TinyMCE Editor

Below is an introduction to features included in the TinyMCE editor. Click the “Read More” link for more details on advanced features.

Icon	Name	Description	More Details
	Undo	Undoes the last action
	Redo	Redoes the last performed action that was undone.
	Select All	Selects all text in content area.
	Paste as Plain Text	Inserts the text from the clipboard at the insertion point, and removes all formatting to leave only plain text.	Read more
	Find	Searches the content box for specified text.
	Find and Replace	Find the specified text and replace it with the new text.
	Special Character	Opens a dialog box with a list of special character options.
	Insert Predefined Template	Inserts a predefined template structure	Read more
	Insert Image	Opens a dialog box to insert an image.	Read more
	Link	Inserts a link to selected text/image.	Read more
	Unlink	Removes the current link
	Anchor Link	Inserts an anchor link	Read more
	Clean Up Code	Removes extraneous html (non-dev users should avoid using this function)
	Spell Check	Runs spell check through content area.
	Remove Formatting	Removes any formatting to the selected content.
	Full Screen View	Toggles Full Screen Mode for Content Box
	Print	Prints Page Content
	Edit HTML	Opens a dialog box allowing you to edit HTML code (extreme caution should be taken by non-dev users)
	Bold	Bold the selected text.
	Italics	Italicize the selected text.
	Strikethrough	Places a line through selected text.
	Left Align	Aligns the selected text to the left.
	Center Align	Aligns the selected text in the center.
	Right Align	Aligns the selected text to the right.
	Bulleted List	Changes selected paragraphs into bulleted list items
	Numbered List	Changes selected paragraphs into numbered list items
	Add Left Margin	Adds one indent to the current section
	Remove left Margin	Removes one indent from the current section
	Blockquote	Indents the entire paragraph to block quote style.
	Text Styles	Adds predefined styles	Read more
	Text Format	Changes the text from default (paragraph) to headings.
	Text Color	Changes the color of the selected text.
	Text Background Color	Changes the background color of the selected text.

Paste as Plain Text:
This feature should always be used when pasting text from another location. Otherwise, extraneous HTML code (that may not be visible in the TinyMCE editor) may be unintentionally copied over.

Insert Predefined Template:
This feature should only be used when adding images to content.

Insert Image:
Images should always be added into Predefined Templates (referenced in the point directly above). For more information on adding images into content, please see the “Special Content Types: Images” entry.

Link:
When linking to internal content, you should always use the “Link List” menu to select the page (rather than typing in the URL). For more information on adding links to content, please see the “Special Content Types: Links” entry.

Anchor Link:
An anchor link is a link on a page that brings you to a specific place on that page. For more information on adding links to content, please see the “Special Content Types: Links” entry.

Text Styles:
This feature should only be used for external links. For more information on adding links to content, please see the “Special Content Types: Links” entry.