Using a Rich Text Editor on Social Media Platforms

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Using a Rich Text Editor on Social Media Platforms
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Rich Text Editor

• The right rich text editor can help you create
  visually appealing, hassle-free web content.
• A comprehensive solution will provide intuitive
  editing, great-looking content, enhanced
  collaboration, standards compliance and global
  support.
• Providing all the functionality without the
  frustration, an advanced rich text editor is used
  by even the most savvy web authors.
• Today, theres little reason to write code to
  produce web content.
• HTML editors can do the mundane coding job for
  you.

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Rich Text Editor

• EXTENDING THE RICH TEXT EDITORS ROLE
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• However, an editor can be used for more than
  developing your web page content.
• You can bring the same functions and benefits
  your editor provides your web page to your social
  media platforms.
• In other words, why not enhance your blog in the
  same way as your web site?
• Your rich text editor can play an important role
  in creating a successful blog.

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Rich Text Editor

• RICH TEXT EDITOR BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
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• You can use your web editor to cover all the
  basics of developing content for social media.
• For blogs and other social media platforms, a
  good editor can provide all the functionality you
  need without frustration.
• Youll benefit from
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• INTUITIVE EDITING
• A rich text editor should allow you to edit your
  blog without requiring a learning curve.
• Your authors can copy and paste content from
  anywhere seamlessly, whether it comes from a
  Microsoft Office application or a web site.
• Content is imported into blogs without any messy
  HTML markup or CSS styling.
• It maintains structures like headings, tables,
  lists and images.

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Rich Text Editor

• RICH TEXT EDITOR BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
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• GREAT-LOOKING CONTENT
• An editor can make your blog content look
  amazing. Plus authors dont need any technical
  expertise to produce content with real visual
  impact.
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• To streamline image editing, you should consider
  an editor that has a built-in image editor.
• You can resize, crop, rotate or add effects to
  any image in your content without having to use a
  separate application.
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• EXCEPTIONAL COLLABORATION
• With editing for your social media platforms, you
  can speed up the review process.
• Content reviewers can embed their comments in
  context rather than in text fields at the end.
• A rich text editor also has a track changes
  feature so everyone can see the details
  associated with all text, table and formatting
  changes.

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Rich Text Editor

• RICH TEXT EDITOR BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
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• STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
• You need to ensure your blog, just like your
  website content, works reliably on all browsers
  and platforms.
• A proven editor will make it easy to create
  content in compliance with accessibility
  standards including W3C and Section 508
  Guidelines.
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• You also need a rich text editor that will always
  create standards compliant HTML.
• When your content complies with industry
  standards, you know it can be used on any device
  from mobile to desktop.

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Rich Text Editor

• RICH TEXT EDITOR BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
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• GLOBAL SUPPORT
• A rich text editor should be configured to meet
  global demands by including an interface
  available in different languages.
• An internationalized editor needs to support
  Asian and Middle Eastern character sets,
  right-to-left orientation for the editor UI and
  content, and language specific input mechanisms.

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Rich Text Editor

• A rich text editor should work the same on your
  blog or other social media platform as it does on
  your web pages.
• It should offer wide-scale functionality that
  allows you to develop fantastic content.

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About the Author
Tom Smith is VP Worldwide Sales and Marketing for
Ephox Corporation, a fast-growing software
company focused on delivering text editing
solutions for developers, marketers, authors and
web production teams. Learn more about our
EditLive! Rich Text Editor by visiting
http//ephox.com.