Content management

The content editor allows you to move content within your page and copy content from external pages. You can also manage the content through the HTML editing functionality. 

In this article we describe the following content management capabilities in the content editor toolbar: 

• Insert content from a Microsoft Word document
• Move or copy content within the current page
• Insert content from external sources other than Microsoft Word
• Manage content with the HTML editor
• Spell check content
• Cut content
• Insert horizontal rule
• Insert emoticon

Insert content from a Microsoft Word document 

1. In a wiki page edit mode, select the insert MS content button  on the editor toolbar. The Paste from Word dialog box displays.

    

2. Copy the content from MS Word document into the dialog.

3. Click Insert.

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Move or copy content within the page

1. In a wiki page edit mode, highlight the content you want to copy or move.

2. Click the copy button  on the editor toolbar.

3. Position the cursor where you want to move selected the text.

4. Click the paste button  on the editor toolbar.

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Insert content from external sources other than Microsoft Word  

1. Copy the content from an external source that is not MS Word.

2. In a wiki page edit mode, position the cursor where you want to insert the content.

3. Click the paste button  on the editor toolbar.

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Manage content with the HTML editor

The HTML editor allows you to manage the HTML source code of your page. It is also a useful tool when you run into formatting issues that you cannot resolve using the text editor.

1. In a wiki page edit mode, select the HTML button  on the editor toolbar. The HTML source editor dialog opens.

    

2. Modify the HTML source code.

3. Click Update.

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Spell check content 

The content editor spell check functionality allows you to spell check multiple languages, with English as the default language. To select a different language, click the the drop-down arrow next to the spellcheck button .

1. In a wiki page edit mode, click the spell check button .   Misspelled words or words which the spell checker does not recognize are underlined with a red mark.

   

2. Click on a marked word to view a list of options, which includes suggested spellings and ignore spelling options.

   

3. Do one of the following:

   • Select an option from the list.

   • Click outside the list to close the list without selecting an option.

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Cut content

If you use the cut functionality on the editing toolbar to remove content rather than deleting it by pressing the Delete key on your keyboard, you can reinsert the content elsewhere in your page.

1. In a wiki page edit mode, select the content.

2. Click the cut button  on the editor toolbar.

3. To reinsert the content elsewhere in the page, position the cursor where you want to insert the content and click the paste button .

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Insert horizontal rule 

You can insert a horizontal rule into your page to separate content or to give the page the look and feel you want.

1. In a wiki page editing mode, position the cursor where you want to insert a horizontal rule.

2. Select the horizontal rule button  on the content editor toolbar. A dialog displays for you to specify the rule properties.

    

3. Specify the properties you want for the horizontal rule.

4. Click Insert.

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Insert emoticon 

1.  With the page in editing mode, click on the emoticon button on the content editor toolbar. A smiley dialog displays.

• Click on an emoticon. The emoticon code displays in the text area.

• Click Save. The emoticon code is translated to the emoticon you selected.

Related information

Simple paste from Word

Editing the HTML of a post

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