The Rich Text Editor allows the ability to format text as you wish and also allows for the insertion of Pictures and Hyperlinks into your content entries.

To allow these features to be accessible, it will be necessary to click on the "enable rich-text" option, which directly below the "Body:" field. For the more advanced features, it may also be necessary to select the "Full HTML" option under the "Input Format" area.

Now, to begin formatting text as you wish, use the buttons displayed below for their various functions:

• To create BOLD text, click the “B”
• To create italic text, click the “I”
• To underline text, click the “U”
• To strikethrough text, click the “ABC”

The Rich Text Editor allows you to align text to the Right or to the Center of the page.

The Rich Text Editor allows you to add Bullets to your text using the button below:

The Rich Text Editor allows you to Indent your text to the Left and Right (as seen in the example for the News Article below the personal commentary) using the buttons below:

The Rich Text Editor allows you to Undo your last action in the event you make a mistake while creating a blog entry by using the Undo button, as seen below:

The Rich Text Editor allows you to add Pictures to your Blog Entry - Adding pictures will require uploading your own picture files from your local computer to your Christian Coalition of America (CC.org) “My Account”, which is displayed below:

To begin adding a Picture, click the Photo button seen below:

This will open the Insert/Edit Image Window, seen below:

To browse your local computer for the location of the Image you wish to add to a blog entry, click the button below:

To upload pictures from your computer to your account, click the “Browse” button at the bottom of the Image/File Browser.

You are now browsing your local computer for picture content to upload to your Christian Coalition of America “My Account” area.

Upon selecting which photo to upload to your account, click the “Upload Button” to add that photo to your Christian Coalition of America personal account. At that time, you will see your photo file in your account’s Image/File Browser window:

It is at this point, you can now add your photo to your blog posting.

Within the Image/File Browser, you can click on the various image filenames you have uploaded to your Christian Coalition of America “My Account” to preview which one you wish to Add to a Blog Entry.

Upon verifying which image you wish to add to a Blog Entry, either double click on the image itself in the bottom preview pane or click “add”:

The Insert/Edit Image window will now be displayed with the Image URL field noting the location of the Image you wish to add to the Blog Entry.

Next, you can designate where you want to place your photo within a Blog Entry by making a choice from the “Alignment” dropdown box.

Once selected, click the “Insert” button to add the photo to your blog entry, as seen below:

You may also wish to add a hyperlink to another website within a Blog Entry.

This can be done in either of two simple ways:

• Simply copy & paste a web address directly into the Body Field of the Blog Entry
• Highlight text already within the Body Field and then click the button shown below:

This will engage the Insert/Edit Link Window shown below:

• Copy and Paste the web address into the Link URL field.
• In the Target field, it is best to select “Open link in a new window” – this will cause a new browser window to open up for anyone clicking your link, which will leave your original Blog window up, as well.

Click “Insert” to complete the creation of the Link back in the Create Blog Entry page.

You have now learned how to use the Rich Text Editor interface to format text, add a photo, and add a hyperlink to your Christian Coalition Website Entry.