The default text editor is allright for entering text, but some of the advanced capabilities (such as adding images or inserting hyperlinks) aren't really easy and intuitive. Let's install the Joomla! Content Editor, a popular and freely available replacement for Joomla!'s default editor (which is called TinyMCE). For many Joomla! users, JCE is the first thing they add after installing Joomla!:
1. Go to http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net and download the "single installation package" (containing the two extensions JCE: the Editor Plugin and a Component). The installation package is a ZIP file.
2. Navigate to Extensions | Install / Uninstall. Click on Browse to locate the ZIP file you just downloaded and click on Upload File & Install. Once both are installed you'll see the message: Install Component Success.
3. Tell Joomla! that you want JCE to be the default editor. Navigate to Site | Global Configuration. On the Site tab panel set...