Quick Reference

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In this section you can have a quick overview about all functions available in the default FCKeditor toolbar.

Toolbar Functions

Toolbar Element
Function
Source.gif
View or edit the document source code (for advanced users). See Source Editor.
New.png Removes all contentes, creating a new blank page.
Save.png Saves the page you were editing.
Preview.gif
Preview what the HTML page will look like for users.
Templates.gif
Select a layout template.
Cut.gif
Cut the highlighted text to the clipboard. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Copy.gif
Copy the highlighted text to the clipboard. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Paste.gifPastetext.gif
Paste the data copied to the clipboard (with or without formatting). See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Pasteword.gif
Paste content copied from Microsoft Word or similar applications. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Print.gif
Print the current document. See Printing.
Spellcheck.gif
Spell check the text in the document. See Spell Checking.
Undo.gifRedo.gif
Undo or redo the most recent action taken. See Undo and Redo.
Find.gif
Find a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Replace.gif
Find and replace a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Selectall.gif
Select the entire text in the document.
Removeformat.gif
Remove the formatting from the highlighted text.
Form.png Creates a new form block into the page.
Checkbox.png Inserts a checkbox to the page.
Radiobutton.png Inserts a radio button to the page.
Textfield.png
Inserts a text field into the page.
Textarea.png Inserts a multi-line text area into the page.
Image:Selection_field.png
Inserts a selection field into the page.
Button.png
Inserts a form button into the page.
Image:Button_image.png Inserts an image into the page, which behaves much like form button used to submit forms. Do not use it to insert plain images into the document.
Hidden.png
Inserts a hidden field into the page.
Bold.gifItalic.gifUnderline.gifStrikethrough.gif
Applies bold, italic, underscore or strikethrough formatting to the highlighted text.See Text Formatting.
Subscript.gifSuperscript.gif
Superscript or subscript the highlighted text.See Superscript and subscript in Text Formatting.
Insertorderedlist.gifInsertunorderedlist.gif Creates numbered or bulleted lists. See Creating Lists.
Outdent.gifIndent.gif Increase or decrease the text indentation.
Blokquote.png
Format a block of text to identify quotations (text provenient from other sources).
Justifyleft.gifJustifycenter.gifJustifyright.gifJustifyfull.gif Sets the text alignment (left, centered, right or justified). See Text layout and format in Text Formatting.
Link.gifUnlink.gif Converts or removes the text in hyperlinks. It may also by used to manage file uploads and links to files on the web server. See Links, Anchors and E-Mails.
Anchor.png Inserts or modifies a link anchor. See Links, Anchors and E-Mails
Image.gif Inserts images into the document. See Inserting Images.
Flash.png Inserts a Adobe Flash element into the page.
Table.gif Creates a table with the defined number of columns and rows. See Tables.
Inserthorizontalrule.gif Inserts a divider line (horizontal rule).
Smiley.gif Inserts an emoticons image (smiley faces, email icon, lightbulb, etc.).
Specialchar.gif Inserts symbols & special characters (accented characters, trademark, currency symbol, etc.).
Pagebreak.gif Inserts a printing page break. Only impacts printed version.
Image:FCK_style.gif Styles & formatting determine the appearance and semantic value of you document. You may use the drop down boxes to apply styles, set the font, its size, etc. To remove the applied style select the style name again. See Text Formatting.
Textcolor.gif Changes the color of the text. See Size and color in Text Formatting.
Bgcolor.gif Changes the background color of the text. See Size and color in Text Formatting.
Maximize.png Maximizes the editor size inside the browser.
Image:Show_blocks.png Shows where the block elements boundaries in the text.
About.png Shows information about the FCKeditor.