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General Information about the HTML Editor Information

The Fast!page HTML Editor is a WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor that allows users to quickly create or edit formatted online content without knowledge of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). The Fast!page HTML Editor is available wherever a text area is found within ANGEL. The editor is available for both faculty and students. It is found in many places within ANGEL including the email tool and discussion forums.

Note: The Fast!page HTML Editor supports Windows and Macintosh operating systems using Internet Explorer 6, Netscape 7.1, and Mozilla 1.4. The HTML Editor hyperlink will not display on unsupported browsers.

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1. To access the HTML Editor, click on the HTML Editor Link (usually found at the bottom of a text area).

HTML Link

2. The HTML Editor will appear in a new window.

HTML Editor Window

3. With the Fast!page HTML Editor, you can perform common word processing tasks including the following:

Setting

Icon

Description

Style

Use the Style drop-down menu to apply a predefined cascading style (based on your ANGEL theme) to an element on your page.

Paragraph

Use the Paragraph drop-down menu to apply a paragraph style to selected paragraphs.

Font

Use the Font drop-down menu to apply a font to selected text.

Size

Use the Size drop-down menu to adjust the size of selected text.

SpellChecker

Use the SpellChecker tool to easily identify and replace misspelled words.

Clean HTML Content

Use the Clean HTML Content tool to remove unneeded hypertext markup created when pasting content from Microsoft Office products.

Undo/Redo

Use the Undo tool to “undo” one or more of the last performed edits. Use the Redo tool allows you to “redo” one or more “undone” edits.

Clipboard

Use the Clipboard tools to cut, copy, or paste text in your document. You can easily copy/paste text from an existing word processing document into the Fast!page Editor.

Macro Manager

The Macro Manager allows you to save and insert commonly used story problems, equations, images, form letter templates, etc

Font Styles

Use the Font Styles tools to add bold, italic, or underline formatting to selected text.

Horizontal Rule

The Horizontal Rule option allows you to insert horizontal lines into the web page, in order to visually separate elements.

Insert Table

The Insert Table option allows you to insert a table.

Insert Link

The Insert Link tool allows you to create hyperlinks within your document.

Insert Image

The Insert Image tool allows you to insert images into your document.

Apply Colors

Use the Apply Colors tools to apply text color to selected text or to apply a highlight color to selected text.

Superscript/ Subscript

The Superscript/Subscript options allow you to add superscript and subscript characters to equations or text.

Math Element

The Math Element tool allows you to create many different types of equations.

Special Character

The Special Character tools allow you to insert Math, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew special characters and symbols.

Paragraph

Use the Paragraph Alignment tools to select right, center, left, or justify alignment for selected text.

Bullet List

Use the Bulleted List option to create a bulleted list.

Numbered List

Use the Numbered List option to create a numbered list.

Indent/Outdent

Use the Indent Paragraph tools to decrease or increase the indentation of selected paragraphs.

Show/Hide Table Border

Use the Show/Hide Table Border to show or hide zero pixel table borders (editing mode only).

Help

Click the Help option, then click the icon for any HTML Editor tool to view pop-up context-sensitive help.

View Source

Select the View Source checkbox to view the HTML source code for the current page.

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Setting	Icon	Description
Style		Use the Style drop-down menu to apply a predefined cascading style (based on your ANGEL theme) to an element on your page.
Paragraph		Use the Paragraph drop-down menu to apply a paragraph style to selected paragraphs.
Font		Use the Font drop-down menu to apply a font to selected text.
Size		Use the Size drop-down menu to adjust the size of selected text.
SpellChecker		Use the SpellChecker tool to easily identify and replace misspelled words.
Clean HTML Content		Use the Clean HTML Content tool to remove unneeded hypertext markup created when pasting content from Microsoft Office products.
Undo/Redo		Use the Undo tool to “undo” one or more of the last performed edits. Use the Redo tool allows you to “redo” one or more “undone” edits.
Clipboard		Use the Clipboard tools to cut, copy, or paste text in your document. You can easily copy/paste text from an existing word processing document into the Fast!page Editor.
Macro Manager		The Macro Manager allows you to save and insert commonly used story problems, equations, images, form letter templates, etc
Font Styles		Use the Font Styles tools to add bold, italic, or underline formatting to selected text.
Horizontal Rule		The Horizontal Rule option allows you to insert horizontal lines into the web page, in order to visually separate elements.
Insert Table		The Insert Table option allows you to insert a table.
Insert Link		The Insert Link tool allows you to create hyperlinks within your document.
Insert Image		The Insert Image tool allows you to insert images into your document.
Apply Colors		Use the Apply Colors tools to apply text color to selected text or to apply a highlight color to selected text.
Superscript/ Subscript		The Superscript/Subscript options allow you to add superscript and subscript characters to equations or text.
Math Element		The Math Element tool allows you to create many different types of equations.
Special Character		The Special Character tools allow you to insert Math, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew special characters and symbols.
Paragraph		Use the Paragraph Alignment tools to select right, center, left, or justify alignment for selected text.
Bullet List		Use the Bulleted List option to create a bulleted list.
Numbered List		Use the Numbered List option to create a numbered list.
Indent/Outdent		Use the Indent Paragraph tools to decrease or increase the indentation of selected paragraphs.
Show/Hide Table Border		Use the Show/Hide Table Border to show or hide zero pixel table borders (editing mode only).
Help		Click the Help option, then click the icon for any HTML Editor tool to view pop-up context-sensitive help.
View Source		Select the View Source checkbox to view the HTML source code for the current page.