Rich Text Editor

Tue, 06/24/2008 - 8:05PM by sabs 12 Comments - 1,355 Views

What is the Rich Text Editor?
The Rich Text Editor is the bar of icons on top of the main text field. It has several buttons that allow you to easily create content for your post.

What does each button do?

Bold: This button will bold your text.
Italic: This button will italicize the text.
Underline: This button will underline your text.
Strike Through: This button will strike through your text.
Align Left: This button will align your text and images to the left.
Align Center: Clicking this button will center your text and images.
Align Right: Clicking this button will justify your text and images to the right.
Align Full: Clicking this button will justify your text and images to the width of your text column.
Unordered List: This will create an indented unordered/bulleted list.
Ordered List: This will create an indented numbered/ordered list.
Undo: This will undo your last text change.
Insert/Edit Link: This will put a link into text. Tip: Try highlighting the text you want to turn into a link before clicking this button. It will popopen another window where you can choose whether you want to open the link in a new window or the same.
Remove Link: Click this button to remove a link from your post. It is easier to highlight the text you want to remove the link from first.
Font Size: Choose your font size from the dropdown menu. Tip: Try selecting your text first.
Text Color: This button allows you to change the color of your text by selecting a color from the dropdown palette.
Background Color: Change the background color of your text by selecting a color from the dropdown palette.pplied to the text.

Insert Embedded Media: Clicking this button will popopen another box that allows you to easily include other types of media files.
Check Spelling: Clicking this button will run a spell check on your text.
Add Image: Clicking this button will launch our Image uploader.

Filed In: Help - Related: text, links, posts, rich text editor, source, bullets, color

filzaaa

i have problems switching it to rich text editor. help please.

Sat, 08/22/2009 - 11:53pm

liviahohoho

oh. i think u can press at the bottom there, like how u change to raw html . its the same (:

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 1:04am

AmandaLyy

is it possible to change font?

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 7:10am

sabs

there's a link underneath the body box that will allow you to toggle back and forth between the rich text and raw html.

as for font, there's not, but it's a great idea, thanks!

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 2:21pm

iriswee

Please let us change fonts !

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 7:07am

nadiasweets

My rich editor bar is gone, dissapeared. How how how ?

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 5:24am

sabs

@iriswee - great idea i'll run it by our dev team

@nadiasweets - did you accidentally switch to raw html? Click on the "Switch to Rich Text" link on the bottom left corner. if that doesn't work, send an email to help@onsugar.com - be sure to include which browser you're using.

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 12:08pm

suhui91

My rich text editor is gone too. But I did not switch to raw HTML. )=

Sat, 10/10/2009 - 8:36am

sabs

@suhui91 - what type of post is it, is the toggle missing?

Sat, 10/10/2009 - 10:38am

misschillipadi

I cant switch back Raw HTML! Sad Please help!

Sun, 10/11/2009 - 9:02pm

annaimee

hi sabs, good to see you here again. my rich text editor is gone!! just like the others here. please help!
-Anna

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:15am

sabs

hi folks, sorry to hear about the trouble, the toggle is located under the body box and clicking it will bring you back and forth to the different type of inputs. Here's what it looks like

if you do not see a toggle link, can you do the following:

1 - edit an older post and see if it's there or not
2 - create a new post and see if it's there or not
3 - if you don't see the toggle in a new post, send an email to help@onsugar.com - be sure to include the following (a) what browser you're using (b) url to your site (c) screenshot of the body box - specifically below the body box and (d) what type of post you're trying to create

thanks!

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:53am