The WYSIWGY editor allows a developer to see what the end result will look like while the web page is being created. WYSIWYG is an acronym for "what you see is what you get". If you are familiar with Microsoft products you will see familiar options such as undo 
and redo 
, bold 
, italic 
, listings - ordered and unordered 
, Aligning text 
and blockquotes 
. These are the standard WYSIWGY items.
Adding Headings to your content
Headings can be applied either by
- Selecting the text for a paragraph using the mouse as the selection tool, or
- By clicking, and placing the cursor anywhere within a paragraph of text
The required heading can then be selected from the dropdown box located at the top of the workspace area.
Please note the following:
- The dropdown area will display the next available heading for use, depending on the content already added to the page.
- Headings should be added in the correct order to conform to Accessibility requirements.
Adding Styling to Text
If permitted by Administrators of your system, it is possible to add styling effects to text within the placeholder. Using styling, it is possible to easily change the following:
- Colour of text e.g. red, green or blue
- Font size e.g. 12pt, 1.2em
- Font weight e.g. normal or bold
- Position of text or other elements e.g. spacing of text - margins and padding
Styles can easily be added to your content by first selecting the text that you wish to style (1) using the mouse or keyboard, and then selecting the required style from the dropdown selector. Clicking on a style option in the listing will then apply it (2).
Adding Symbols
Symbols can easily be added to your content by clicking on the
button on the toolbar. This will display a new window showing symbols.
When placing the cursor over a symbol, the display to the left of the screen will change to show a large version of the item and below that, a hexadecimal value for the symbol which can be used in HTML if required. Clicking on a symbol will insert it on to the page.
Removing Formatting from Content
Select or click within the formatted area and then click on the 'Remove Formatting' button.