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How to use the text editor
What is it?

The editor is a writing tool which allows you to make new entries in some tools as the Blog, the Calendar or the Wiki.

 
What's it for?

The editor allows you to format text and add web resources such as hyperlinks and images to new entries in these tools.

 
How do I use it?

The editor lets you format text in the same way as a word processing program. You can also add page links, create tables etc.

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There is another version of the editor with more options. This is the one used by Wiki:

TEXT FORMATTING
Text formatting
Paragraph formatting
 
INSERTING SPECIAL CHARACTERS:
Add a special character
Universal keyboard
 
LINKS
Creating links
Creating an e-mail link
Creating links to other websites
 
TABLES
Creating a table
 

TEXT FORMATTING

•  Text formatting

Basic formatting is available in an easy to use toolbar.

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The selected text is automatically formatted at the click of a button on the toolbar, adding any necessary marks. Click on the icons as follows:

Icona Text en Negreta

Bold

Icona Text en cursiva

Italic

Icona Text Subratllat

Underline


•  Paragraph formatting

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Paragraphs can be right, left or centre aligned, or wrapped.

 


INSERTING SPECIAL CHARACTERS

•  Adding a special character

1- Place the cursor at the point where you want to insert the character.

2- Go to the toolbar and click on the Icona Afegir caracter Add a special character icon.

3- Select the character you want to insert.


•  Universal Keyboard

1- Click on the Icona Teclat universal Universal keyboard icon in the toolbar.

2- You can edit text in many languages, such as Greek, Arabic, etc.

3- Click on OK.

 


LINKS

•  Creating links

1- Select the text where you want to the link to be established.

2- Click on the Icona Editar / Afegir un enllaçEdit/add a link icon.

3- This will open a dialogue box where you can choose to create an e-mail link or a link to another website.

4- Write the URL of the link in the URL text box.

5- Click on OK.

 

•  Create an e-mail link

1- Place the cursor at the point you want to insert the link or select the text where you want the e-mail link to be established.

2- Click on the Icona Editar / Afegir un enllaçEdit/add a link icon.

3- This will open a Link dialogue box.

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4- In the tab Link information, click on Type of link and select E-mail.

5- Fill in the E-mail address, Message subject and Body of message fields.

6- Click OK.

 

•  Creating links to other websites

1- Place the cursor at the point you want to insert the link or select the text where you want the link to be established.

2- Click on the Icona Editar / Afegir un enllaç Edit/add a link icon.

3- This will open a Link dialogue box.

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4- In the tab Link information, click on Type of link and select URL.

5- In the URL field, write the full URL.

6- Click OK. The selected text appears underlined, indicating that the link has been established.

 

TABLES

•  To create a table

1- Place the cursor where you want to create the table.

2- Click on the Add/edit table icon in the toolbar.

3- A dialogue box will appear where you can decide the layout of the table.

4- Enter the number of rows and columns you want. You can also give the table a title in the Header section.

5- Click OK.

6- To enter information in the table, just place the cursor in the table and start entering your content. Use the mouse or press the tab key to go to the next cell. You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move around the table.

Note: To select the whole table, click on the corner of the table.
   
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