Lesson 7Working with Text in the Content Editor
In Lesson 6, “Adding a New Post: An Overview,” you had a brief introduction to the WordPress Content Editor; now, it's time to examine its capabilities in more detail. You'll learn the functions of each of the buttons on the button bar, including a few tricks to help make it easier to use this powerful tool.
Anatomy of the Content Editor
While the Content Editor is built to look and act like word processing software programs, it also has its own unique features. Here are the key parts of the editor.
Visual vs. Text Mode
The Content Editor runs in two different modes: Visual and Text. Visual Mode shows you what your content looks like to visitors, whereas Text Mode displays the raw HTML. Figure 7.1 shows the same content viewed in Visual Mode (left) and Text Mode (right).
Visual Mode is the default setting for the Content Editor, but you can switch back and forth using the tabs at the top right, as shown in Figure 7.2.
WordPress remembers what you choose and keeps showing the Content Editor in that mode until you switch back.
Visual Mode does not always show you exactly how your content will look to visitors. It all depends on whether the theme you use has styled the Content Editor. WordPress has ...
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