Help:The Editing Tool (FCK Editor)

= Using the FCK Editor =

The FCK Editor is a tool that allows users who are editing or contributing articles to edit in a user-friendly, and familiar word processing environment. Without the FCK editor enabled, the user would edit in a computer code environment. This can be especially intimidating for new users, or those who are unfamiliar with computer code. By using the FCK editor, formatting, bulleting, numbering, creating tables, adding images, and adding links works much like using an e-mail account or word processing software by clicking on icons and buttons at the top of the editing window.

= Turning off the FCK Editor =

Some editing in the FamilySearch Wiki requires that the FCK editor be disabled, or turned off. For example, dragging and dropping or copying and pasting text into the FamilySearch Wiki is often easier with the FCK editor turned off. To turn off the FCK editor, the user must be logged into FamilySearch Wiki. 1. On the left side of the page, under the "Personal tools" box, click on "My preferences." 2. Several tabs will appear along the top of the preferences window. The last tab is titled, "Misc" 3. Click on the "Misc" tab. A long list of options will appear on the page with checkboxes next to each option. 4. To turn off the FCK editor, check the 8th checkbox down, titled, "Disable FCK editor" 5. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page to save the preference changes. 6. To turn the FCK editor back on, follow steps 1-3, then uncheck the 8th checkbox down, titled, "Disable FCK editor" 7. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page to save the preference changes.

= Learn more about the FCK Editor =

To learn more about the FCK editor, browse through the FCK Editor User's Guide.

Click here to view a Guided Practice about using the FCK Editor.