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Users of the Insteo Editor website content management system can find tips and answers to frequent questions on this page. If you have additional questions, please ask.

Story Editor

The Story Editor feature allows you to add and edit text in a few ways. First, login to Insteo Editor with your username and password. Then you can do one of the following:

Select the page you want to edit from the Site Overview list.
Click on the Add New Page button if you’d like to create a new page.

Navigate directly to the page you wish to edit, and click on the Edit Page Text button.


Copy, Paste, and Format Text





Once you have selected the page you want to edit or add by using one of the methods noted at the beginning of this guide, scroll down to the Contents field (this is the Story Editor), where you can add new text or make changes to existing text. You can edit text directly in the Contents field, or copy and paste text.

The Story Editor features a Microsoft Office-type toolbar with familiar buttons to help you format your text. Simply highlight the sections you want to format, and then select the format you’d like to apply, such as bold or italics. (Tip: If you hold your mouse over a button, a description of it appears.) To use mouse shortcuts to select formats, just right click on the text you highlight to cut, copy and paste, much like Microsoft Word.

You can also use the Quick-Format options in the right navigation to easily format your headlines, subheads, body text and other types of content. In most cases, you will only need to use the body-text and body-head styles (for section titles or subheads) when editing standard page content. The headline styles, sidebar-text and copyright options are reserved for editing Themes.

Important: When you copy text into the Contents field (Story Editor), you should use one of the “Paste with” buttons from the toolbar or right-click your mouse and “paste plain text.” This helps ensure that any extra formatting is removed from your copy. If you are having trouble formatting content within the Story Editor, it’s best to copy your text and re-paste it as plain text. Then you can make the formatting changes you want, using Quick-Format styles. Once you are finished adding or editing text, make sure you click the Save button at the bottom of the page.



Upload a PDF

If you’d like to add a PDF file to your website, select the page you’d like it to appear on from Site Overview list or navigate directly to it and click on the Edit Page Text button. Scroll down, and just before the Contents field (Story Editor) you’ll see “PDF File Upload” next to a blank field along with Browse and Upload buttons.

  1. Click the Browse button.
  2. Select the file you want to upload from your computer.
  3. Click the Open button in the pop-up window.
  4. Click the Upload button.
  5. Once the Upload is complete, a link to your PDF appears below the “PDF File Upload” field.
  6. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Tip: If you’d like to link to a PDF you’ve uploaded from text on your website, follow the instructions in the Add Text Links section in this guide.



Add Text Links

You can add a few different types of text links to your website, including linking to a PDF, linking to another page on your website, linking to a page on a third-party website or linking to an email address. Choose the type of link that best suits your needs, and follow the corresponding instructions in this guide.


Link to a PDF
Upload PDF by following the instructions in the Upload a PDF section of this guide. Click on the link below the "PDF File Upload" field, which opens your PDF file

  1. When the PDF opens, copy the URL that appears in your web browser's address field.
  2. Highlight the text you want to link to your PDF in the Contents field.
  3. Click on the Create Link button (globe w/ chain link) in the Story Editor toolbar. When the "Create a URL Link" pop-up window opens, paste the URL you copied into the URL field, select New Window in the Target drop-down menu and click the OK button.
  4. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
  5. View edited page to test the link and ensure the change appears correctly.

Link to a Page on Your Website or to a Third-Party Website
  1. Navigate to the page you'd like to link to on your website or a third-party website.
  2. Copy the URL that appears in your web browser's address field.
  3. Navigate to the page on your website where you'd like the link to appear, and click Edit Page Text button.
  4. Highlight the text you want to link from in the Contents field (Story Editor).
  5. Click on the Create Link button (globe with chain link) in the Story Editor toolbar.
  6. When the "Create a URL Link" pops-up, paste the URL you copied in Step 2 into the URL field.
  7. Select New Window or Current Window in the Target drop-down menu and click OK button.
  8. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
  9. View edited page to test the link and ensure the change appears correctly.

Convert Email Address into a Mail Link
  1. Navigate to the page where you'd like to add an email address link.
  2. Click on the Edit Page Text button.
  3. Type email address into Contents field (if it's not already there).
  4. In many cases, the address you type will automatically turn into a link.
  5. If you see an automatic link, click Save and view edited page to test the link.
If you don't have an automatic link, continue with the following steps:

  1. Highlight email address in Contents field (Story Editor)
  2. Click on the Create Link button (globe with chain link) in the Contents field toolbar
  3. When the "Create a URL Link" pop-up window opens, select "Mailto" in the Protocol drop-down menu
  4. In the URL field, type or paste the full email address directly after "mailto:" (which auto-populates in the field)
  5. Select New Window in Target drop-down menu and click OK button
  6. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page
  7. View edited page to test the link and ensure the change appears correctly
Tip: If your links aren't working properly, delete them and try the process again. Remember, if you're cutting and pasting, use only plain text and then format with a Quick-Format style.

 
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