SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide
by James Pyles, Christopher M. Buechler, Bob Fox, Murray Gordon, Michael Lotter, Jason Medero, Nilesh Mehta, Joris Poelmans, Christopher Pragash, Piotr Prussak, Christopher J. Regan
Using Content Editor Web Parts
You can use a Content Editor Web Part to display text, hyperlinks, tables, and images on a Web Part page. Often this Web Part is used for the majority of the content on a Web Part page because it can be configured to display a variety of content types.
Information can be added and edited on the Content Editor Web Part using either a Rich Text Editor or a Source Editor. The Source Editor will let you enter information in HTML format, so knowledge of HTML is required to use this editor. You can also link to data on another page using the Content Link option. Inserted and linked data can be combined on a Content Editor Web Part to provide a wider range of information sources. The valid hypertext protocol formats for the Content Link option are http:// and https://.
Modifying a Content Editor Web Part
In Edit Mode, click the Edit button on the Content Editor Web Part and click Modify Shared Web Part, as shown in Figure 8-10.

Figure 8-10. Modifying a Content Editor Web Part
Open the tool pane, click Source Editor to open the HTML text editor, and then add some HTML content, as shown in Figure 8-11.
Click Save to apply the changes in Edit view (Figure 8-12), and then click OK to view the changes in Standard page view.
Click the Edit button on the Web Part again, select Modify Shared Web Part, and then click the Rich Text Editor button.
When the Rich Text Editor opens ...
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