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The What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor allows content to be edited/formatted directly in a form and displays a representation of what the page’s final appearance will look like.

Instructions

The WYSIWYG editor contains various different icons that all serve different functions.

Note: The editor options will vary for each site as different options are made available to meet unique needs. 

WYSIWYG Options & Usage:

Category

Options (in order)

Description

Formatting

  • Bold

  • Italic

  • Strike

  • Superscript

  • Subscript

  • Remove Format

Allows you to alter the format of your text.

Linking

  • Linking

  • Unlinking

Allows you to link text and media.

Lists

  • Bulleted List

  • Numbered List

Allows you to create lists.

Media

  • Quote

  • Image

  • Table

  • Horizontal Line

Allows you to create/insert various types of media.

Block Formatting

  • Normal

  • Headings

Allows you to format your page into paragraphs & headings.

Tools

  • Source

Allows you to edit the HTML.

WYSIWYG Text Formats Overview:

Note: The text format options will vary for each site as different options are made available to meet unique needs. 

  • Basic HTML

    • Allows specific HTML tags.

    • You can align images, videos, block quotes and so on to the left, right, or center.

    • You can caption images, videos, block quotes, and so on.

    • Only images hosted on the site may use <img> tags.

  • Restricted HTML

    • Allows specific HTML tags.

    • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple of blank lines.

  • Full HTML

    • You can align images, videos, block quotes and so on to the left, right or center.

    • You can caption images, videos, block quotes, and so on.

  • Plain Text

    • No HTML tags allowed.

    • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple of blank lines.

    • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.

To see a full description of each text format, you can click on the About text formats link on the right hand corner of the WYSIWYG.

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