Editor Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a sample home page with a welcome message, an image and a link to an external website.
Contents
Invoke the online editor
- Go to the page you want to build.
- Click on the edit button () located next to the page.
Note: A web page is a document and will be saved into your document center.
Working with text
Enter title and basic text
- Enter title (e.g. "Home page") in the Title box. The title is not displayed to others.
- Enter message (e.g. "Welcome to my site") in the content area.
Change text color
- Highlight the text you want to change.
- Click on the Text Color () drop-down menu.
- Click on the color of your choice.
Change text background color
- Highlight the text you want to change.
- Click on the Background Color () drop-down menu.
- Click on the color of your choice.
Change text format
While the text is still selected:
- Click on Bold () icon.
- Click on Center () icon.
Change text size
While the text is still selected:
- Click on Size drop-down menu.
- Select large.
Uploading content
Create a link
- In the online editor, select the text or image to be converted to a link (or enter new text and highlight it). E.g. Type My Link
- Click on Insert/Edit Link () icon. This will open the Link dialog box.
- Enter the web address or URL (e.g. http://www.RCampus.com) in the URL box then press [OK].
Note: The link will not be active until the page is saved.
Upload a file or document
- In the online editor, type the title of your document as plain text, e.g. type My Document.
- Select the text by highlighting it.
- Click on Insert/Edit Link () icon. This will open the Link dialog box.
- Click on Upload tab then the Browse button.
- Select a file from your computer and press [Open].
- Click on Send it to the server button. When a success notice pops up, press [OK].
- Press [OK].
Note: The link will not be active until the page is saved.
Link to a previously uploaded document
To link to a previously uploaded document from different pages:
- In the online editor, select the text or image to be converted to a link (or enter new text and highlight it), e.g. type My Link.
- Click on Insert/Edit Link () icon. This will open the Link dialog box.
- From the link dialog box, select Browse server from the link info tab.
- Select the document that was previously uploaded.
- Press [OK].
Note: The link will not be active until the page is saved.
Insert an image
- Position the cursor where you want to insert an image.
- Select Insert/Edit Image () icon. This will open the Image Properties dialog box.
- Click on Upload tab then the Browse button.
- Select an image from your computer and press [Open].
- Click on Send it to the server button. When a success notice pops up, press [OK]. You should see the selected image in the Preview box.
- Press [OK].
The uploaded image is now showing on the page. Click on save at the bottom of the page.
NOTE: To display your image fast, first shrink the size of your image and save it as a separate file in your computer before uploading it. Large images take longer time to display.
Save your work
- Click on the save button at the bottom of the page.
See also
- Online editor
- Free Format
- Sliding Tiles
- Editor Tutorial: Learn how to do basic editing, insert images and links, and format text.
- Building content
- Upload pictures
- Editor Toolbar: Descriptions of toolbar icons
- Online editor FAQ