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Accessible content
What is accessibility and how to author content in CMS following accessibility guidelines
Backend tour
Get oriented the first time you log into CMS. What is the CMS backend and what are the terms used in documentation.
Bugs
Known bugs in CMS, how to report a bug or follow its status
Clear Cache
What is cache, how to clear page cache for a site
Content
What is content, how to create it, and what kinds of content are available
Default pages
What pages are included in a new NDSU CMS site by default
Duplicate content
If you absolutely must duplicate content, do it the right way
Edit existing content
Once content has been created, how do you edit it?
Editable page regions
What parts of the page can be modified and what parts are set from the template
Errors
Common errors and what you can do about them
Faculty site
Features
A summary of the available features of the content management system
Forms
How to create mail forms
Get started
This page is how to get started with CMS
Go Live
What does Go Live mean and how to do it
Handouts
Handouts from early CMS training sessions. Some concepts are still true, but most URLs and screenshots have changed
Hide content
Why hide content and how to hide it
Home pages demystified
Where is your site's home page and what should (or should not) be included in it
Images
How can images be inserted in page contents
Links
How to insert links in page content (including site maps, section indexes, etc)
Manage permissions
How to manage permissions for your site and view other members.
Move page/content
How to move pages or page contents
Multimedia
How to insert multimedia (other than images) in page content
News articles
How to use the news application to create news articles and RSS feeds
Options/preferences
How to set preferences in CMS and what the options mean
Owner/manager welcome guide
Information useful for owners and managers as they populate a new site with content.
Page, create
How to create a page, position it in the site, and what all those fields mean
Plan a site
Recommendations for planning a site. Targeted for new sites, but may be helpful for existing sites that need a refresh.
Preview
How to preview pages and contents that have not been published
Publish
How to publish pages and content
Reserved page names
Page titles and URLs that you should not use for CMS pages
Roles
A description of the roles each CMS member may have (author, publisher, manager, owner).
Scripts
Scripts (PHP, CGI, Javascript, etc) and CMS
Search, front-end
How NDSU Search (www.ndsu.edu/search) interacts with sites in CMS
Section index
The special sitemap type, Section Index
Send to review
How to send pages and contents for review and publish
Shorten URLs
Instead of using a default page URL, methods for shortening URLs to make them friendly for email and print brochures
Staff list
Examples of staff lists created with CMS
Tables
How to create tables using the rich text editor (RTE) and enhance with styles and accessibility
Template, update
How to update parts of the template that are controlled by site authors
Terminology
Terms you will encounter in CMS documentation and in conversation with other CMS users or support staff
Undo changes
In the event you need to undo a published change, here's how
Upload files
How to upload files to CMS, what file types are allowed, and quota limitations
Workspace/Draft
What are workspaces/drafts in CMS and related permissions
Writing tips
Tips for authoring content for Web visitors

Document conventions

As you read articles in this knowledge base, different formatting may be used to convey information beyond the plain text.

key
A key on the keyboard is shown in a square box, for example
Press Tab to navigate between form fields

key-combination
Like individual keys, combinations of keystrokes are represented in square boxes, for example
Press Shift-Enter to insert a line break.

text found in the TYPO3 interface
Titles, words, and phrases in the interface are shown in bold style, for example
Check the Index checkbox to include the content element in section indices.

button/link in the TYPO3 interface (or related pop-up windows)
Clickable buttons that you should push in the interface are shown in this style, for example
Click the Save button to apply changes to your user preferences
Except when the button is a graphic, in which case the button graphic itself will be shown, as appropriate.

Additional text styles are employed to bring your attention to noteworthy or important information, for example

Note: There are several other ways to create a new page, but for the sake of simplicity, only the basic method is shown here.

Tip: Selecting the save-and-create new button instead of save-and-close will automatically open up another content element of the same type. If you plan to create another content element immediately, this will save you time.

Warning: Content elements do not automatically save during editing. If you click another area of TYPO3 outside of the content editing frame, you will lose any unsaved work.

Last updated: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:59:36PM

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