Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress, 2nd Edition

Introducing the WYSIWYG Editor and Toolbar

You can write your blog posts almost as though you were using a word processor when you use the WordPress WYSIWYG — what you see is what you get — editor.

The official name of the WYSIWYG editor, or visual editor blog post interface, is TinyMCE, which was created by Moxiecode Systems AB.

A Visual Tab

Is dark gray when active, which means you can use the WYSIWYG editor to write or edit your post.

B Text Formats

Change text you select in the post box to bold, italic, or strikeout, as shown on the formatting buttons.

C Paragraph Formats

Assigns special paragraph formats as indicated on the buttons: bulleted ...