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Quotes and Lists

How to utilize the quote and list buttons


Do you need to indent a section of your content, such as a block quote? Or do you have a list of items that you want offset from the rest of your text? The CK Editor allows you to perform both functions. This tutorial will walk you through both actions.

Step 1: Making a Quote


The quote button is located between the underline button and the bulleted list button. It is useful when you want to indent part of your text.

Linking/Unlinking

How to link and unlink content


Two important CK Editor features are the link and unlink buttons. Though the CK Editor does allow you to link to a site by simply pasting a URL into the text box, the link button is useful for embedding links. Here is where the link and unlink buttons are located on the CK Editor toolbar:

Screenshot showing link and unlink buttons

The Bottom Bar

How to utilize the bottom bar


The last item in the CK Editor we will cover is the bottom bar. Though most of the utility in the text editor is in the top toolbar, the bottom bar does have some uses.

Step 1:  Using the HTML Element Examiner

Let's start on the left side of the bottom bar. If you create a new page and look in the lower left hand of the body text editor, you will probably see a word and a letter, like in the example highlighted below:

The Paste Button

How to paste information on your pages


The paste buttons on the top bar are meant to allow you to paste text into the WYSIWYG editor, however, new browser security updates suggest using keyboard shortcuts instead of the editor buttons. 

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