What’s a WYSIWYG?

Pronounced “wiz-ee-wig” — an acronym for “what you see is what you get.”

Cascade CMS word processing functionality allows users to format and edit content like a word processor (e.g., Microsoft Word® or Google Docs).

WYSIWYG Editor

The WYSIWYG editor includes several features and functions commonly found in standard editors.

WYSIWYG Tools

Symbol	Function	Additional Information
	Insert a Custom Character	More information about adding a custom/special character.
	Subscript
	Superscript
	Bold	Hotkey: Ctrl + B
	Italics	Hotkey: Ctrl + I
	Underline	Hotkey: Ctrl + U
	Strikethrough
	Align left
	Align center
	Align right
	Align full (Justify)
	Styles	This is an important aspect of the HTML source code. All content must be styled properly.
	Heading, paragraph formats	This is an important aspect of the HTML source code. All content must be formatted correctly. More information about formatting headers.
	Cut	Hotkey: Ctrl + X
	Copy	Hotkey: Ctrl + C
	Paste	Hotkey: Ctrl + V
	Past as plain text	Removes hidden formatting from text before pasting. Use when pasting in text from a word processor. More information about using the Past as Plain Text tool.
	Find/Replace
	Toggle spellchecker/Language selector
	Unordered lists/Bullets
	Ordered/numbered lists
	Outdent (reduce the indent)
	Indent
	Undo
	Redo
	Insert/Edit link
	Unlink
	Insert/Edit anchor
	Insert/Edit image
	Insert/Edit a video	Adds a video to the page. More information about adding a video.
	Horizontal rule	Adds a horizontal line into the content. Takes in height, width, and size dimensions. More information about using the Horizontal rule tool.
	Inserts a new table	More information about inserting and editing tables.
	Cleanup messy code
	Remove formatting
	Edit HTML source
	Toggle guidelines/Invisible elements
	Toggle fullscreen mode	Expands the WYSIWYG to the full pane.

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