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What is the Content Editor Screen?

April 26, 2017content editor screen

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What is the Content Editor Screen?

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The Content Editor Screen in Joomla! CMS (also referred to at times as the Text Editor Screen) is a dizzying array of options. Very few options are necessary, but it helps to know what they all are. Start | Back | Next • Certain fields are required. 1. Title: The Title of Your Entry 2. Title Alias: [I use this for internal (unpublished) comments only – this does not display on the site anywhere or appear to have any function in Joomla. Not really sure why it’s even there.] 3. Section: Choose the best option. 4. Category: Choose the best option. 5. Image Manager Icon: Use the Insert/Edit image icon to upload and insert images. 6. PDF Manager Icon: Use the Insert/Edit File link icon to upload and insert PDF downloads (can include the PDF icon, file size, and title) 7. Intro Text: review this post on how to safely copy and paste content from Word, email or other website into your Joomla Content Editor Screen. Intro Text = Teaser paragraph. User will be presented with a “Read More” to view