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Using the Easy Editor

The Easy Editor is a tool that allows you allows you to create HTML code without any prior experience.

Inserting Photos

1. click the Easy Editor button next to whichever field you wish to edit.
2. The Easy Editor will pop-up with your data. Now click to place your cursor wherever you want your photo to appear, THEN click the image icon:

   

3. This will open the following window:

   

4. You can either select an image that is already on your site from the box labeled File Name or you can choose to upload a new one by using the Upload Image field. If you choose to upload a new image, click on the Browse button to find the image on your computer. Once you have found the image click Open and then Upload.
5. When you are done uploading an image click the Insert Button then Save changes on the Easy Editor window.
6. After the Easy Editor window closes REMEMBER to Save changes on the product window thereafter.

   Note: When referencing images uploaded by the Easy Editor, we recommend prefixing the path in the "Source:" field with a single forward slash (" / ") — i.e., " EasyEditor/assets/sample.jpg " should be " /EasyEditor/assets/sample.jpg "

Creating Hyperlinks

To create a link, click on the External Link button:

After you click on the button the hyperlink box will then pop up.

The first drop down allows you to select the protocol you would like to use for the link.

The following options are available:

• http://-- used to link to another page in your website
• https:// -- used to link to another page in your website through a secure connection
• mailto:// -- used to open up a new mail window on the customers screen
• ftp:// -- used to link to an ftp site for a file download
• news:// -- used to link to a newsgroup article

Once you have selected the protocol you would like to use you can then enter the destination of the link in the second text box.

The target drop down allows you to designate where you want the link to appear at.

• Self opens the link in the current window. If you are using frames on the page then it will open the link in the frame that contains the link.
• Blank opens the link in a new browser window.
• Parent opens the link in the parent browser.

If you are using frames then it will open the link will open in the browser and not use the designated frame set. If you had the link in a pop-up then the link would open in the window that the pop-up came from.

The Name field allows you to specify what is actually displayed on the screen. If you had a link to contact_us.asp and you wanted the link to say Contact Us then you would enter that in the Name box.

Formatting Text

Most of the features in the Easy Editor are for formatting text. The tools available allow you to specify font, color, size, and indentation.