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title: "Basic Usage"
manual: "RTE by CKEditor"
version: "13.4"
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source: "Usage/Index.rst"
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# Basic Usage {#usage}

How the editor toolbar looks and what is available will depend on the
currently used configuration.

The CKEditor will be active for RTE fields, for example the Text field
of a content element.

For information about working with content elements, see the section
[Editing content](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-editors/13.4/en-us/ContentElements/EditingContent/Index.html#content-editing) and [The rich text editor](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-editors/13.4/en-us/ContentElements/RichTextEditor/Index.html#rte) in the
"Tutorial for Editors".

The following examples are done using the
preset which is installed with the Introduction Package.

## Example: Use bold {#example-use-bold}

Select text and click on the **B** (for bold) button:

![](images/rte_bold.png)

## Example: Create a link {#example-create-a-link}

Select text and click on the Link button:

![](images/rte_link.png)