The Content Editor

To edit the content pages of your site, your site footer, or many other tools, the same Content Editor is used. The Content Editor is basically a word processor, where you can enter, lay out and format any content you'd like to appear on your website. As with any word processor, you'll find tools to cut, copy, paste, change fonts, insert pictures, lay out tables, create hyperlinks, and many other features.

To open a web page in the Content Editor...

1. When the XSite Wizard loads, click the My Content button in the Content pane on the left.  
2. In the list of pages that appears, find the page you wish to edit.  Remember that there are several tabs that list different types of pages.
3. Click the name of the page or the pencil icon to open that page in the Content Editor.

 

	Content Editor Orientation

Here are some items to keep in mind as you're editing your content:

• At any time, you can revert to the pre-written content supplied with your XSite by clicking the Revert button.
• To start from a clean slate, click the Blank Page button.
• Above the text editor are rows of buttons, each with its own function.  These are very similar to the buttons found in most popular word processors. To learn what a certain button does, just hover your mouse over it, or click here for a description of each tool.
  
  
• While HTML is designed to be a tool-independent language, the reality is that many web content tools (including Microsoft Word) use codes and formatting that can cause undesired results when pasted into your HTML ads or pages. Fortunately, your site comes equipped with functions specifically designed to help you paste in content from other applications with minimal formatting conflicts. Look for the special buttons in the tool bars to use these features.
  
  
• The top toolbar at the bottom of the screen allows you to change the current view of the page to full screen, view or edit the raw HTML, change the zoom level of the page, spell check it, review the word count etc.
  
  
• The bottom two toolbars at the bottom of the screen present you with an overview of the selected HTML element's properties and a HTML element tree.  If you're not altogether familiar with HTML editing, you may at least find that you do not have to right-click to change the properties of an image or other item as often since they appear at the bottom of the screen.  If you're an HTML guru, you may be familiar with both of these tools as they are excellent ways to quickly edit HTML in WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) mode.
  
  
• If you're editing one of your XSite's content pages, and have enabled the multilingual features of your XSites, the drop-down menu in the upper left allows you to select which language you're going to edit.
  
  
• Likewise, for XSite content pages, you can choose a "template" for the page by selecting one from the Pre-written content drop-down menu. Several of our provided pages have a choice of pre-defined layouts and text to choose from.
  
  
• Some templates allow for automated customization by creating variations of phrases, words, and even images. When you've selected one of these templates, a ReWrite Page button will appear. Click the button to create a new variation on the template. Keep in mind that this is a variation on the prewritten content; anything you have typed since you last saved will be lost when you click this button.
  
  

Related Topics:

Editor Views

Button Help

Find & Replace

Formatting Text

Creating Hyperlinks

Using Images

Using Tables

Using Multimedia Content

Using HTML Code

Using Flash Content

Uploading Files

Deleting Files

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