The text editor is one of the most important parts of the console. As the console is totally a DIY system, mastering ability of text editor plays an important role on your site design. The editor is facilitated with most common necessary tools to design a professional looking website.
Please see the enlarged view of the text editor below;
This is the view of tools that you will be using in the text editor.
Description of the tools:
 | Please click the 'Tool Number' from the table below to see the description. |
| Tool Number | Tool Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check Spelling |
Checks if there is any spelling error in the content. |
| 2 | Cut | Cuts your content. Select your content and then click on the tool to cut. |
| 3 | Copy | Copies content. Select your content and then click on the tool to copy. |
| 4 | Paste |
Pastes the content that you cut or copied before. |
| 5 | Find |
Search for word / sentence. Also can be used for search and replace. |
| 6 | Undo |
Erases the last change and reverts the document to an older state. |
| 7 | Redo |
Redo is the opposite of Undo. It reverses the undo. |
| 8 | Insert Horizontal rule |
Inserts a horizontal rule. |
| 9 | Insert Hyperlink |
Use this tool to create / insert hyperlink. |
| 10 | Insert Symbol |
Insert different symbols. |
| 11 | Insert Image |
Insert images in the document. |
| 12 | Insert Multimedia |
Insert flash / you tube videos. |
| 13 | Insert Table |
Create table in the document. |
| 14 | Insert Row |
Add / insert row to your existing table. |
| 15 | Insert Column | Insert column in the existing table. |
| 16 | Delete Row |
Deletes row from table. |
| 17 | Delete Column |
Deletes column. |
| 18 | Split Cell |
Splits a cell. |
| 19 | Merge Cells |
Merges two or more cells together. |
| 20 | Show Grid lines |
Show/hide grid lines. |
| 21 | Change text orientation |
Change text orientation from left to right / right to left. |
| 22 | Heading / Paragraph |
Define heading and paragraph from here. |
| 23 | Change Font |
Change text font. |
| 24 | Font Size |
Increase or decrease font size. |
| 25 | Bold |
Bold your text. |
| 26 | Italic |
Assign italic effect to your text. |
| 27 | Underline |
Creates underline. |
| 28 | View Paragraph Marks |
View paragraph marks of your documents. |
| 29 | Left Align |
Align text left . |
| 30 | Center Align |
Align text center . |
| 31 | Right Align |
Align text Right. |
| 32 | Unordered List |
Creates unordered list. |
| 33 | Ordered List |
Creates ordered list. |
| 34 | Increase Indent |
Increases indent of text. |
| 35 | Decrease Indent |
Decreases indent of text . |
| 36 | Font Color |
Change font color. |
Please click on Check Spelling to check if you have made any spelling mistakes in the content. This tool also helps to add new words and to use a suggested word or to ignore any recommendation.
Works like the Cut option of most other text editors. Select the text / content that you would like to cut by dragging mouse and then click on the Cut tool. Cut tool doesn't leave any copy of the content. Keyboard short-cut: 'ctrl + x'.
If you like to copy your content, please select your content and then click on Copy tool. A content can also be copied by using keyboard short-cut 'ctrl + c'
Pastes the content that you copied or cut before. Point the mouse cursor on your desired place and click Paste tool to paste the content. This can also be done by using keyboard short-cut 'ctrl+ v'
Use find tool to search in your content. If you require to replace anything, type in the 'Replace with' field and click necessary button e.g. 'Replace' or 'Replace All'.
Undo erases the last change and reverts the document to an older state. If you are on editing a content, and requires to go back to the last state click 'Undo'.
Redo is the opposite of Undo. It reverses the undo activities.
Click this tool to insert a horizontal rule.
This tool will provide you the option to create link with website, email, a file or with an internal page.
- Please click here to see more about hyperlink.
If you require different symbols that are not available with the keyboard, please click on the 'Insert Symbol' tool.
Image plays a good role to pass information to the visitors of a site. It is also very important to increase the message out-look. Click on the 'Insert Image' button to add an image to your site.
- Please click here to see more about inserting image.
- Click here to see, how to make an image pop-up.
- Click here to see, how update alternative text on image.
Our console also provides tools to add multimedia files like flash or YouTube video.
- Please click here to see, how to insert multimedia file.
Table helps to control the page layout and to organise the page content easily.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
If you require adding more rows to your table, please click on 'Insert Row' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to insert row.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
If you require adding more columns to your table, please click on 'Insert Column' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to insert column.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
If you require deleting a row, please click on 'Delete Row' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to delete a row.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
If you require deleting a column, please click on 'Delete Column' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to delete a column.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
To split any cell, please click on 'Split Cell' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to split cell.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
To merge cells, please click on 'Merge Cells' tool.
- Please click here to see, how to merge cells.
- Please click here to see, how to create and work around table.
- Click here to see, how a table can help to improve the layout of a page.
- Click here to see, how to remove or hide table borders.
Please click on 'Show Gridlines' tool to show or hide gridlines in the text editor.
By default the text orientation is 'left to right'. If you require changing it from 'right to left' please click 'Change text orientation'.
Headings and paragraph are used to increase enhancement of a document / content. Proper use of these options will give your site a professional look.
- Please click here to see the use of headings and paragraph.
If you require changing font, please select your texts and then click on the drop-down list to pick desired font.
Font's size can be changed by clicking on this tool. Please select your texts and then click on the drop-down list to pick the font's size.
This tool will make your text bold. Please select the text by using mouse and then click on the tool to make it bold.
This tool will make your text italic. Please select the text by using mouse and then click on the tool to make it italic.
To create underline, please select your text and then click the underline tool
Click the tool to see the paragraph marks in your current document.
If you would like to align your texts left, please click Left Align.
If you would like to align your texts centre, please click Centre Align.
If you would like to align your texts right, please click Right Align.
This tool creates an unordered list. Click the tool and start typing. Pressing the 'Enter' button will continue the list creation. Press 'Enter' twice to stop listing.
This tool will create ordered list. Click the tool and start typing. Pressing the 'Enter' button will continue the list creation. Press 'Enter' twice to stop listing.
This tool increases indent. Basically it works like 'TAB' of word document. If you keep clicking on the tool, it will leave more space on the left.
To decrease indent please leave the mouse pointer on the desired place and then click 'Decrease Indent' tool.
To change the colour of your font, please click on 'Font Colour' and then pick the colour you like.
