Writing Box · Step-by-step lesson
Writing Box: tables and saved forms
Insert and fill a table, add a saved form and understand the Local Group Menu control.
Before you start: Open a page or content item you can edit in the Admin Portal. These lessons demonstrate the existing Writing box controls.
How to use this lesson
Read the instruction, then look at the pointer on the example screen. Click or tap Next below when you are ready. The example screen is a demonstration. It cannot save, send or change anything.
“Select” means click once with a mouse, or tap once with a finger. You can go back, restart or take a break at any time.
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Open the page you want to edit
In the portal, select Pages, then click a page you can edit. The same Writing box is also used for News, Events, Emergency pages and Gateway content.
Look at the example. Then select Next when you are ready.
Step 1 of 17. Open the page you want to editWatch the pointer. Use the lesson’s Next button to continue.
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Open the page you want to edit
In the portal, select Pages, then click a page you can edit. The same Writing box is also used for News, Events, Emergency pages and Gateway content.
Find the Writing box
Scroll down to Writing box. This example already contains a sentence. Click inside the box to type your own content.
Position the table
Click where the table should go. A table can place text and pictures side by side.
Select Add a table
Click the table icon in the toolbar.
Select “2”
Choose two or three columns.
Check the selection
“2” is now selected in Columns.
Open “Rows”
Click or tap the Rows list to see its choices.
Select “2”
Choose between one and six rows.
Check the selection
“2” is now selected in Rows.
Insert the table
Click Add table after checking the preview.
Fill the table cells
Click a cell and type. Move to the next cell and enter its content. You can insert images into cells too. Wide tables scroll on small resident screens.
Remove a table if needed
Use the × control on the table to remove it. Save the page when your table is ready.
Insert a saved Form
On a Page with Forms access, click where the form should go, then select Insert a saved Form. This control is not available in every content editor.
Choose a form
Select a saved form from the list. If none are listed, create one under Pages → Forms first. The Create a form lesson covers the full setup.
Check the form placeholder
The saved Form placeholder is in the Writing box. Residents see its questions on the published page. Its × control removes the form from this page.
About Local Group Menu
In the current Pages screen, use the Menu tab to organise navigation. There is no Insert Local Group Menu icon in this version of the Writing box.
This distinction reflects the current application. Do not look for an unavailable menu-insertion icon in Pages.
Save the page
Click Save on the surrounding form. Check Published is on in the Pages list when the page is ready for residents.