How to use the WYSIWYG Text Editor

Any idea what WYSIWYG stands for? Don't worry, we will tell you. It is short for What You See Is What You Get.
In the entry edit screen there is a Real Time Preview function, but the WYSIWYG text editor turns the input window into it's own real time preview window.

* The Real Time Preview function will not work while the WYSIWYG editor is active.

Recommended Settings

We recommend the following settings to ensure the smooth operation of WYSIWYG text editor. As the WYSIWYG text editor is a multi-function tool, there may be cases where it won't run properly due to PC capabilities or the communications network.

Windows IE, Sleipnir, Firefox broadband
MAC OSX Firefox

How to open and close WYSIWYG



To access the WYSIWYG text editor, first open the blog entry screen. Then go to the toolbar above the text input window and click on the . To close the WYSIWYG text editor just click on the now gray .


WYSIWYG Text Editor Tools

Tools	Explanation
Source	Display source in a seperate window.
Preview	Preview in a seperate window.
Cut	Cut selected images or text.
Copy	Copy selected images or text.
Paste	Paste images or text that have been cut or copied.
Paste text	Paste only selected text. (Colour and style will be reset).
Paste Word	Paste text directly from Word.
Undo	Undo previous action
Redo	Recover the last undone action
Find	Find characters and/or wordstrings.
Replace	Search for and replace specific text.
Select All	Select all data within the entry editor.
Remove format	Remove text affiliations such as colour, size etc.
Font color	Specify color for selected text. Select color from seperate window. TEXT
Background Color	Specify background color for selected text. Select color from color pallette in seperate window. TEXT
Bold	Make selected text bold. TEXT
Italics	Italicise selected text. TEXT
Underline	Underline selected text. TEXT
Strike Through	Strike a line through selected text. TEXT
Subscript	Subscript selected text TEXT
Superscript	Superscript selected text  TEXT
Insert/Remove numbered list	Insert or remove a numbered list: The first item in your list will be numbered, after that press the enter key to enter the next nmber in the sequence. When you don't need the numbers anymore just click on the same tool button.    TEXT   TEXT TEXT
Insert/Remove bulleted list	Insert or remove a bullet list: A dot will appear next to the first item in your list once you have pressed this tab. Pressing the enter key will start a new line with a dot. When you are finished click on the tab button again.    TEXT   TEXT TEXT
Remove indent	Remove indents.
Indent	Move selected piece of text to the right.  TEXT
Left justify	Align selected text to the left.  TEXT
Center justify	Align text centrally TEXT
Right justify	Align text to the right  TEXT 
Block justify	Align width of selected paragraph.   TEXT
Insert/Edit link	Add a link to selected text. A seperate window will open asking for URL once tab is clicked. Select URL and http:// then add the URL you want to use. To change source go to options.
Remove link	Remove text with links attached with this tab.
Insert/Edit anchor	Insert an anchor (guide)
	Specify font for selected text.
	Specify size for selected text.
Insert/Edit image
Insert/Edit table	Insert or edit table. Select the number of columns and rows, table width, height, border size (thickness of border lines), cell's blank space spacing can be specified. Title will be added by adding text to the caption section.
Insert horizontal line	Insert a horizontal line.
Insert smiley	Click to open window with emoji. Click on emoji to insert it.
Insert special character	Umlauts etc. will be displayed. Click on special characters in the seperate window to add them to your blog.
About FCK editor	Click on this to get more information on the above tools. Link is in English.