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.
  1. content 1
  2. content 2
Bullet List

Inserts a bulleted (unordered) list.

  • content 1
  • content 2
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.

Flower

Insert Global Variable Inserts global variables configured in Administration > System Options > Dynamic Site Server > Global Variables. 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.

content

HTML will vary depending upon the type of link.

Insert Global Variable Inserts global variables configured in Administration > System Options > Dynamic Site Server > Global Variables. 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).

content

content

content
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