Transcript Merant Collage Login to the new CMS using Internet Explorer: URL: http://collage.csp.edu Use your network username and password. November 15

Merant Collage
Login to the new CMS using Internet Explorer:
URL: http://collage.csp.edu
Use your network username and password.
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Housekeeping
• Enable your java settings by:
– Go to Tools->Options-> click on the “Advanced” tab. Match the following:
• If you have pop-up blocking software turned on,
allow pop-ups from this site http://collage.csp.edu
• If a security warning pops up, click
“Always Run” or “Grant Always”
• Click OK to Log into the Live 2005 Web Site project
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Collage Homepage
• Two tabs are visible; HOME and CONTENT
• The HOME tab is designated for workflow processes.
• The CONTENT tab is where you will contribute your web
content. We will only be using this tab.
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Content Contribution
• Expanded Navigation SS
• Web Address: http://www.csp.edu/kinesiology
• URL Naming Convention
– A new folder appends to www.csp.edu/kinesiology/folder_name
– Each main folder needs an index file to default to
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Pre-Made Folders
• Banner_Photos
• Navigation
• Images
Pre-Made Files
• /Kinesiology/index
• /Kinesiology/Banner_Photos/default
• /Kinesiology/Navigation/default
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Toolbar Options
• New Folder
– Folders can be used as storage (Documents, Images)
– Or used as a sub-directory to store multiple web pages of the
same category
• New Document
– Web page
• Upload
– Upload PDF’s, Word .doc, Excel .xls, Images
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Creating a New Folder
• Select the Folder on the left hand pane in which you
want to create the new folder in(Kinesiology)
• Click the “New Folder” button from the toolbar
• Name your folder and click “OK”
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Uploading Items
• Click on “Upload” from the toolbar
• Click on the “Browse” button to search for your desired
item
• Select your item and click “OK”
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Uploading Items
• Click on “Upload” from the toolbar
• Click on the “Browse” button to search for your desired
item
• Select your item and click “OK”
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Creating a New Document
• Click on the “New Document” button from the toolbar
• Enter the name of your webpage and click “OK”
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Contribution View
Page Heading: Plain text field
Page Content: Rich text field
Custom Navigation: Rich text field
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Layouts
Contribution View:
Live View:
Navigation:
Heading:
Page Content:
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Contributing
Optional
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Contribution Techniques
1. To return to the next line press Shift+Enter
2. Paste content into Notepad before you paste
into Collage to strip the formatting
3. Take advantage of the tools
4. Save your work often
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Setting Metadata
• Click on the “Metadata” button from the toolbar
Name: This field will be the
title of your document and will
appear in the top left corner of
the internet browser.
Keywords: In this field you will
want to enter in descriptive
words about your webpage.
The keywords are what
search engines (Google) look
for.
Navigation: If you would like
to use your default navigation
file for this webpage select
“default”. If you entered
custom navigation for this
webpage
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Exiting a file
• When you are done editing your page,
click “Exit” from the toolbar
• Click “Yes” to save changes
• This also checks-in the file so other editors
have access to it
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Editing a document
• Left-click on the black arrow next to the file you
wish to edit
and select “Edit”
This opens the file in the editor
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Creating Links
• Internal Link- (everything inside your dept folder)
• External Link- (everything outside your dept folder)
• Click in your Page Content text area where you want
your link to appear.
• Click the “Link” button from the toolbar
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Links cont.
• Internal:
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Select the checkbox
next to the file you
wish to link to
Enter the desired name
of the link.
i.e. KHS Homepage
Click “OK” when finished.
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Links cont.
• External:
Select the External Tab
If your external link
already exists,
check the box next
to it
Enter the desired
name of the link.
i.e. Academics
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To create a new External Link
Click “OK”
when finished.
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Inserting Images
• Click in your Page Content text area where you want
your image to appear.
• Click on the “Image” button from the toolbar
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Images cont.
• Click on the desired folder on the left that you want to
upload your image to.
• Click on the “New Image” button to browse for and insert
a new image
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Images cont.
• Click in your Page Content text area where you want
your image to appear.
• Click on the “Image” button from the toolbar
The image is now
uploaded
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Enter a short
description
Click “OK”
when finished
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Images cont.
• Finished product!
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Inserting Tables
• Why would I insert a table?
– You will want to insert a table if you want sideby-side layout items.
– For example- Text on the side of a photo
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Tables cont.
• Left-click on the “Tables” button on the
toolbar
Click on “Insert/Edit Table”
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Tables cont.
•Enter your desired number of columns and rows
•Enter a maximum width of 580. If you make your table wider than 580 it will
stretch your webpage.
•Choose your border, alignment, padding and spacing
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•Leave the
Background color blank
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Tables cont.
• Put your cursor inside the table cell to enter your
text/image
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Editing the Banner Photos
• Click on the Banner_Photos folder in the lefthand pane
• Click the black arrow next to the file to edit the
photos
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Banner Photos cont.
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Editing the Banner Photos
• To insert, put your cursor in the image field and
click on the “Image” button in the toolbar. Then
follow slide 21.
• To delete, click on the image and press the
delete key
• Rules:
– The total width of all your banner photos must be 588.
– The height of all your banner photos must be 140.
– Resize your photos before you upload them into
Collage
– Banner Photos must be approved by us
– Everything in the “Banners” folder is public
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Editing the Navigation
• Click on the Navigation folder on the lefthand pane
• Click the black arrow next to the file to edit
the photos
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Navigation cont.
• Click on the “Link” button in the toolbar to add your Links.
• Follow slide 18 for more information
• This navigation file is what is used as your default Navigation. When
you select “default” navigation as your metadata, this is what will
appear.
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Approve Assets
• In order for your changes to go “Live” you need
to approve them.
• To approve your assets click on the purple icon
under the Version column.
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Deploy Process
• The website gets deployed twice a day at
12pm and 6pm
• Assets have to be checked-in and
approved in order to be deployed
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Contact Us
• Lea Motz
– .8748, [email protected]
• Melissa Huber
– .6296, [email protected]
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