Drupal CMS: Editing toolbar

Learn about the editing toolbar in Drupal.

Before you start 

When editing use Chrome, Firefox or Safari but NOT Internet Explorer

Instructions

On the editing toolbar, you find the icons to manipulate text: 

It allows you to add heading styles as well:

Heading styles should always be used starting with the largest i.e. the Title (H1), to the smallest i.e. h6. 
On the styles menu you can choose from h2, h3, h4, h5 and h6.
People who listen to a web page rather than read need headings which is why they should always be used in the correct order, from larger to smaller.
People who read a web page tend to scan the page before they decide to read everything so they, too, need headings to help them scan faster!

You also use this toolbar to add a number of widgets, such as galleries, maps, videos, call-to-action boxes, columns, accordions etc.: 

Please consult the list below for all the different types of edits you can perform and use their links for descriptions on how to use these.
If there is no link, it is because the feature doesn't require explanation. 

Icon	Descriptions
	Cut - this works the same way as in any editing program
	Paste - this works the same way as in any editing program
	Copy - this works the same way as in any editing program
	Paste as plain text
	Paste from Word
	Undo previous action(s)
	Redo previous action(s)
	Bold - don't make links bold and don't make too much text bold! Italic - limit the amount you make italic - best to use it only for titles of publications
	Bulleted and numbered lists
	hyperlinks, including email links and anchor links
	Anchor
	Insert horizontal line

 

Icon	Descriptions
	Indigo blockquote
	Indigo pullquote
	Insert boxout
	Insert Code Snippet
	Accordion container - same link as 'Accordion item'
	Accordion item
	Table
	Media browser - add an image Media browser - add a file
	Insert slideshow
	Insert gallery
	Insert RSS blog feed
	Call to Action button
	Donate button
	Map token builder
	Social shares
	Twitter feed
	Indigo two or three columns
	Indigo tabs
	Embed external widgets
	Embed funnelback feed

 

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• Drupal training and support
• Digital Experience website 

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