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If you have not done so already, please create a new account. Assuming you have registered, log in using this box (available on the home page on the bottom of the right sidebar).

Once you have logged in, you will see the login box has changed:

This list will look slightly different depending on the type of account you have, but two items are worth noting. First, Help and FAQ will bring you to this page. Second, Create content will allow you to add new content to the site. If you have already been assigned a page to work on you do not need to create new content, but instead can edit existing content (skip ahead if this is the case). If this is not the case, click the add content link and choose the following content type:

From here, you can create a new page. You will need to include a page title, and if needed, you can specify where to put the link to the page within the site's primary menu (the links running on top of each page under the banner). Click to expand the following image:

Otherwise, you can use the visual editor to add content to your page. Once you are finished editing your page, be sure to click Save at the bottom of the page.

Editing Existing Content

To edit existing content, first browse to that page. Once logged in, you will notice that each page has a few options available. For example:

To edit content, click the Edit tab. You will be presented with the edit content page as seen above. You will now be able to edit the page using the visual editor (don't forget to hit Save at the bottom of the page when you are done).

To bettter understand how to use the visual editor, please consult the user guide here (opens in a new window). I have included the most useful information below:
 

Quick Reference

Below you will find an overview of all features available in the default CKEditor toolbar.

Working with a Document

Toolbar Button	Description
	View or edit the source code of the document (for advanced users). See Document Source.
	Save the contents of CKEditor and submit its data to the server, when CKEditor is placed inside an HTML form. See Saving Content.
	Clear the editing area and create a new page. See Creating a New Page.
	Show a preview of the document in the shape that will be displayed to end users. See Document Preview.
	Select a layout template. See Templates.
	Cut the selected text fragment to the clipboard. See Cut.
	Copy the selected text fragment to the clipboard. See Copy.
	Paste content copied to the clipboard along with formatting. See Paste.
	Paste content copied to the clipboard without formatting. See Paste as Plain Text.
	Paste content copied from Microsoft Word or similar applications along with formatting. See Paste from Word.
	Print document contents. See Printing.
	Insert a page break. This only impacts the printed version. See Page Breaks.
	Check spelling of the document text or turn on the Spell Check As You Type (SCAYT) feature. See Spell Checking.
	Undo or redo the most recent action performed. See Undo and Redo.
	Find a word or phrase in the document. See Find.
	Find and replace a word or phrase in the document. See Replace.
	Select all contents of the document. See Text Selection.
	Remove the formatting of the selected text. See Remove Format.
	Maximize the editor in the browser window. See Resizing and Maximizing CKEditor.
	Highlight all block-level elements in the document. See Show Blocks.
	Show information about CKEditor. See CKEditor Version.

Text Styling

Toolbar Button	Description
	Apply bold, italic, underline or strike-through formatting to the text. See Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strike-through.
	Apply superscript or subscript formatting to the text. See Subscript and Superscript.
	Apply pre-defined combinations of various formatting options to block and inline elements. See Formatting Styles.
	Apply pre-defined block-level combinations of various formatting options. See Paragraph Format.
	Change the typeface of the text. See Font Name.
	Change the font size of the text. See Font Size.
	Change the color of the text. See Text Color.
	Change the background color of the text. See Background Color.

Text Layout

Toolbar Button	Description
	Increase or decrease text indentation. See Text Indentation.
	Format a block of text as indented quotation. See Block Quote.
	Create a new div element in document source. See Creating Div Container.
	Set text alignment (left, centered, right or justified). See Text Alignment.
	Set text direction as from left to right (default value for most Western languages) or from right to left (languages like Arabic, Persian, Hebrew).
	Insert a divider line (horizontal rule) into the document. See Horizontal Line.

Rich Text

Toolbar Button	Description
	Create a numbered or bulleted list. See Creating Lists.
	Create or remove a hyperlink in the text. These features may also be used to manage file uploads and links to files on the web server. SeeLinks, E-Mails and Anchors.
	Insert a link anchor to the text. See Anchors
	Insert an image into the document. See Inserting Images.
	Insert an Adobe Flash object into the document. See Inserting Flash
	Create a table with the defined number of columns and rows. See Creating Tables.
	Insert an emoticon image (smiley or icon). See Inserting Smileys.
	Insert a special character or symbol. See Inserting Special Characters.
	Insert an inline frame (iframe). See Inserting IFrames.

Form Elements

Toolbar Button	Description
	Insert a new form into the document. See Creating Forms
	Insert a checkbox into the document form. See Checkbox
	Insert a radio button into the document form. See Radio Button
	Insert a text field into the document form. See Text Field
	Insert a multi-line text area into the document form. See Textarea
	Insert a selection field into the document form. See Selection Field
	Insert a button into the document form. See Button
	Insert an image button into the document form. See Image Button
	Insert a hidden field into the document form. See Hidden Field