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Composer editor options

This article explains the navigation bars and options available in Composer. Note that some elements are configurable per your organization’s needs and workflow; therefore, they may not appear exactly the same in your instance of Composer.

Primary actions bar

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  • headline - view the name of the article.

  • last save date and time - view the most recent save date and time. 

  • Actions - choose from a list of actions to perform in the story: 

    • Clone - create a copy of the story

    • Add to clipboard - add the selected content element to the clipboard

    • Configure channels - open the Configure channels window where you can choose which channels the story goes to

    • Revision history - view of list of changes made to the story

    • Send to Print - print the story

    • Delete -  delete the story

  • Preview story - preview a published version of the story based on your settings

  • WebSked options - choose from a list of the following options: 

    • Add to Collection - add this story to an existing collection

    • Create task - create a WebSked task from this story 

    • Pitch to platform - create a platform pitch

    • Pitch to publication - create a publication pitch 

    • Open in WebSked - open this story in WebSked

    • View collections - view the available collections

    • View pitches - view current pitches

    • View tasks - view current tasks 

  • Status note - enter a note to reflect the current status of the story. The notes you enter here are visible to other users. 

  • Save - save any changes you made to the story

  • Publish - publish the story to your website 

  • Update - Update the live version of the story on the website. If the article has not been published yet, the Publish button appears in this spot.

  • Unpublish - Remove the article from the site. Unpublishing does not delete the article from Composer.

Text formatting options 

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  • Undo - undo the last change you made

  • Redo - redo the last change you made

  • Text styles - apply a test style to your content, like a heading level or paragraph formatting

  • Bold - apply a bold style to your selected content

  • Italic - apply an italic style to your selected content

  • Underline - apply an underline to your selected content

  • More formatting - choose from additional formatting options:

    • Strikethrough - apply strikethrough formatting to your selected text

    • Code - apply a code style to your selected text

    • Dropcaps - apply a dropcaps style to your selected text

    • Underline color - define the underline color

  • Bullet list - apply a bulleted list to your text

  • Numbered list - apply a numbered list to your text

  • Float - define the text alignment: left, center, or right. 

  • Add link - add a hyperlink to your text

  • Special characters - insert a non-alphanumeric character

  • Insert content - insert additional content blocks, like video, HTML blocks, and so on

  • Mode menu - switch between editing, suggesting, and read-only modes

    • Editing - in this mode, you can make any edits to the story

    • Suggesting - in this mode, any edits you make appear as suggestions for another user to approve or reject

    • Read Only - in this mode, you can only review the document without making changes 

Inline content element selector

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When you create a new line in the body of the story, you see a small icon of all available content elements. This inline content selector is customizable, but generally you can add videos, images, HTML blocks, quotes, and so on. 

The specific content menu options may differ based on your company’s configuration of Arc XP

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