e ktron b asics. t oday ’ s a genda what ektron is normal log in procedure the silver bullet:...
TRANSCRIPT
EKTRON BASICS
TODAY’S AGENDA
What Ektron is Normal log in
procedure The silver bullet:
editing existing html content
Links
Adding images Creating new
content Editing menus Key work area
information
WHAT IS EKTRON?
EKTRON IS A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS)
A CMS allows non-technical individuals to create, edit, manage, and publish web content.
Using Ektron allows us to simultaneously maintain professional and consistent site design while allowing many individuals to create content.
Ektron is a web-based application.
BROWSER REQUIREMENTS
Internet Explorer 7 or higher or
Firefox 2 or higher
Firefox 2 or higher(Safari is not supported)
PC Mac
Enable Popups.
LOGGING IN
NORMAL LOGIN:HTTP://WWW2.SEATTLEU.EDU/LOGIN.ASPX
Normal Login Procedure
1. Type http://www2.seattleu.edu/login.aspx in your web browser’s address bar and hit enter.
2. You will get a pop-up window asking you for your username and password. Use your standard SU credentials.
3. Refresh your browser .
REFRESHED LOGIN PAGE
THE SILVER BULLETEditing Existing HTML Content
TODAY'S PRACTICE LOGIN:HTTP://CMSTRAINING.SEATTLEU.EDU/LOGIN.ASPX
Log in to Today’s Practice Site
1. Type http://cmstraining.seattleu.edu/login.aspx in your web browser’s address bar and hit enter.
2. You will get a pop-up window asking you for your username and password. Use your standard SU credentials.
3. Your login page will automatically refresh.
REFRESHED PRACTICE LOGIN PAGE
OPEN NEW TAB
PRACTICE SITE:HTTP://CMSTRAINING.SEATTLEU.EDU/ARTSCI/DEPARTMENTS/
TH
E S
ILVER
BU
LLET
•Silver bullets indicate areas you can edit.•You cannot edit other areas.•This combination maintains design consistency while allowing you to easily create and edit pages.
THE EASY WAY TO EDIT EXISTING CONTENT
CLICK ON A DEPARTMENT & FIND A SILVER BULLET
MOUSE OVER SILVER BULLET & CLICK EDIT
If your menu does not
include Edit, browse to
another page until you find
one that does.
ED
ITYou edit one
content block at a
time.
STY
LE
A style set has been designed to make your
pages attractive and consistent with the overall site.
TO
P T
OO
LB
AR
Mouse over icons for
descriptions
SA
VE
Save only saves to a temporary server file.
Publish or check in to permanently save your work.
CH
EC
K IN
OP
TIO
NS
•Ektron’s Publish, Checkin, and Cancel icons will all check in your work.•Closing your browser window will leave your work checked out.
PUBLISHING IMMEDIATELY CHANGES CONTENT
TRY IT OUT
Apply different styles. Publish your content and look at your
published changes. Explore other editing possibilities.
OTHER CONTENT EDITING TOOLS
STY
LE
Avoid using fonts and formatting outside the set styles.
BA
SIC
ED
ITIN
G C
OM
MA
ND
S
Select All Cut Paste Paste Plain Text Find and Replace Print Undo Redo Spell Check
PASTING PLAIN TEXT
When copying text from other programs (such as Word) use Paste Plain Text to avoid problems with the way browsers display formatting.
Paste from Word may not strip formatting adequately
BU
LLETED
& N
UM
BER
ED
LIS
TS
Numbered List Bulleted List Outdent (decrease indent) Indent (increase indent)
INS
ER
TIN
G H
OR
IZO
NTA
L L
INES
&
SY
MB
OLS
Horizontal Line Insert Symbol
TA
BLE T
OO
LS
HTM
L T
AB
LINKS
CR
EATIN
G A
LIN
K T
O A
N E
XTER
NA
L S
ITE
EM
AIL
LIN
K
EM
AIL
LIN
K
QU
ICK
LIN
KS
A Quicklink
is an internal
link.
QU
ICK
LIN
KS
Quicklinks are in the
“library,” but the library
may open to the wrong file
type.
QU
ICK
LIN
KS
Change your file type to
Quicklinks and click on the link you want. The link will appear in the URL box.
REMOVE LINK: RIGHT CLICK ON LINK OR CLICK REMOVE LINK ICON
RIGHT CLICK TO CHANGE LINK (OR CLICK HYPERLINK MANGER AGAIN)
TRY IT OUT
Try adding and editing external links and internal “Quicklinks.”
ADDING IMAGES
INS
ER
TIN
G IM
AG
ES
IMAGE FORMATTING
AD
DIN
G IM
AG
ES
TO
TH
E L
IBR
AR
Y
Give your image a
descriptive title for
accessibility.
TRY IT OUT
Try adding images to the library, inserting them in your page, and formatting them (sample image at C:Ektron Practice Files).
CREATING NEW CONTENT
ENTER THE WORK AREA FROM THE LOGIN PAGE OR FROM A SILVER BULLET
THE WORK AREA Navigating the Work Area is
similar to navigating Outlook.
The Work Area may
not open in an intuitive
place.
YOUR WEB PAGES ARE LOCATED IN CONTENT
EDITING CONTENT FROM THE WORK AREA
ED
ITIN
G C
ON
TEN
T F
RO
M T
HE W
OR
K A
REA
CREATING NEW CONTENT
NEW HTML CONTENT
FOLDERS
You can create
folders but you can’t
delete them.
NEW DMS DOCUMENT: UPLOADING OTHER FILES (PDFS, WORD DOCUMENTS, ETC.)
NEW DMS DOCUMENT: UPLOADING OTHER FILES (PDFS, WORD DOCUMENTS, ETC.)
TRY IT OUT
Create a new HTML page. Upload a “DMS” document (sample files at
C:Ektron Practice Files).
EDITING MENUS
ED
ITIN
G M
EN
US
EDITING MENUS
You go to View to
edit menus.
ED
ITIN
G M
EN
US
ED
ITIN
G M
EN
US
Mouse over for editing options.
AD
DIN
G N
EW
MEN
U IT
EM
AD
DIN
G N
EW
MEN
U IT
EM
Adding an item to the
menu publishes it
immediately.
AD
DIN
G N
EW
MEN
U IT
EM
You may need to
refresh to see new
menu item.
TRY IT OUT
Try editing a menu.
KEY WORK AREA INFORMATION
ID (CONTENT)
CONTENT STATUS (CONTENT)
A: Published I: Checked in but not published O: Checked out to last editor
THE WORK AREA: SMART DESKTOP
CHECK EVERYTHING IN
EKTRON SUPPORTHelpDesk Engineering Building, Room 313(206) [email protected]