Quick Reference

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This section describes all functions available in the default CKEditor’s toolbar (download as pdf).


Common Toolbar Functions

Toolbar Element
Function
Source
View or edit the document source code (for advanced users). See Source Editor.
Save Saves the page you were editing.
New Page Removes all contentes, creating a new blank page.
Preview
Preview what the HTML page will look like for users.
Templates
Select a layout template. See Templates
Cut
Cut the highlighted text to the clipboard. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Copy
Copy the highlighted text to the clipboard. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Paste Paste as plain text
Paste the data copied to the clipboard (with or without formatting). See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Paste from Word
Paste content copied from Microsoft Word or similar applications. See Cut, Copy and Paste.
Print
Print the current document. See Printing.
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Spell check the text in the document or spell check the text as you type. See Spell Checking.
Undo Redo
Undo or redo the most recent action taken. See Undo and Redo.
Find
Find a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Replace
Find and replace a word or phrase within the document. See Find and Replace.
Select All
Select the entire content in the document.
Remove Format
Remove the formatting from the highlighted text.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Through
Applies bold, italic, underscore or strikethrough formatting to the highlighted text.See Text Formatting.
Subscript Superscript
Superscript or subscript the highlighted text.See Superscript and subscript in Text Formatting.
Insert/Remove Numbered List Insert/Remove Bulleted List Creates numbered or bulleted lists. See Creating Lists.
Decrease Indent Increase Indent Increase or decrease the text indentation.
Block Quote
Format a block of text to identify quotations (text provenient from other sources).
Create Div Container
Create a new div container in document source.
Align Left Center Align Right Justify‎ Sets the text alignment (left, centered, right or justified). See Text layout and format in Text Formatting.
Text direction from left to right Text direction from right to left Sets the text direction from left to right or from right to left.
Link Unlink 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, E-Mails and Anchors.
Anchor Inserts or modifies a link anchor. See Links, E-Mails and Anchors
Image Inserts images into the document. See Inserting Images.
Flash Inserts a Adobe Flash element into the page. See Inserting Flash
Table Creates a table with the defined number of columns and rows. See Tables.
Insert Horizontal Line Inserts a divider line (horizontal rule).
Smiley Inserts an emoticons image (smiley faces, email icon, lightbulb, etc.).
Insert Special Character Inserts special characters.
Insert Page Break for Printing Inserts a printing page break. Only impacts printed version.
Formatting Styles Styles & formatting determine the appearance and semantic value of your 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.
Text Color Changes the color of the text. SeeText Formatting.
Background Color Changes the background color of the text. SeeText Formatting.
Maximize Maximizes the editor size inside the browser.
Show Blocks Shows the block elements boundaries in the text.
About CKEditor Shows information about the CKEditor.

Form Functions

Toolbar Element
Function
Form Creates a new form block into the page.
Checkbox Inserts a checkbox to the page.
Radio Button Inserts a radio button to the page.
Text Field
Inserts a text field into the page.
Textarea Inserts a multi-line text area into the page.
Selection Field
Inserts a selection field into the page.
Button
Inserts a form button into the page.
Image Button 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 Field
Inserts a hidden field into the page.