Improve visual contrast for active text formatting controls in PAW Books

Dear team,

Description

When editing text in a Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) Book, the formatting controls for Bold, Italic, and Underline use different visual states to indicate whether the formatting is currently active or inactive.

Currently, the difference between the active and inactive states is represented mainly through black and dark blue. While the two states are technically distinguishable, the visual contrast is relatively subtle and the active formatting state is not immediately apparent at a glance.

We would like to request an improvement to the visual design of these formatting controls by providing a stronger and more clearly recognizable contrast between active and inactive states.

For comparison, common applications such as Microsoft Excel provide a more pronounced visual indication when a formatting option is active. A similar level of visual feedback in PAW would make the text formatting controls more intuitive and easier to use.

The goal is not necessarily to replicate the Excel design, but to provide a clearer visual distinction so that users can immediately recognize whether Bold, Italic, or Underline is currently active.

This behavior is observed in both Planning Analytics Workspace Local and Planning Analytics Workspace SaaS.

Business / User Impact

The current subtle visual distinction can make it harder for users to immediately identify the active formatting state, particularly when editing text repeatedly.

A stronger visual contrast would:

• Make the active formatting state easier to recognize.

• Improve usability and intuitiveness of the text editing experience.

• Reduce uncertainty when applying or removing formatting.

• Provide clearer visual feedback for users working with PAW Books.

This is a relatively small UI/UX improvement, but it would make text formatting in PAW more intuitive and consistent with common editing applications.

Thanks in advance.
With best regards,
Vitalij