Editor Toolbar

This page describes the usage of the online editor icons on the formatting 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.

Icon	Description	Usage
HTML	View content in HTML format	Check to view and edit content in HTML format NOTE: Check this option to copy/paste HTML code directly into editor.
	Maximize / Minimize	Maximize or minimize the online editor area.
	Cut	Removes the selection from the active document and places it on the Clipboard.
	Copy	Copies the selection to the Clipboard.
	Paste	Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point, and replaces any selection. This command must follow a Cut or Copy command.
	Paste as Plain Text	Paste content from clipboard without its formatting.
	Paste from Word	Paste content that was copied from Microsoft Word
	Undo	Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed.
	Redo	Reverses the action of the Undo command.
	Find	Find text in the content. Note: Position the cursor at the beginning of content to search the entire content.
	Replace	Replace text in the content. Note: Position the cursor at the beginning of content to search and replace the entire content.
	Select All	Select the entire content.
	Remove Format	Remove all formatting from selected content.
	Bold	Convert the selected text to bold. E.g. Bold NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Italic	Italicize the selected text. E.g. Italic NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Underline	Underline the selected text. NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Strike Through	Strike through the selected text. NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Subscript	Convert the selected text into subscript. NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Superscript	Convert the selected text into superscript. NOTE: Select text first, then click this icon to apply formatting
	Numbered List	Makes a numbered list (or reverts back to normal if numbered already) Example: 1. First item on the list 2. Second item on the list 3. Third item on the list
	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
	Outdent	Outdents (reverse indent) the selected text.
	Indent	Indents the selected text.
	Left Justify	Set text justification (or alignment) to left.
	Center Justify	Set text justification (or alignment) to center.
	Right Justify	Set text justification (or alignment) to right.
	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.
	Text Color	Set the (forground) color of text.
	Background Color	Set the background color of selected area.
	Insert/Edit Link	Inserts a new hyperlink or edits the selected hyperlink. NOTE: To insert a link, first select the associated text or image.
	Remove Link	Removes the hyperlink information from selected link and leaves plain text.
	Insert/Edit Anchor	Inserts a new anchor or edits the selected anchor. NOTE: To insert an anchor, first select the associated text or image.
	Insert/Edit Image	Inserts an image from another website (URL) or from your computer.
	Insert/Edit Flash	Inserts a Flash animation from another website (URL) or from your computer.
	Insert/Edit Table	Inserts a table. Use this option to layout the content.
	Insert Horizontal Line	Inserts a horizontal line.
	Smiley	Insert a smiley in the content.
	Insert Special Character	Insert special characters not found on the keyboard. E.g. Á € ©
	Insert Page Break	Insert a page break in the content.
	Insert Template	Insert a pre-formatted template.

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