Is there a way to remove specific options from the HTML editor toolbars? I want to prevent students from being able to change the font (font, size, color), but can't see where I'd be able to edit this.
Thanks!
This was possible in Moodle 1.9, and went away in Moodle 2.0, with the change to the TinyMCE editor. That was only becuase no-one has had time to re-do it. It is not fundamentally hard.
If you want a temporary fix, go into the code in lib/editor/tinymce/lib.php, in the get_init_params method (around like 84). Around like 138, you can see where it controls with toolbar buttons appear. If you edit that (and then probably click the 'Purge all caches' link in the footer, you may be able to achieve the effect you want.
Yes it is possible in Moodle 2, but as Tim suggests, you have to look for it, Tim's instructions are accurate and helpful, as always. Go to the TinyMCE site for further information and if you start there, that gives you a reasonable breakdown of what else can be done.
The problem is if there is an update, then you will lose your modifications. However, if you do not have the time to do that, repeatedly, you can always download Mauno K's SEE package and use the tinyMath editor, that gives you control over the buttons you may want. When you update, you will be able to keep any modifications you made, Moodle core does not overwrite third party editors..
(The link above contains the link to the package as well as the tinyMath editor setup instructions. You can extract out just the editor and follow the instructions here to configure it.)