CKEditor 3.x Overview

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=== What is CKEditor?  ===
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CKEditor is an online rich text editor that can be embedded inside web pages. It's a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor which means that the text edited in it looks as similar as possible to the results end users will see after it gets published. It brings to the Web popular editing features found in desktop word processors such as Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer.
  
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CKEditor is a lightweight text editor to be used in web pages. It provides most of the commonly used functions from desktop editors like MS Word to the web. By using CKEditor user is able to write text, format it, create tables and much more. The editor does not require need any kind of installation on user's computer. To work with CKEditor user merely needs [[CKEditor_3.x/Users_Guide/Compatibility|Compatible Internet browser]], like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Opera.
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== All you need, in a unique solution ==
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CKEditor provides all features and benefits users and developers expect from modern web applications. Its amazing performance keeps users focused on things to be done. CKEditor includes all popular features available in text editors as well as additional components specially designed for web contents.
  
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== Who is CKEditor made for? ==
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== Fully compatible ==
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One of the strongest features of CKEditor is its almost unlimited [[CKEditor_3.x/Users_Guide/Compatibility|compatibility]]. It's a JavaScript application, so it simply works with all server technologies, just like a simple textarea element. As far as the client side is concerned, it has been developed to be compatible with the browsers that dominate the market, namely Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera. It will even work in the infamous Internet Explorer 6!
  
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CKEditor is designed for '''developers''' who effectively integrate it in their products.Such products are then used by the so called '''end users''' whom this User's Guide is made for.  
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== It's simply the best ==
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We are not claiming that CKEditor is the best editor there is. Our customers and community are saying that, loudly. People enjoy working with this editor, fully trusting it, backed up by our strong and longtime market presence. Visit the [http://ckeditor.com CKEditor web site] to know more about it, play with the [http://ckeditor.com/demo demo] and enjoy it!
  
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CKEditor may appear in many programs which have very different functions and are designed to do various tasks, but the basis remains unchangeable. CKEditor can be found where you never expected to.
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File:CKEditor_preview_example1.png
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File:CKEditor_link_email_linkinfo.png
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File:CKEditor_insert_images.png
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File:CKEditor_smiley_popup.png
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File:CKEditor_select_color.png
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File:CKEditor_numberedlist_properties.png
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Revision as of 11:28, 3 December 2010

CKEditor is an online rich text editor that can be embedded inside web pages. It's a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor which means that the text edited in it looks as similar as possible to the results end users will see after it gets published. It brings to the Web popular editing features found in desktop word processors such as Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer.

All you need, in a unique solution

CKEditor provides all features and benefits users and developers expect from modern web applications. Its amazing performance keeps users focused on things to be done. CKEditor includes all popular features available in text editors as well as additional components specially designed for web contents.

Fully compatible

One of the strongest features of CKEditor is its almost unlimited compatibility. It's a JavaScript application, so it simply works with all server technologies, just like a simple textarea element. As far as the client side is concerned, it has been developed to be compatible with the browsers that dominate the market, namely Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera. It will even work in the infamous Internet Explorer 6!

It's simply the best

We are not claiming that CKEditor is the best editor there is. Our customers and community are saying that, loudly. People enjoy working with this editor, fully trusting it, backed up by our strong and longtime market presence. Visit the CKEditor web site to know more about it, play with the demo and enjoy it!

  • CKEditor screenshots
  • CKEditor preview example1.png
  • CKEditor link email linkinfo.png
  • CKEditor insert images.png
  • CKEditor smiley popup.png
  • CKEditor select color.png
  • CKEditor numberedlist properties.png
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