitting and joining paragraphs

Inside a slate paragraph block:

• Enter splits at the cursor — the part after the cursor becomes a new block of the same type.
• Backspace at the start of a block joins it with the previous block (text merges, cursor lands at the join point).

These work the same in headings and lists.

Saving

There's no "save" inside a field — every keystroke is reflected in the page state, and changes are saved when you click the toolbar's Save button. Until you save, the green-dot/save indicator shows there are unsaved changes.

Things you can't do (yet)

• Pasting rich HTML doesn't currently preserve all formatting — pasted text comes in as plain.
• A few markdown shortcuts (#### for h4 etc.) aren't wired up; the supported set is the table above.
• Text-region "make this part read-only" markup isn't yet exposed to editors — frontend developers can mark whole blocks as readonly (see Templates and layouts).