Help:The Editing Tool (FCK Editor)

=Using the editing tool=

The editing tool allows users who are editing or contributing articles to edit in a user-friendly, and familiar word processing environment. Without the editing tool 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 editing tool, 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 the editor tool off and on =

Some editing in the FamilySearch Wiki requires that the editing tool be disabled, or turned off. For example, dragging and dropping or copying and pasting text into the FamilySearch Wiki is often easier with the editing tool turned off. To turn off the editing tool, the user must be logged into FamilySearch Wiki. 1. Make sure you are signed in to the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

2. In the navigation bar on the right side of the page, locate the "Personal tools" box.

3. Click "My preferences."

4. This will open a page titled "Preferences." Several tabs will be shown across the top of the page, including "User profile," "Skin," "Files," etc. Click on the last tab, titled, "Misc."

5. After clicking on the "Misc" tab, a long list of options will appear on the page with checkboxes next to each option.

6. In the list of checkboxes, locate the box with the words, "Disable rich editor" next to it. It is the 8th checkbox in the list.

7. To turn the editor off, click this box so that a check mark appears in the check box. (To turn the editor back on, click on the check box so that the check mark disappears.) 

8. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the screen to scroll down until you can see the bottom of the list, and the "Save" and "Reset" buttons below the list. Click the "Save" button to save your changes.

9. After clicking the "Save" button, a box should appear at the top of the page that reads, "Your preferences have been saved." You may now return to the main page, or begin searching for an article to read or edit!

= Learn more about the edit =

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

Click here to view a demonstration on using the editing tool.