Using the New Text Editor Found in Event Manager – MERLIN SUPPORT

This is for users with admin access to Merlin Tickets. You can access the admin area by viewing your website (e.g. https://merlindemo.merlintickets.co.uk) then adding /admin to the end of the URL (e.g. https://merlindemo.merlintickets.co.uk/admin).

In this guide we will walk you through the usage and functionality of the new text editor (WYSWYG editor) that can be found in event manager

The new text editor is accessible from numerous places throughout the admin area, from editing the contents included in the order confirmation emails to inserting videos into your event descriptions, here's what you can do with the new text editor:

Font/Text Features:

As with any text editor, you can bolden text, italicise, underline but you can also:

Strikethrough text
Add subscripts
Add superscripts
Choose from multiple different font families and sizes
Change text colour and background colour
And various other text styling options

To view all the options to do with text, click the icon with the letter A and a three dotted column.

Paragraph/Text Group Features:

As with most text editors, you can create lists and align pieces of text. You can also do:

Alternate between ordered and unordered lists
Change paragraph styling i.e. Border groups of text, change heading types
Adjust line height
Indent text

Inserting Files:

With the new WYSIWYG, you now have the ability to attach videos, images and other numerous other file types. To do this, select one of the icons highlighted:

This first icon allows you to insert links inside your description.
the second icon allows you to insert any file you would like, this is typically used to attach PDFs to the description of the event for additional information.
the third icon allows you to insert images, you can then rescale and style the images within the text editor.
The last icon provides additional options such as: Inserting videos, inserting tables, adding emojis and special characters.