Text Editing and Formatting

Owned by David Schmidt
Jan 13, 2016
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Text Editing and Formatting

Some of the editor fields are plain text fields and some are WYSIWYG fields.

  • Plain Text - All special formatting is removed and many special characters cannot be displayed.

  • WYSIWYG - Acronym for "What You See Is What You Get." The WYSIWYG field displays content exactly how a user will see it on the live site.

You can enter text directly into the editor fields or you may copy and paste the text from another application (even Microsoft Word).

WYSIWYG Editor

 

The WYSIWYG editor fields allow formatting of text, including options like bold, italics, application of heading levels, and application of alternating row styles for tables.

Note, some formatting elements may appear in the editor as expected, but will not display on the web page as expected. Certain elements are overridden by the global template style set for the website, in order to maintain a consistent look and feel throughout the USD website. 

WYSIWYG Editor Reference – http://www.hannonhill.com/kb/WYSIWYG/

Some elements listed in the WYSIWYG editor reference may not appear in the toolbar you see when editing. The WYSIWYG editor reference includes elements from previous versions of Cascade Server.

Headings

Headings are used to structure content on a web page, like levels in an outline. Headings should be used for hierarchy and not for formatting style. To apply a heading style, select the text you need to apply the heading level to and use the Format menu and select the heading level. Please always use headings in sequential order. For example, you should not skip from your main page title (which is an h1) to a heading 3.
 

Lists

Bulleted or numbered lists can be created using the WYSIWYG editor. To start a list, click on the Insert/Remove Bulleted List or Insert/Remove Numbered List icon.
 

 

You can create nested lists with the Tab key within a list. To end a nested list use Shift + Tab until there is no longer a bullet or number before the cursor. To end a list that does not contain nesting, hit Enter twice to escape the list. 

Cascade Server automatically hyperlinks URLs (website addresses) when they are entered into the editor. To hyperlink specific text, select the text and click the Insert/Edit Link button.

The Insert/Edit Link dialog box will display. The first link highlighted in the screenshot is used when you want to insert a new link. The second icon is used when you want to remove a link that already exists in the content.
 

  • Internal (link to any page within any site in Cascade Server) or External (link to a page or site not in Cascade Server). Typically, links to another page within the USD website will be Internal links. Whenever possible, use the Internal Link function to help prevent broken links if a page within the Cascade Server is moved to another location.

  • For Internal link, click Search to search for a file or click the Browse icon to move throughout the file system to select the page for the hyperlink.


     

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    • When browsing the Cascade Server system, the starting point is the current location. 




      You can switch to another site using the Site Selector Menu. Navigate to the file you want to hyperlink and click on it in the File Explorer to select it. Click Confirm to make the file selection and return to the Insert/Edit Link dialog.

  • For External link, enter the full URL (address) of the page you want to use for the hyperlink. Be sure to include http:// or https:// before the website address or the link will be broken. For accuracy a preferred approach is to first visit the link in a separate browser window and then copy and paste it into the link field.

  • You can set the hyperlink to open in a new window by choosing New Window from the Target menu. In most cases, you should leave the Target set to Same Window.

Leave the Title field blank and the selection on the Class menu and click Insert to create the hyperlink. The text will turn blue, indicating it is hyperlinked.