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2.2.2.1 The visual editorIn the lower area of each text box two options can be found for accessing the “Visual editor”. The visual editor will only be available for use in the Microsoft Windows environment and with the Internet Explorer 5 (or later) or Netscape Navigator 6 (or later) browsers. This tool does not work in operating systems or web browsers different to the aforementioned since it uses ActiveX technology. 
The visual editor allows the editing of contents in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment. The contents appear in the editor formatted just as they appear to the website visitor. The visual editor allows text, hyperlinks and image formatting without any great HTML knowledge. It does not, however, allow the pre-viewing of the already formatted contents based on a layout model. In order to preview an article complete with the intended layout model, it is necessary to use the “View” option of the article editor. The visual editor may be used with two different screen sizes: 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768. If the computer is configured for a 1024 x 768 or larger screen size, then the latter option may be used, thereby providing a useful editing area larger than that available within the boundaries of a 800 x 600. The use of one or the other resolution in no way affects the formatting of content. By clicking on the 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 screen size we can enter the content editor. 
On top of the visual editor is the tool bar containing different tools 
The icons used for its identification are similar to those existing in other applications. By moving the mouse over the many icons we can further obtain more information as to their function.  – It is there to clear the contents of the editor box. Should you wish to cancel this operation, after having selected this icon, click back on your browser (back button).
 – It allows you to go back to the “Article editor”. The changes made to the contents in the “Visual editor” will be reflected in the “Article editor” text box, corresponding to the field it was edited in. Caution: this option does not save the article to the system database.
 – Cut tool. By selecting all the contents, or sections of them, in the visual editor box and clicking on this option, you just have to place the cursor in another location with the editor and click on the option “Paste” in order to reposition the content.
 – Copy tool. By selecting all or part of the contents, in the visual editor box, and clicking on this option, you have simply to place the cursor in another location of the editor and click on the option “Paste” in order to copy the contents selected to another location.
 – Paste tool. See the previous description.
 – Allows the cancelling of the previous operation made in the visual editor.
 – Allows the repetition of the last operation carried out in the visual editor.
 – Allows a text search to made of the editing contents. By clicking on this icon a new open will be created within the search options.
 – It allows text contents to be put in bold. To do this, you simply have to select the intended text and click on this icon.
 – It allows text contents to be put in italics. To do this, you simply have to select the intended text and click on this icon.
 – It allows the text to be underlined. To do this, you simply have to select the intended text and click on this icon.
 – The tool to select the colour for the text font in use. Select the text to be changed and click on this option. A new window will then be opened with the colour palette. Select the colour desired.
 – Tool to select the colour for the text background. Select the text to be changed and click on this option. A new window will then be opened with the colour palette. Select the intended colour.
 – Text formatting indenting /aligning to the left.
 – Text formatting indenting /aligning to the centre.
 – Text formatting indenting /aligning to the right.
 – Text formatting in a shaped or numbered list.
 – Text formatting in the shape of a list.
 – Reducing the margin around the contents.
 – Increasing the margin around the contents.
 – Tool to insert hyperlinks. By selecting this icon, a new window will appear on the screen.
Select the type of intended hyperlink and insert the URL of the link intended.  – Tool to insert tables. By selecting this icon it is possible to insert tables in the content visual editor.
In the table editing window (see previous picture), the number of lines, the number of columns, the alignment and the table title are to be inserted.  – Allows the insertion of a new table line.
 – Allows the deletion of a table line.
 – Allows the insertion of a new table column.
 – Allows the deletion of a new table column.
 – Allows the addition of a new table cell.
 – Allows the deletion of a table cell.
 – Allows the merging of two or more selected cells.
 – Allows the splitting of cells in a table.
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