The HTML text editor available in the Post provides some of the power of desktop editors like MS Word.
Below are the icons available in the text editor and a very brief explanation and example of what they do.
Source: Toggles on/off the source or HTML code - shows the HTML code.
Preview: Shows what your Post will look like on the EPA alumni website.
Cut, Copy, Paste, Print, Undo, Redo, Select-All : are normal commands for word editors.
Paste will probably be the most used.
To paste text from MS Word or a text program into a post,
first copy, e.g., (Control-C) the text you want,
then put your cursor in the box at the point where you want your text to appear.
Next, right click your mouse.
A small box will appear with the word PASTE.
Click on PASTE and your text will be inserted where your cursor is located.
(Any bold, italics, fonts, etc. will not paste, only the text will paste. Use the text editor to add bold etc.)
Or you can use the Paste button
Remove-Format: If you select or block text that you have made bold, italics, etc, this command removes the bold, italics, etc.
Maximize the editor: A toggle that expands the editor to a full screen.
Show-Blocks: See "Blockquote" below. Toggles on and off a view of the "Blockquote."
About FCKeditor: Provides a link to a user's guide for this editor. (Not all features in the user's guide are available here.)
Insert/Edit Image: Put an image from a website into the Post.
You can only use an image from another web site, e.g., http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/epafiles_logo_epaseal.gif
You are not allowed to add an image in a Post because pictures take up a lot of room in a database. By using a link to an image, we save room. (We have alumni pictures in the Profile section.) To get around this problem you can put your images in Snapfish or other online service that lets you link directly to images.
This picture is located on Snapfish.
To put an image in a post, click on Insert/Edit Image
Insert/Edit Image:
The following is a list of the fields in the Image box:
- URL: defines the URL address of the image. You may also use the "Browse Sever" in order to browse the files.
- Alternative Text: puts the descriptions of the image if you want it to be different than the image name.
- Width: specifies image width. Maximum width is 650
- Height: specifies image height.
- Lock the image proportions by pressing or you can return to the original image size by pressing .
- Border: specifies the size of the border you want to place around the image.
- HSpace: defines the size of the horizontal gap between the image and the text.
- VSpace: defines the size of the vertical gap between the image and the text.
- Align: specifies the alignment of the image within the page. Choose from: Left, Abs Bottom, Abs Middle, Baseline, Bottom, Middle, Right, Text Top or Top.
- Preview: Shows the image.
Insert/Edit Table: Add a table to the Post. Does not allow a paste from a spreadsheet.
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3
Insert Horizonal Line: Place a horizonal line where your cursor is located.
Insert a Smiley: Place a Smiley where your cursor is located,
e.g.,
Insert a Special Character: Will place a Special Character where your cursor is located,
e.g., §¶²³™?•→⇒⇔♦≈~—”–¤«µß
Bold, Italic, Underline, Strike Through, Subscript, Superscript:
For example: Bold, Italic, Underline,Strike Through, Subscript, Superscript
To italize the words Federal Register,
block the words by placing your cursor in front of the first word,
hold down the left mouse button and
drag your cursor past the last word. Federal Register
Next click on the Italic button.
Insert/Remove Numbered List: Create a list with a number in front of each item. Use a hard return to go to the next number.
Insert/Remove Bullited List: Create a list with a bullit in front of each item.
Decrease the Indent:See Increase Indent below (moves the margin to the left)
Increase the Indent:
Blockquote:
Indents a full paragraph. Use this with a quote as in a Word document or use it to make a list without numbers or symbols in front.
Toggle on and off.
Left, Center and Right Justify: Once you select or turn on e.g., "Center", you must select "Left" or "Right" move the text back to left or right justify.
Left - Text Left Justified
Insert/Edit Link: Put links in your Post. Simply type or paste a link in the box, e.g.,
www.epa.gov/
Remove Link: Block the link you have inserted and select this button, it will change the link to text (without it being a link).
Insert/Edit Anchor:
An Anchor lets you link to another place on the Post. A good use of this is to take people to footnotes. For example, place the Anchor at the footnote. Name it "1" Go to the text where you want to put the footnote number. Then click on "Insert/Edit Link", click on "Link Type", click on "Link to Anchor in the text", click on "Select an Anchor By Anchor Name", click on "1" You're done. This is an example of the use of an anchor on this page. click here to go to Insert/Edit Table
Text Color: Block the text, click on the "Text Color" button, then select the color you want for your text.
Background Color: Block the text, click on the Background Color button, then select the color you want for the background behind the text.
Size: Change Fonts
Block the text you what to make a certain size (font), then click on size and choose the size you want for your text (or choose the font before entering text.)Fonts included are: xxSmall xSmall Small MediumLarge X-Large xx-Large
"Smaller" and "Larger" will make the text smaller or larger than the font to the left.
Use the fonts, then check it out with Preview.