{"id":87117,"date":"2026-08-03T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/text-editor-what-views-are-available-to-me\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:00:44","password":"","slug":"text-editor-what-views-are-available-to-me","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/text-editor\/text-editor-what-views-are-available-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Text Editor \u2013 What views are available to me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-74648fa9a9506de5179716347194bc98 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#e7c000;border-left-width:0.5rem;color:#3f3400;background-color:#ffe5644d;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">To start with, our new text editor is available <strong>in the wiki and for posts<\/strong>. It will then be rolled out step by step to many other areas of ChurchTools\u2014for an even more consistent and convenient way to edit your content. <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you create a page or write a new post on the wiki, you&#8217;ll be using our text editor. Here, we&#8217;ll explain the two views available in the editor when you use it on the web. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use these buttons to switch between the two views when you&#8217;re in the editor&#8217;s full-screen view.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-WYSIWYG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-WYSIWYG.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a Markdown editor with a toggle button to switch between source code and preview\" class=\"wp-image-73672\" style=\"width:130px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preview<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>preview<\/strong>, you edit your text directly in the formatted view. This means that all headings, lists, links, code blocks, and so on are displayed there exactly as they will appear after you save your changes. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source code<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>source view<\/strong>, on the other hand, the same content is displayed as text using Markdown syntax. This means you see not only your text but also the control characters used for formatting. Line numbers are also displayed. The source code is helpful if you want to check formatting in detail or write directly in Markdown. However, you don\u2019t have to use it to operate the editor.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <strong>collapse<\/strong> some of <strong>the elements<\/strong> there. Only the first row of each section will then be displayed. To do this, use the small down arrow in the first row next to the row number. If an element is collapsed, you can make it fully visible again by clicking the small box with the three dots. This works for tables and code blocks, as well as for paragraphs following a heading.    <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help you quickly get an overview of the difference between the two views, we&#8217;ve included an example here.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s what a text might look like in the <strong>preview<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Markdown Editor Preview\" class=\"wp-image-73687\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG.png 1950w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG-1536x941.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-WYSIWYG-360x220.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s what the same text looks like as <strong>source code<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1894\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Markdown Editor Source Code\" class=\"wp-image-73686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext.png 1894w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-1536x790.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-Markdown-Editor-Quelltext-360x185.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/text-editor\/how-to-use-the-text-editor\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"70932\">How do I use the text editor?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/text-editor\/text-editor-what-formatting-options-are-available\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"78468\">Text Editor \u2013 What formatting options are available?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/text-editor\/text-editor-how-can-i-insert-tables-images-and-dividing-lines\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"78470\">Text Editor \u2013 How can I insert tables, images, and dividing lines?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/text-editor\/text-editor-what-are-mentions-and-how-can-i-use-them\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"78472\">Text Editor \u2013 What Are Mentions, and How Can I Use Them?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you create a page or write a new post on the wiki, you&#8217;ll be using our text editor. Here, we&#8217;ll explain the two views available in the editor when you use it on the web. You can use these buttons to switch between the two views when you&#8217;re in the editor&#8217;s full-screen view. 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