How to Create a Web Page. Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club March 2010 Version 2 April 2010

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1 How to Create a Web Page Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club March 2010 Version 2 April 2010

2 Introduction This manual will show you how to create a web page, commonly referred to as an article. The manual is broken down into three sections: 1 Logging on 2 Creating an Article 3 Saving and publishing the web page Note: you will need a publishers sign on to edit or submit web pages. If you do have this sign on level (submit article will not appear in the User Menu described in the logging on section) then webeditor@islandbarn.org.uk

3 Logon 1. Logon (found at the bottom of the left hand navigation modules) 2. Once you have logged on a user menu module will appear beneath the Useful Links 3. Click Submit an Article Note: you will need a publishers sign on to edit or submit web pages. If you do have these menu options then webeditor@islandbarn.org.uk

4 Create an Article 1. The new article page will load (as image beneath) 2. Every Page must have a tile and this is entered in the title field (marked A). The title of a page should be unique i.e. not used anywhere else on the website. If you duplicate titles then the page s visibly to search engines such as Google is severely diminished. 3. Enter your article in the area marked B (using the Word style tool bars above for formatting, spell checking etc If you hover you mouse icon over each button a quick tool tip will appear to explain the functionality) 4. You can paste from Word or other software (use ctrl+v or the paste icon in the tool bar), however be aware in the case of Word the editor will take you through and additional step to tidy up the code (Word embeds code that frequently confuses web page formatting) 5. To add an image use the image icon/button (marked C) in the tool bar. This function will allow you access existing images the image button to the right will allow you to upload new images A B D C 6. To link to other pages use the link icon/button (marked D) in the tool bar. This function will allow you to link too pages in the website and external to the website. A a. By default links will open in the same window as our site. Therefore, if you link to another website it is good practise to open a new window, this is achieved by selecting the target tab and new (see A in the small insert diagram) B

5 b. Existing and new pdf, word documents can be linked to or upload using the Browse Server button (marked B the small insert diagram above) c. Once the file Browser overlay loads you will be able to select the document you want to link to by double clicking it in the list (see diagram). To upload a new document click the browse button marked A, locate the document on your computer, then press the send it to the server A B button B 7. Once the article has been created scroll down the page to the publishing section (see diagram beneath) 8. The web pages are divided into SECTION and CATEGORY. a. The section is used to determine if users can comment on the article, therefore they are called content for articles that do not allow comments and Commentable Content for articles that invite user feedback/comments b. The category is used to determine where in the navigation of the website the article will be found

6 9. Set the section of the website. Currently all content must be in the Content of Commentable Content section. Do not use the other options available as your content will not be displayed. 10. Set the category to where you want you article to be located. 11. If published is set to yes the article will appear on the website, if set to no you can save the article to finish later without publishing it 12. Ignore show on front page this won t work with the way I have configured the site. 13. If you want to use an author alias enter text in this filed. If left blank you username (as per your login) will be assigned to the article 14. Set the date fields if your content needs a start/finish date for publishing (if not set the page will be visible as soon as it is published and will remain on the site) 15. Assign a user level a. Public anyone can see the article b. Registered only users that are logged into the website can see the article c. Special DO NOT USE 16. Description and Keywords are used to help search engines such as Google understand the content of your page. DO NOT USE as the website will auto generate these.

7 Saving / Publishing the page 1. scroll back to the top of the page 2. click the save button to the right of the page title