UG Errors and Suggestions >> Formatting test (and probable questions)

Thanks to Suess, I got my blue name.

I can see that I can format text by using html codes and do such things as <b>bold</b> and <i>italics</i>.  However, I understand that there are other ways.

After logging out and back in, I now see the built-in html editor.  That's a definite plus, but some of the functions don't seem to work.  For example, if I click on the button to insert an image or a link, it works like a charm (presumably - it opens an interface anyway).   However when I click on the B or the I to make bold or italics, nothing happens.  The button doesn't change colours and nothing happens in the little window in which I'm supposed to write the text.

Suess told me yesterday that I could use ctrl-B and ctrl-I as shortcuts, but that doesn't seem to do anything for me either.  

Similarly, the bullet list doesn't seem to work (though the numbered one does) and the "justify (left/centre/right)" buttons don't seem to do anything either.  "Cut" and "copy" don't even appear as a button, even if I highlight text, and the spell check option is also grayed-out.  

I'm at work now, which means I'm using Chrome as a browser (from home, I'll be able to test this on Firefox).

Any words of wisdom?