The FCKeditor module allows Drupal to replace textarea fields with a rich text or WYSIWYG editor. This editor brings many of the powerful functionalities of known desktop editors like Word to the web. It's relatively lightweight and doesn't require any kind of installation on the client computer.

More information about the editor is located at the FCKeditor homepage. A small user guide is located at FCKeditor userguide.

Profiles can be defined based on user roles. A FCKeditor profile can define which pages receive this FCKeditor capability, what buttons or themes are enabled for the editor, how the editor is displayed, and a few other editor functions. It is possible also to define the Global Profile that will hold values that will be appended to all other profiles.

Lastly, only users with the access fckeditor permission will be able to use FCKeditor.