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• To Open a pre-formatted HTML document within the TFE, choose File-->Open and select the file you wish to use in the editor. Unfortunately attempting to open a Word Document with this feature results in gibberish.
  
• To Paste in pre-formatted text from a Word Document, Copy the text from Word using Edit-->Select All and Edit-->Copy, and then switch back to WebTycho to select Edit-->Paste in the TFE window.
  
• To Save work composed in the TFE, choose File--> Save As and your work will be saved as an HTML file on your computer.
  

-- The TFE has a built in Spell Checker program. It may not remember previously ignored unique words, but you do have the ability to add words to your personal dictionary. You can access the Spell Checker from this button or from the Tools menu.

-- Cut, Copy, Paste and Find features are built into the editor. These can be easily accessed from these buttons, using key strokes (Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, Ctrl V, and Ctrl-F), or from the Edit menu. Other options available from the Edit menu is the ability to Select All (Ctrl-A), Undo (Ctrl-Z) and Redo (Ctrl-Y).

-- These buttons allow you to insert various objects into the document. 

• Horizontal Line
• Link: external web page, email, or within the document
• Symbols, such as £ ¶ or Æ
• Bookmark, also known as an Anchor
• Image (unfortunately this is essentially useless as you must use images already on the server and currently there isn't an image library.)

You might see the ability to insert an equation, but due to problems with this feature, there are plans to disable its use within WebTycho.

-- This set of buttons is specifically for creating and editing tables in the TFE.

• Insert a Table, asks you for specifics about number of rows, columns, etc.
• Insert a Row
• Insert a Column
• Delete a Row
• Delete a Column
• Split Cell
• Merge Cells
• Hide or Show Gridlines

You have the ability to see specific table or cell properties from the Table menu, as well as insert and delete a particular cell. In testing, the Merge Cells function only seems to work across a row due to the ability to select table cells sequentially. Merge down a column did not work unless on all columns. The gridlines feature did not seem to work in testing either, although this is minor since you can remove the border in table properties.

-- These drop down menus allow you to set the text paragraph style, font, and size easily. These and the other text specific options that follow can also be accessed from the Format menu within the TFE.

-- These buttons give you the ability to Bold, Italicize and Underline any highlighted text.

-- These buttons allow you to increase or decrease the indent of a selection of text.

-- These buttons allow you to align a selection of text to the left, right, or center.

-- These buttons allow you to create ordered and unordered lists using these buttons.

-- This icon lets you change the color of any highlighted text.

Link to Existing File or Web Page: Once in the Insert Hyperlink screen, make sure that the first icon on the left hand side of the screen is selected and has this heading. From here all you need to do is type or paste in the complete URL that you wish to link to in the box marked Address. When you use this feature your readers will be taken to the web page you specified in the Address box when they click on this link.

Link to Email Address: Once in the Insert Hyperlink screen, make sure that the second icon on the left hand side is selected and has this heading. From here you can type or paste the email address that you wish to link to in the box marked E-mail Address. You can also dictate the subject that will occur by default in the compose email window using the Subject box. Using this feature, your readers can click on the link and have have a compose window open automatically in their default e-mail program to send a message to this address.

Link to Places in Document: Once in the Insert Hyperlink screen, make sure that the third icon on the left hand side is selected and has this heading. Using this feature you can link to anchors or bookmarks within your current document.

1. First you will need to decide where in your document you want the link to jump the reader to.
2. Place your cursor there and select the button that looks like a blue flag or Bookmark from the Insert menu.
3. Give the place in the document a name in the bookmark name box. You can see the names of other bookmarks already in the document so that you do not create a duplicate.
4. Once you have all of your bookmarks set, highlight the text you wish to make a link and select the link button.
5. Again selecting the third icon will show you a list of the bookmarks within the document and all you have to do is choose which one of them you wish to link or jump to.