We want you to feel comfortable when writing in Ellipsus. That’s why we offer a way to customize your editor settings.
Access editor settings
You’ll find Editor settings at the top-right of your expanded format panel—just click on the gear icon.
Currently, you can set your preferences for smart formatting, collaboration, and display.
Settings are individual to you—they will be set across every device you use (and all your docs), but won’t apply to your collaborators.
Customize smart formatting
Quotes: When switched on, straight quotes and apostrophes will be replaced with smart quotes / curly quotes and apostrophes.
Ellipses: When switched on, three dot will be turned into a smart ellipsis (…).
Markdown shortcuts: When enabled, you can use markdown shortcuts to quickly format text.
Double-space inserts period: When switched on, double-tapping the space bar after entering text will insert a period. (When switched off, the editor will follow your device settings.)
Dashes: Choose whether hyphens should be converted to en dashes or em dashes (or both!)
Customize collaboration settings
Live cursors: When enabled, you will see your collaborators’ cursor and display name when they’re typing in the same doc or draft as you.
Collaborator avatars: When enabled, you will see your collaborators’ picture in the draft card if they’re viewing the same doc or draft as you.
Customize display settings
Desktop formatting bar: When enabled, you will see a formatting bar at the bottom of your editor when working on a larger screen. (If you’re working on mobile, or if your browser width is very narrow, you won’t see this option.)
Invisible characters: When enabled, the editor will display non-printable characters like spaces, line breaks, and paragraph breaks.
Word count: When enabled, your current word count will be visible in the editor and in focus mode.
Theme: Switch between light and dark mode.
Frequently asked questions
How do I update the formatting in my existing docs?
We currently don’t offer bulk transformations (e.g., turning all existing quotes into smart quotes); however, you can use regular expressions in find and replace to quickly update your docs.
What happens if my collaborator has different editing settings?
Right now, we’d recommend coordinating your settings to ensure that formatting and punctuation is consistently applied. Otherwise, during the the editing process, you might need to spend additional time revising formatting and punctuation.