3.9.2.10. Additional Functions
3.9.2.10.1. Undo
To undo your most recent edit, click the Undo Button (the blue arrow curving to the left). If there is no action on your page that can be undone, this button will not be active.
3.9.2.10.2. Redo
To redo what you have just undone....click the Redo Button (the blue arrow curving to the right). If there is no action on your page that can be redone, this button will not be active.
3.9.2.10.3. Insert Horizontal Line
This button allows you to insert a line horizontally across your page. To do so,
- Place your cursor where you would like the line to appear and click the Insert Horizontal Line button.
- If your cursor is located in the middle of a line of text, the text will be split at the point of your cursor and the horizontal line will be inserted between the two lines of text.
3.9.2.10.4. Clear Formatting
The Clear Formatting button (on the left of above) allows you to remove formatting from selected text. To do so, highlight the text from which you wish to remove all formatting, and click the Clear Formatting button
3.9.2.10.5. Show Invisible Items
The button on the right above is a toggle button that allows you to make certain elements on your page visible or invisible. For example, you may have a table with no visible borders organizing certain information on a page. If you wish to see the table structure, you can toggle the table guidelines on by clicking this button.
3.9.2.10.6. Toggle Full Screen Editing
The button furthest to the left of the 5 buttons above is another toggle button. In this case, it allows you to switch between a full screen editing mode and the standard editing mode that uses a smaller editing area within the total screen view.
- To move to the full screen editing mode, click this botton.
- To return to the standard editing mode, click it again.
3.9.2.10.7 Insert/edit Attributes
The Insert/Edit Attributes button on the right above, allows you to insert and edit attributes for objects on your page.
To use the features associated with this button, first select the object on your page for which you wish to insert or edit attributes, then click on the button. The Insert/Edit attributes dialogue box will open to the Attributes tab.
ATTRIBUTES TAB
This area allows you to add pre-defined HTML and CSS properties to your object. To use this area, you must have knowledge of HTML and CSS, and some web design expertise; otherwise leave all options in the Attributes tab blank.
EVENTS TAB
The editor also gives you the ability to make objects on your page behave in various ways by using the listed JavaScript event handlers.
To use this area of the Insert/Edit attributes dialogue box, you must have knowledge of JavaScript; otherwise leave all options in the Events tab of the Insert/Edit attributes area blank.
- If you are familiar with JavaScript and wish to add event handlers to objects on your page, simply enter the appropriate JavaScript code into the text field to the right of those events or actions you want to have trigger the entered code.
3.9.2.10.8. Toggle Advanced Toolbar
The gold star on the far right of your toolbar allows you to toggle between the advanced editing toolbar and the standard editing toolbar which has fewer tools and functions. To review the Standard Mode options, refer to Using the WYSIWYG Editing Toolbar: Standard Mode.
3.9.2.10.9. Insert Custom Characters
This button allows you to insert special characters into your page. To do so,
- Place your cursor where you would like the special character to appear then click the Insert Custom Character button.
- The Select Custom Character dialogue box will open.
- Just click on the custom character or symbol you wish to insert and it will be added to your page at your cursor location.
- You will automatically be returned to the main editing screen.