Blogs at Penn State Community

The Blogs at Penn Stat includes a full WYSIWYG editor which includes options for header tags, lists and alignment options.
Note: If you activate the full editor, you may not be able to see the

To activate the editor.

1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu.
2. Click the Settings link next to your blog.
   Note: If you have multiple blogs, you will need to click the Settings link for each blog.
3. Click Switch to Detailed Settings in the right to reveal all settings tabs.
   
4. Click the New Entry Defaults tab in the Detailed Settings screen.
   
5. Change the Text Formatting pull-down menu to WYSIWYG.
   
6. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen.
7. Click New Entry in the left menu and check to see that the full editor has been enabled.
   

Toggle between WYSIWYG and HTML Source

If you wish to switch between WYSIWYG and the HTML code, you need to enable the field for the blog entry form.

1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu.
2. Click the link "Create a new entry on this webblog " to the right of the blog.
   Note: You can also
   click on the name of the blog, then the the New Entry button on the left.
3. On the entry page, click the link for click the link “Customize the display of this page” at the bottom.
   
4. In the Editor Fields options, select Custom. Place a check next to Text Formatting and any other items you wish to edit for each entry.
   Note: If you cannot place a check, make sure Custom is selected.
5. Click Save to close window and change preferences.
6. The entry form will be changed to include a Text Formatting menu.
   Note: The Status menu where you set the publish option may be pushed to the bottom.
7. To toggle between views, change the Text Formatting menu, then click Save. The entry window will change.
   Note: The Converted Line Options is the recommended HTML source view.