Extended functions in HTML field editor

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The extended functions available for working with HTML content.

Name

HTML Icon

TinyMCE v8.3.0 Icon

Description

Accordion*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-accordion_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Accordion

Executes the InsertAccordion command, adding an Accordion element at the current location.

Add character map*

[Omitted image "SpecCharHTML.png"] Alt text: Spec Char html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-add-character-map_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Add character map

Inserts a special character at the current cursor location. Select the button to view a list of available characters. Point to a character to view the name and HTML code. Select a character to insert it.

Anchor*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEv6-anchor_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Anchor

Inserts an anchor into the editor.

Cleanup Messy Code

[Omitted image "CleanupHTML.png"] Alt text: Cleanup html

 

Fixes standard HTML errors for the selected text, such as invalid tags. Selecting this button might change the layout of existing content. If you don’t like the results, you can select Undo to revert this action.

Edit HTML Source/Code

[Omitted image "HTMLEditorButton.png"] Alt text: Html editor button

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-code_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Code

Opens HTML source code in a separate window. See Editing in HTML Source Mode.

Emoticons*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-emoticons_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Emoticons

Opens the Emojis dialog.

Insert date/time*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-insertdatetime_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Insert date/time

Inserts the current date and time into the editor.

Insert/Edit Embedded Media

[Omitted image "MediaHTML.png"] Alt text: Media html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-embed_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Embed media

Embeds a video from the video library or an attachment. You can also add videos to the video library with this feature. To learn more, see Embedding Video in HTML Fields.

Insert/Edit Image

[Omitted image "ImageHTML.png"] Alt text: Image html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-image_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Image

Inserts an image from the image library or an attachment. You can also add images to the image library with this feature. To learn more, see Embedding Images in HTML Fields.

Insert/Edit Link

[Omitted image "LinkHTML.png"] Alt text: Link html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-link_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Link

Configures a link for the selected text. You can define the link URL, title (additional information that appears in the tooltip), and the target (same window or new window or tab).

Code reference: <a>

Insert Horizontal Line

[Omitted image "HrHTML.png"] Alt text: Hr html

 

Inserts a horizontal line at the current location.

Preview*

[Omitted image "PreviewHTML.png"] Alt text: Preview html

 

Opens a preview of the HTML field in a separate window without saving changes.

Print*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-print_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Print

Prints the current document.

Remove link*

[Omitted image "UnlinkHTML.png"] Alt text: Unlink html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-unlink_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Unlink

Removes the current hyperlink.

Spell Checker

[Omitted image "SpellHTML.png"] Alt text: Spell html

 

Checks the spelling of text in the HTML field.Note: Spell Checker is only available in the htmlArea editor.

Toggle Full Screen Mode*

[Omitted image "FullScreenHTML.png"] Alt text: Full screen html

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-fullscreen_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Full screen

Expands the HTML field to use the full form view. Select the button again to return to standard form view. Note: This feature is available only for the htmlArea editor and isn’t available for Internet Explorer.

Visual blocks*

 

[Omitted image "TinyMCEV6-blocks_icon.png"] Alt text: TinyMCE v8.3.0 Visual blocks

Toggles block visibility on or off.

Visual chars*

[Omitted image "ToggleGuidesHTML.png"] Alt text: Toggle guides html

 

Shows or hides invisible elements in the article, such as collapsed table borders.

**Note:** \*These options aren’t available with htmlArea.
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