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Editor

Provides a drop down list of the available WYSIWYG editors.

Options

Special options within this field are

• Show Buttons You can decide if the button should be shown or not.
• Hide Buttons You can select special buttons in a drop down for hiding in the tool bar of the editor. Note: This option is only useful if the option show buttons is set to yes.
• Width The value for width defines the width (in pixels) of the WYSIWYG editor. Default value for this is 100%.
• Height The value for height defines the height (in pixels) of the WYSIWYG editor. Default value for this is 250px.
• Filter Allow the system to save certain html tags or raw data.

Related Information

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Screenshots

Creating the field

Let's say you create a field with the options shown in the next figure.

Using the field in the backend

In the backend while creating an article or a contact you see the field like in the following imageː

Using the field in the frontend

In the frontend, you can see the field as you see in the following image. The option Automatic display is responsible for the position of the field and your template is responsible for the design of the field.
Fields are only displayed in the frontend if you have filled them with data in the article. If it is not a required field, you do not need to complete it.