Using+the+Edit+Window

Using the Editor Window 

This page is a tutorial on the Edit window buttons. Here is the full Editor Toolbar...



To get to a specific button group, use these links...
 * group1
 * group2
 * group3
 * group4
 * group5


 * I.** In the **first set of buttons**, the **Bold**, **//Italics//**, and **__Underline__** work as in any standard text editor. **Style Text** offers additional editing features, and **Add Comment** allows you to comment on the page to your collaborators.


 * Style Text Icon**
 * Highlight a section of text, such as this text on the next line...
 * example - this text is highlighted
 * Now click the **Style Text**button.
 * It opens a window for more style effects.
 * In the example, the font selected is Comic Sans MS text
 * Click in the Background Color section to get offered color choices.
 * Lastly, center the alignment.

example - this text is highlighted  **Add Comment** **button** This button helps you add a comment to your document. Top
 * Here is the result->**
 * 1) Highlight the text to comment
 * 2) Click the Add Comment button to add a comment to the Discussion section of this page.
 * 3) To delete the comment, one method is to remove the highlighted text and re-enter it without a comment.
 * 4) Wiki users can read/reply to a comment thread in the Discussion section for the page.
 * 5) Example...‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍comment added on bullet item 5 ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍...and thread added to Discussion section as shown...
 * 6) This will add a comment symbol at the top of the page
 * 7) clicking on the comment symbol shows the comment in the right margin at the line where the text was highlighted for comments
 * 8) Note: Having inconsistent results with this feature!!
 * 9) comments are posted to the DISCUSSION tab for each page
 * 10) each contributor can view and reply to comments
 * 11) they are efficient for sharing notes between contributors on the content during development


 * II.** The **next set of buttons** again provide standard text editing features.



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 * Choose font style - choices are **Headings 1-6** and **Normal**
 * Insert Numbered List - like this...
 * 1) first line
 * 2) second line
 * 3) third line
 * Insert Bulleted List
 * this whole list is an example
 * Insert Horizontal Rule
 * cannot be in a list
 * cannot figure out how to change width
 * see example just below the Top link below...

III. The **next set of buttons** allow you to add items to the page from outside the Wiki...



**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Link button - Insert Link ** Choices include
 * Wiki Link - linking to a page in this wiki (see next button description for example)
 * External Link - linking to an external page... link to Dr. Holland's IT743 Web 2.0 Collaboration Toolscourse page.
 * Anchor - linking to an anchor on this page

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**File button - Insert Images and Files** - See our Adding Images page for a detailed example! **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Widget button - Embed Widget ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This feature allows you to embed items like YouTube and other web destinations here. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See our Adding Videos page in this wiki for a detailed example! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last button in this group allows you to add a table into the page... Top
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Table button - Insert Table **
 * = **GroupTwo** ||
 * = Vince Evans ||
 * = Rob Ervin ||
 * = Tami Blake ||
 * = Dave Cokely ||


 * IV** **﻿.** The **fourth group** of buttons again are simple features.

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Undo - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Simply, undo your last change. [[image:undoredo.png]] **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Redo - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Simply, redo a change after clicking the Undo button


 * V**. The **final group** include the important buttons to help you **Save** or **Cancel** changes, and **Preview** the page.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This button opens a preview of the page in the wiki as long as you have permissions. It seemed to work if you are an originator or creator, but was inconsistent if you are just a member. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cancel button - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cancel changes since the last Save and leave the editor. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save button - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saves changes to the page <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are 3 options...
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preview button **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save with comments - save the page with a comment such as "July 3 draft"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save and continue - save and continue editing
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikitext editor - open the page in html in a text editor to see all the page coding and make changes

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