Text Editor

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Open Text Editor

In order to open a text editor, you have to click pencil or click on the text inside.

Besides, you can open the editor in a separate window by pressing fullScreen and clicking on the link to the right of all buttons. This link can also be used the next times to open the separate editor.

Text Editor Show Mode

Text editor has default and small views on the page.

The default editor is highlighted on the page.

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The content of the small editor immediately looks like a preview. Hover over i to see the label.

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Text Editor Types

There are three modes of text editor: plain text, html and what-you-see-is-what-you-get editors.

Plain text mode allows you to enter only text.

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HTML mode allows you to enter html markup. Additionally you can validate and filter written html.

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What-you-see-is-what-you-get mode opens up all features of the text editor. You can also switch to other modes.

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Text Editor Tools

fullScreen

open the editor in full screen.

link

add a hyperlink.

image

add an image editor with which you can add an image.

tinymceMode

switch to what-you-see-is-what-you-get mode.

textMode

switch to Plain text mode.

htmlMode

switch to HTML mode.

source

view/edit the source code.

history

open history window.

htmlValidate

checks the markup validity in HTML.

save

save changes.

cancel

cancel changes.

History

A such window will open after clicking history.

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In order to revert back to the previous version of the text in this editor, you have to find and select the required version on the left and click Write to text field.

View Source - view the source code.

Note

Max number of records in the history can be configured by developers.