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D-Web uses the Open Source HTML Editor called FCK Editor and it has been modified to make things as simple as possible for you.

Icon What it Does
Help See links to the FCKeditor help information.
View source code icon View or edit document source code (for advanced users).
FCKEditor Maximise editing window icon Maximise the size of the editing Window (press again to return to default size)
Template icon Allows a new page to be created from a template - this can be used to import webLearn styles onto a page in the Resources tool.
Cut icons Remove the highlighted text... (You must select the text first)
Copy icon Copy the highlighted text... (You must select the text first)
Paste icons Paste the text you copied (with or without formatting)
Paste from word icon Copy content from Microsoft Word, then paste it into the HTML editor using the pop-up accessed from this icon.
Undo icon Undo or redo the most recent action taken.
Find icon Find a word or phrase within the text of the HTML page.
find and replace icon Find and replace a word or phrase within the text.
Select all icon Select all of the text in the HTML page (usually used before copy or cut or to apply a style or format to the whole page).
Remove formatting icon Remove the formatting from highlighted text... (You must select the text first)
Bold / italic / underline / strikethrough icons Bold, italic, underscore or strikethrough highlighted text.
Numbered list icon Add numbering or bullets to highlighted text lines.
Indent / outdent icons Increase or decrease the highlighted text's indentation.
Alignment icon Alignment of highlighted text (left, centered, right, justified).
Add / remove hyperlink icons Add or remove hyperlink from highlighted text. Also used to manage file uploads and links to files on the web server.
Insert image icon Upload or insert your own or other's images into the HTML page.
insert table icon Insert table. Number of columns or rows, and table width, height, borders, & alignment can also be set.
Horizontal rule icon Insert divider line (horizontal rule).
special characters icon Insert symbols & special characters (trademarks, currency, etc.) .

style icon
Styles & formatting determine the appearance of HTML text. You may also use the drop down boxes to style specific elements (such as headings), or set overrides for font face, font size, etc.

Copying Text From Word Documents

Like most editors, FCKeditor has a normal 'Paste' button - in general this is used for pasting HTML text.

In addition, there is a special button for pasting from MS Word (and from MS Outlook Email messages) Paste from word icon - it is essential that this button be used when the source is Word or Outlook.

Linking To Other Documents and Pages

To make a hyperlink, first of all enter the text which will be used for the hyperlink; this text should be succinct and should describe the target document. Then highlight the text and click on the 'Insert / Edit Link' button Add / remove hyperlink icons and use the 'Browse Server' option to navigate to the desired document.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Many of these shortcuts are the same as those found in common word processing packages such as Word or Open Office.

  • CTRL+A highlights the whole editing area
  • CTRL+B changes your font to bold.
  • CTRL+C copies the highlighted area to the clipboard.
  • CTRL+I changes your font to italic.
  • CTRL+L opens the Link window.
  • CTRL+SHIFT+S saves the document.
  • CTRL+U changes your font to underlined.
  • CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT pastes the data from the clipboard
  • CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE cuts the highlighted area.
  • CTRL+Y or CTRL+SHIFT+Z starts the redo function.
  • CTRL+Z starts the undo function.
  • CTRL+ALT+ENTER fits the editor in the browsers window.
  • CTRL+TAB shows the source code (for advanced users).