List of XHTML Editor Controls
The following table describes each of the functions within the WYSIWYG editor.
| Location | Name | Function | Inserted HTML Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toolbar | |||
| Undo | Undoes previous action. | n/a | |
| Redo | Reapplies previous action. | n/a | |
| Formats > ... | Toolbar alternate to the options found under the Format menu. | content | |
| Bold | Bolds selected text. | content | |
| Italic | Italicizes selected text. | content | |
| Strikethrough | Strikes through selected text. | content | |
| Superscript | Formats selected text as superscript. | contentcontent | |
| Subscript | Formats selected text as subscript. | contentcontent | |
| Code | Opens the HTML Source Editor dialog. Adds code element at cursor insertion point. | content | |
| Text color | Opens font color picker dialog. | content | |
| Background color | Opens font background color picker dialog. | content | |
| Align Center | Aligns selected text in the center. | content | |
| Align Right | Aligns selected text with the right margin. | content | |
| Justify | |||
| Align Left | Aligns selected text with the left margin. | content | |
| Numbered List | Inserts a numbered (ordered) list. |
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| Bullet List | Inserts a bulleted (unordered) list. |
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| Increase Indent | Indents selected text. | n/a | |
| Decrease Indent | Move selected text to left. | n/a | |
| Anchor | Opens the Insert/edit anchor dialog. | ||
| Insert/Edit Link | Opens the Insert/Edit Link dialog. | n/a | |
| Insert/Edit image | Opens the Insert/Edit Image dialog. |  | |
| Insert Global Variable | Inserts global variables configured in . | n/a | |
| Edit menu | |||
| Redo | Reapplies previous action. | n/a | |
| Undo | Undoes previous action. | n/a | |
| Copy | Copies selected text. | n/a | |
| Cut | Cuts selected text. | n/a | |
| Paste (added via the paste plug-in) | Pastes content from a previous cut or copy action, including all formatting, into the WYSIWYG view. | n/a | |
| Paste text (added via the paste plug-in) | Pastes text from a previous cut or copy action without any formatting from the original version. | n/a | |
| Select all | Selects all content in the WYSIWYG view. | n/a | |
| Find and replace | Opens the Find and replace dialog. | n/a | |
| Insert menu | |||
| Insert/Edit Link | Opens the Insert/Edit Link dialog. | HTML will vary depending upon the type of link. | |
| Insert Global Variable | Inserts global variables configured in . | n/a | |
| Image | Opens Insert/edit image dialog. | n/a | |
| Media (added via the media plug-in) | Opens the Insert/Edit Embedded Media dialog. | Attributes depend upon which settings have been selected in the dialog. | |
| Template | Inserts predefined templates into the WYSIWYG view. | n/a | |
| Code Sample | Opens Insert/Edit code sample dialog, where code is wrapped in a code tag. | n/a | |
| Table | Opens the Insert/Modify Table dialog. | Inserts table HTML markup based on the settings configured in the dialog. | |
| Special character | Opens Special character dialog containing a map of special Unicode characters, which users can select. | Symbol for Euro | |
| Horizontal line | Inserts a horizontal line. | ||
| Page break | Places a hard break at the cursor insertion point. | n/a | |
| Nonbreaking space | Inserts a non-breaking space entity at cursor insertion point. | n/a | |
| Anchor | Opens the Insert/edit anchor dialog. | ||
| Table of Contents | Generates basic Table of Contents at the cursor insertion point. Items for the TOC are taken from the headers in the content. | n/a | |
| Date/time | Inserts the current date and/or time into the editable area at the cursor insertion point. | 2019-12-25 | |
| View menu | |||
| Source Code | Opens the Source Code view. | n/a | |
| Visual aids | If enabled, turns on visual aid for tables without borders. | n/a | |
| Show invisible characters | If enabled, allows users to see invisible characters within WYSIWYG view. | space entity | |
| Show blocks | If enabled, displays block-level elements in WYSIWYG view. | n/a | |
| Preview | If enabled, opens the Preview dialog showing the current content in a preview mode. | n/a | |
| Format menu | |||
| Bold | Bolds selected text. | content | |
| Italic | Italicizes selected text. | content | |
| Underline | Underlines selected text. | content | |
| Strikethrough | Strikes through selected text. | content | |
| Superscript | Formats selected text as superscript. | contentcontent | |
| Subscript | Formats selected text as subscript. | contentcontent | |
| Code | Opens the HTML Source Editor dialog. Adds code element at cursor insertion point. | content | |
| Blocks > [Block-level element] | Tags content with selected block-level element (e.g., H1, H3, H5). | ||
| Align > [Relative position] | Aligns selected content. Options: Left, Center, Right, Justify | n/a | |
| Clear formatting | n/a | ||
| Table menu | |||
| Table > | Opens table grid, where users select the number of columns and rows of new table. | n/a | |
| Table properties | Opens the Table properties dialog. | n/a | |
| Delete table | Removes the selected table. | n/a | |
| Row > [Row options] | Insert row before, Insert row after, Delete row, Row properties, Cut row, Copy row, Paste row before, Paste row after | n/a | |
| Column > [Column options] | Insert column before, Insert column after, Delete column | n/a | |
| Cell > [Cell options] | Cell properties, Merge cells, Split cells | n/a | |
| Tools menu | |||
| Source Code | Opens the Source Code dialog, where users can edit the page markup directly. | n/a |