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 off the editor tool =

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 tool, 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 editing tool, check the 8th checkbox down, titled, "Disable rich editor" 5. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page to save the preference changes. 6. To turn the editing tool back on, follow steps 1-3, then uncheck the 8th checkbox down, titled, "Disable rich editor" 7. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page to save the preference changes.

= Learn more about the editing tool =

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

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