How do I format text in my reading logs?

In Reading Forest, select text in your reading logs and use [Edit]→[Decorate] menu to apply bold, italic, text colors, highlights and more with just a click.

How to Format Text? - Reading Forest FAQ

In Reading Forest, you can easily format text from the menu.

Apply Formatting from the Menu

Select text in the notes area, then choose [Edit]→[Decorate] from the menu to open the formatting modal. Simply click the formatting option you want to apply it to your selected text.

Use Display Mode

Text formatting is available when you select text in display mode (where notes are rendered with formatting). The formatting menu does not appear in edit mode (where you type text directly). To format text in edit mode, use shortcut notation instead.

                     3 Simple Steps
                    Select text in display mode that you want to format
Choose [Edit]→[Decorate] from the menu
Pick an option from the formatting modal — formatting is instantly applied

                

Available Formatting

Text Styles
                        
                                Button
                                Display
                                Use Case
                            
                                B
                                Bold
                                Emphasize important words
                            
                                I
                                Italic
                                Terms, quotes
                            
                                U
                                Underline
                                Mark important parts
                            
                                S
                                Strikethrough
                                Corrections
                            
                                A↑
                                Larger
                                Headings, emphasis
                            
                                A↓
                                Smaller
                                Supplementary info
                            
                                →┆
                                Increase Indent
                                Indent paragraph
                            
                                ┆←
                                Decrease Indent
                                Remove indentation

Button	Display	Use Case
B	Bold	Emphasize important words
I	Italic	Terms, quotes
U	Underline	Mark important parts
S	~~Strikethrough~~	Corrections
A↑	Larger	Headings, emphasis
A↓	Smaller	Supplementary info
→┆	Increase Indent	Indent paragraph
┆←	Decrease Indent	Remove indentation

Font Color

Click "Font Color" to open a color palette. Choose from 60+ colors.

■ Reds ■ Blues ■ Greens ■ Purples ■ Oranges

Highlight (Background Color)

Click "Highlight" to open a background color palette. Use it like a highlighter pen.

Yellow Green Cyan Orange Pink

Undo

Made a mistake? Press Ctrl+Z (or Cmd+Z on Mac) to undo.

Usage Example

Reading Log Example

Key points from Chapter 3:

Flow state (←Bold) is a state of complete immersion (←Highlight)
Important (←Font color): The balance (←Underline) between challenge and skill is key
Concept proposed by Csikszentmihalyi (←Italic)

Manual Input (Advanced)

You can also type formatting tags directly instead of using the menu. Enter the following shortcut notation in edit mode.

Shortcut Notation (Reference)

Input	Effect
`<b>bold</b>`	bold
`<color=red>red text</color>`	red text
`<bg=yellow>highlight</bg>`	highlight
`<size=1.3em>larger</size>`	larger
`<indent=1em>indented</indent>`	indented

Using the formatting menu is usually easier

Summary

Select text to show the formatting menu
Apply bold, italic, underline, strikethrough with one click
Choose from 60+ colors for text and highlights
Press Ctrl+Z to undo

How to Format Text?