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Agent123 || How to edit text with the Text Editor

Your Agent123 Text Editor was designed to work like Microsoft Word or any similar Word Processing program.

Text Editor Module

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The Text Editor Module is where you edit existing content as well as add new content. Once changes are Updated they will instantly appear in the content on live pages. Also, there is a 1hour limit on inactivity in this system. This means that if you add text and/or images to content and do not save the changes and are then inactive for more than 1hour, the system will then require you to sign in again and your changes will be lost.

New Page
Click the New Page Icon New Page to clear the text editor, and start with a clean slate.

Preview
Click the Preview Icon Preview to preview the text you have in the text editor.
*This will not display the entire website with the text in it. It will only display the text within the text editor.

Cut
To cut text from the module. Select the text to be cut and click the Cut IconCut.

Copy
To copy text from the module. Select the text to be copied and click the Copy IconCopy.

Paste
Once a section of text has been copied place your cursor where you would like the copied text to be placed and click the Paste IconPaste.
*If you are copying text from Microsoft Word or from a Web Page see Paste as Plain Text or Paste from Word.

Paste as Plain Text
If you are copying text from a web page, we suggest this button to properly paste the copied contents into your website.Once the desired text has been copied place your cursor where you would like the copied text to be placed and click the Paste as Plan Text IconPaste.

Paste from Word
If you are copying text from a Microsoft Word document, we suggest this button to properly paste the copied contents into your website. Once the desired text has been copied place your cursor where you would like the copied text to be placed and click the Paste as Plan Text IconPaste.

Print
Click the Print Icon Print to print the contents of the text editor.

Check Spelling
Click the Check Spelling Icon Check to check the spelling of the contents in the text editor.

Find
Click the Find Icon Find to find a particular string of text or a certain word.

Replace
Click the Replace Icon Replace to find a particular string of text or a certain word that you would like to replace with a different phrase or word.

Example:Replace

Undo
Click the Undo Icon Undo to undo the last mistake that you made.
*If you click it more than once it will undo multiple mistakes, but in the reverse order they were made.

Redo
Click the Redo Icon Redo to redo the last mistake that you made.
*This is used as an opposite of undo. If you Undo and would like to get back what you removed you can click this button to bring it back.

Select All
Click the Select All Icon Select to select all of the text within the text editor.

Remove Format
If you would like to remove the text format from certain text or all the text. Select the text that you want to change and click the Remove Format IconRemove Format

Insert LinkInsert Link
To insert a hyperlink, select the text you want to be the link and click the Insert Link IconInsert Link. In the Link - Web Page Dialog place the URL that you want the link to go to in the URL field. If you would like the link to pop up a new window or even make your page go to that web site, then choose a target for the web page to load into.
Below is a list of the targets available and their definitions.

Predefined targets are:
_blank loads the page into a new browser window.
_self loads the page into the current window.
_parent loads the page into the frame that is superior to the frame the hyperlink is in.
_top cancels all frames, and loads in full browser window.

*Note - Your Agent 123 web site defaults with the targew not set, which means that your link, once clicked, will load within your Agent 123 site.

Hint - To link to another page within your site simply type in the relative link (i.e. default.aspx - which is a link that will go to your homepage when it is clicked).

Remove Link Remove Link
To remove a link, select the linked text that is to be unlinked and click the Remove Link IconRemove Link.

Button
To insert a button, Place you cursor within the text editor and click the Button Icon Button.Once you click on the Button Icon, the Button Properties window will pop up.

Example:Button Properties Window

Insert/Edit Image
To insert an Image, Place you cursor within the text editor and click the Insert/Edit Image Icon Button.Once you click on the Insert/Edit Image Icon, the Insert Image Properties window will pop up.

Example:Insert/Edit Image Dialog
*The first step in order to upload an image is to check the upload checkbox.

Insert/Edit Table
To insert a Table, Place you cursor within the text editor and click the Insert/Edit Table Icon Button.Once you click on the Insert/Edit Table Icon, the Insert/ Edit Table Dialog window will pop up.

Example:Insert/Edit Image Dialog
* Once the dialog widnows pops up, just enter the dimensions of the table and hit "Enter" .

Insert Horizontal Line
To insert a horizontal line to separate text, place your cursor within the text editor and click the Insert Horizontal Line Icon Button.

Insert Special Character
To insert a Special Character, just click on the Insert Special Character Icon Button. Then the Smiley Dialog Window will pop up and you will be able to select the unique character you are looking for.

Example: Insert/Edit Image Dialog

Insert Smiley
To insert a Smiley, just click on the Insert Smiley Icon Button. Then the Insert Special Character Dialog Window will pop up and you will be able to select the unique character you are looking for.

Example: Insert/Edit Image Dialog

Bold
To make your text Bold. Select the text you want bolded, and then click the Bold IconBold.

Italic
To make your text Italic. Select the text to be Italic, and then click the Italic's IconItalic.

Underline
To underline your text. Select the text to be underlined and then click the underline iconUnderline.

Strike Through
To strike through your text. Select the text to be striked through and then click the Strike Through IconStrike Through.

Subscript
To subscript your text. Select the text to be subscript and then click the Subscript IconSubscript.

Superscript
To superscript your text. Select the text to be superscript and then click the Superscript IconSuperscript.

Left Justify
To left justify your text. Select the text to be justified and click the Left Justify IconLeft Justify.

Center Justify
To center justify your text. Select the text to be justified and click the Center Justify IconCenter Justify.

Right Justify
To right justify your text. Select the text to be justified and click the Right Justify IconRight Justify.

Block Justify
To block justify your text. Select the text to be justified and click the Block Justify IconBlock Justify.

Bulleted List
Click the Bulleted List IconBulleted List first, then start typing. When you want to start a new number press enter. To just start a new line of text under the same number hold shift and press enter.

Decrease Indent
To decrease the indent of your text. Slect the text and click the Decrease Indent IconDecrease Indent.

Increase Indent
To increase the indent of your text. Slect the text and click the Increase Indent Icon Increase Indent.

Show Table Borders
To display the borders of the tables you have created just click the Table Border Icon .

Show Details
To display the details of a page, for example, paragraph tags, line breaks, etc., just click the Show Details Icon .

Example:
Show Detials Example

Style
Click the Style Drop Down Menu Style to access attributes that you
can apply to your text.

Example: Style Opened

Size
Click the Size Drop Down Menu Size to access text size attributes.

Example: Size Opened

Color Picker
To change the color of your text. Select the text which you want to change and click the Color Picker IconColor Picker and click OK.

Example:

 


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