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WYSIWYG Tutorial

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This tutorial will cover the user friendly box you'll use often while creating and editing pages.  The acronym WYSIWYG means What You See Is What You Get.

 

Example of a WYSIWYG input field:

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example

HOW TO

Step 1: To begin adding a file, either a photo a video or document, you will first select the image/musical note icon above the body text input field.

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WYSIWYG Add Photo

 

Step 2: If you're uploading a new photo, select the "Browse..." button and choose a photo from your computer to open.

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file upload

 

Step 3: On the next screen, add the required alternative text to help screen readers understand what the image depicts. Then select the blue "Save" button.

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alt text 3

 

Step 5: Your image should now have a blue check box next to it, select the blue button "Insert selected."

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checked

 

DONE! Congrats, you have successfully added an image.

 

Step 1: To begin adding a file, either a photo a video or document, you will first select the image/musical note icon above the body text input field.

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WYSIWYG Add Photo

 

Step 2: If you're uploading a new video, select the left side tab "Remote video" and enter the URL in the input field, then select "Add."

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remote video add

 

Step 3: On the next screen, simply select "Save" on the bottom right.

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save

 

Final Step: On the next screen, you'll see your video has been added and has a blue checkbox. Now select the blue "Insert selected" button to add the video to the WYSIWYG input field.

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insert

 

Video Added!

Step 1: To begin adding a file, either a photo a video or document, you will first select the image/musical note icon above the body text input field.

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WYSIWYG Add Photo

 

Step 2: If you're uploading a new document, select the left side tab "Document" and select the "Brose..." button to upload your document.

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add doc

 

Step 3: On the next screen, select "Save."

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next screen

 

Final Step: Your document is now selected (blue check box) and ready to be added to the page, use the blue "Insert selected" button to complete the upload.

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document selected

 

Document added!

Step 1: Type the text you want to add an internal (stmarys-ca.edu) or external link to.  Then select all the characters you want to link to and click the icon that looks like a chain "link" in the top right.

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select text

 

Step 2: Copy and paste an external url OR type the name/title of the internal (stmarys-ca.edu) page you would like the selected text to link to and select the page from the drop down.

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type link

 

Final Step: Select "Save" and view your new link inside the WYSIWYG input field.

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linked text