Using the WYSIWYG

The page interface you will most commonly use to input your content is the WYSIWYG, an acronym that stands for "What You See Is What You Get". Here is the WYSIWYG panel you'll see:

Screenshot of the ckeditor WYSIWYG icon bar.

WYSIWYG Icons and their function
Icon Image	Description
	Undo or redo an action
	Apply a semantic Heading level to text
	Apply one or more Styles to text to create headings, buttons, and lists Apply an Alert style to text
	Highlight text and click the B icon to make it bold
	Highlight text and click the I icon to make it italic
	Removes formatting from content
	Text Extras menu which includes: - Strikethrough text format - Text alignment, left, right, and center - Subscript - Superscript - Indent will move the paragraph inward to the right one tab space, while Outdent will move the text outward to the left one tab space until it hits the content margin edge
	Insert links to internal or external content, email addresses, anchor points and more. - Click the link you embedded to reveal a submenu that allows you to edit the link or delete it
	Insert and link to anchor points
	Insert bulleted list - (Fixing spaces that show up in your lists)
	Insert numeric list - (Fixing spaces that show up in your lists). - Users can set the "Start at" number and choose to reverse the count order.
	Insert from Media Library into the WYSIWYG region.
	Insert media via a URL, such as a YouTube or Aggie video
	Widget menu. Use this drop-down menu to access the following features: - Layout Columns widget - Allows users to create in-body layout options with from 1-4 columns with a variety of margins, spacing, and styles. - Teaser Link Box - creates a clickable area that can include an image, caption, title, and text to link to internal pages or to external sites - Feature Box - Provides a formatted title and text area to spotlight and feature a segment of content in your body text
	Insert file documents, such as .doc, .xsl, .pdf, etc.
	Horizontal line break
	Pull Quotes - Apply the blockquote style to your highlighted text
	Code formatting
	The Show More section includes the following feature options: - Insert Table - NOTE: TABLES SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR TABULAR DATA! - Special Characters - WYSIWYG characters, special unicodes for subscripts, superscripts, and how to include proper accents - Footnotes - insert a footnote or citation to create an automatically styled and positioned footnote at the bottom of your page. - Insert code block - View WYSIWYG area source code. Uncheck the Source button to return to your regular Editing view.

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Using the WYSIWYG

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