Online Editor Help:
Editor Toolbar:
The formatting toolbar is only avaliable to Internet Explorer 6 and above for Windows, FireFox 1.0 and above for Windows, Mac and Linux, and Netscape 7.1 and above for Windows, Mac and Linux. For other browsers, click
here.
Icon
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Description
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Usage
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HTML |
View content in HTML format
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Check to view and edit content in HTML format
NOTE: Check this option to copy/paste HTML code directly into editor.
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Miximize / Minimize
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Maximize or minimize the online editor area. |
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Cut
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Removes the selection from the active document and places it on the Clipboard. |
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Copy
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Copies the selection to the Clipboard.
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Paste
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Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point, and replaces any
selection. This command must follow a Cut or Copy command. |
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Paste as Plain Text |
Paste content from clipboard without its formatting. |
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Paste from Word |
Paste content that was copied from Microsoft Word |
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Undo |
Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed. |
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Redo |
Reverses the action of the Undo command. |
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Find |
Find text in the content.
Note: Position the cursor at the beginning of content to search the entire content.
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Replace |
Replace text in the content.
Note: Position the cursor at the beginning of content to search and replace the entire content.
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Select All |
Select the entire content. |
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Remove Format |
Remove all formatting from selected content. |
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Bold |
Convert the selected text to bold. E.g. Bold
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
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Italic |
Italicize the selected text. E.g. Italic
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting |
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Underline |
Underline the selected text. E.g. Underline
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting |
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Strike Through |
Strike through the selected text. E.g. Strike Through
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting |
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Subscript |
Convert the selected text into subscript. E.g. Normal Text Subscript Text
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting |
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Superscript |
Convert the selected text into superscript. E.g. Normal Text Superscript Text
NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting |
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Numbered List |
Makes a numbered list (or reverts back to normal if numbered already)
Example:
- First item on the list
- Second item on the list
- Third item on the list
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Bulleted List |
Makes a bulleted list (or reverts back to normal if bulleted already)
Example:
- First item on the list
- Second item on the list
- Third item on the list
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Outdent |
Outdents (reverse indent) the selected text. |
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Indent |
Indents the selected text. |
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Left Justify |
Set text justification (or alignment) to left.
Example:
This text is left justified.
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Center Justify |
Set text justification (or alignment) to center.
Example:
This text is center justified.
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Right Justify |
Set text justification (or alignment) to right.
Example:
This text is right justified.
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Full Justify |
Set text justification (or alignment) to full, meaning text streches from the left most side to
the right most side of the block.
Example 1:
This text is full justified but it doesn't show.
Example 2:
This text is aslo full justified. As you see, only longer paragraphs that are wordwrapped are full justified. And only
lines that can fill the block horizontally are full justified. The last line is not full justified.
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Text Color |
Set the (forground) color of text. E.g. This text is in blue and this text in red |
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Background Color |
Set the background color of selected area. E.g. This background is in silver and this is in yellow |
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Insert/Edit Link |
Inserts a new hyperlink or edits the selected hyperlink.
NOTE: To insert a link, first select the associated text or image.
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Remove Link |
Removes the hyperlink information from selected link and leaves plain text.
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Insert/Edit Anchor |
Inserts a new anchor or edits the selected anchor.
NOTE: To insert an anchor, first select the associated text or image.
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Insert/Edit Image |
Inserts an image from another website (URL) or from your computer.
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Insert/Edit Flash |
Inserts a Flash animation from another website (URL) or from your computer.
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Insert/Edit Table |
Inserts a table. Use this option to layout the content.
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Insert Horizontal Line |
Inserts a horizontal line like the following:
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Smiley |
Insert a smiley in the content.
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Insert Special Character |
Insert special characters not found on the keyboard. E.g. Á € © |
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Insert Page Break |
Insert a page break in the content.
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Insert Template |
Insert a pre-formatted template.
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Tips & Tricks
How to import Microsoft Word documents into the online editor:
How to upload an image from your PC:
- Click on Insert/Edit Image ()
- Click on [Browse...]
- Select the image file on your PC and click on [Open]
- Click on [Send it to the Server] and wait until image is uploaded. Note: if the image file name includes quotes or
special characters, rename the file to remove all non alphanumeric characters first
- Click on [OK] to insert the image into content
How to create a link:
- Select the text or image that is to become a hyperlink
- Click on Insert/Edit Link ()
- In the URL box enter the URL (web address) of the link and press [OK]
Browser Compatibility
The formatting options and editor toolbar is ONLY available to Internet Explorer 6 and above for Windows, FireFox 1.0 and above for Windows, Mac and Linux, and Netscape 7.1 and above for Windows, Mac and Linux. Earlier version of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Netscape, as well as Opera, Safari, and other browsers are not supported.
If you use
any unsupported browsers, you need to either (1) know HTML and enter HTML manually, or (2)
use an HTML editor program and copy/paste the HTML into our editor box, or (3) use plain and unformatted text.