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1. P PAGE MANAGEMENT FILEMANAGER eH RECYCLE BIN EVENT VIEWERS E EP M USER RD SECURITY ROLES P T GOOGLEANALYTICS iuam p RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 3 RL COMPUTING Chapter 1 User Login User Login User login is the first thing that you ll need to know to be able to get into the CMS Once at the site you will see on the bottom of every page a login link Click this link Privacy Statement Site Map User Log In You will then be presented with a page that has a login dialog box present This is where User Name you will enter your user name and password If you forgot your password don t worry a forgot your password link is provided on the login page It will email you your Password Login Cl Remember Login Forgot Password username and password You do not have to log in from the home page Remember you can log in from any page on the site You can be browsing the site and d2. 22 PAGE TID T DE 22 ro c Pee c e eee deemed vc n Pudet 22 REDIRECT TO ANOTHER WEB SITE PAGE a Ro v pa 23 CHAPTER 7 CREATING NEWS ARTICLES WITH ADVANCED ARTICLES 24 HOWTO ADDINEWS ARTICLES e rore eva eo Re a T E 24 CHAPTER 8 SCHEDULING EVENTS WITH THE DNN EVENTS MODULE ccssscccssssccccsssccccessecccessecccessecccessecceenseeccusseceeeseseeesseseeens 26 FIOME PAGE 26 teret SAE tases coven 27 EDITING ANIEVENT 28 ENTERING EVENT CATEGORIES ANDILOCATIONS 2 252 32 or Pese reo s n Do Ce Ease er cvi Pu c e D E S de e e b Pa d e 28 CHAPTER 9 GREATER CONTROL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE 29 RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 2 P RL iX COMPUTING DOCUMENTATION
3. Email ITORLComputing com 20 RL ay COMPUTING Changing the Title of the Module When you first create a module the module title will be the manufacturer of the module such as HTML TEXT You have two ways to change the title of the module Option 1 ELS To do this click the gear icon located in the lower right corner of the module In the next o Edit Content screen you will see many dialog boxes Please only change the Module Title which is the second box from the top Once done scroll to the bottom and click Update Please be careful when in the settings screens If you do not want the title to display at all click on the Page Settings tab Where is says display container uncheck the box Module Title About Us Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the most c Western New York reaching all eight cou RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 21 RL E COMPUTING Chapter 6 Page Settings If you would like to hide the page from the public change the page name or change where it goes you will click on the Pages Tab Then click Edit Page Name The page name appears in the menu and in the breadcrumbs if your site has them When creating page names do NOT put special characters in the name Also keep it short and to the point You do not want to have the menu items being really long Make sure you use plain vocabulary when creating page names Do not use ind
4. You may choose to add an image that will display next to the summary of the article THUMBNAIL New images can be uploaded for this purpose from this screen or you may choose to select an image that has already been uploaded to the CMS If vou choose to put an image here it must be 100px by 100px so it is not distorted It is meant to be a thumbnail We can remove this image from showing if you desire School year begins with parade 8 50 minutes ago by Patrick Buechi Western New York Catholic Our Lady of Black Rock Schools welcomes new students new principal read more Description This is where the actual body of the content will be entered Most of the time you would enter this information before the summary and just copy and paste the first sentence or two from here and paste that into the summary box You MUST enter some content here If nothing else copy the summary to this area DO NOT leave it blank Link Gives you the ability to link this story to an external web page or another page on this site Default is none Publish Date This allows you to control the publish date If you do not want the article to display immediately you may enter a future date here Expiry Date When do you want the article to come off the news and go into the archives This is automatically 120 days The final options allow you to feature an article stick to top and to include in RSS By default all articles should be included
5. 5 Navigate through the directory until you locate the image you uploaded Click on the image you want to insert 6 The properties screen will appear on the right There are a couple of fields you should fill in First being the ALT Text This is very important It is for people who are visually impaired and for anyone who has images turned off This should be a brief yet descriptive description of the image 7 For Align choose left or right This aligns the picture to the left or right of the text and the text will automatically wrap around the picture 8 If you align the picture to the right put 5 in the left margin If you align to the left put 5 in the right margin 9 Do alter the image size here Make sure you resize the image in image editor prior to uploading the image If you need to tweak the image size just a few pixels you can use width height at the top of this window Make sure you click the link next to these two boxes first This ensures the image is resized proportionally 10 Click insert RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com P RL rs COMPUTING E Image Editor Width Height Border Color Border Width Alt Text Long Description Image Alignment 3X Top Right Margin Bottom Left CSS Class Apply Class Preview Properties Insert 14 RL ras COMPUTING Inset a Link There are four types of link
6. COPY a current page because this copies the format layout of the page and all the modules like the side menu 1 10 Go to a page that is within the section you want to add it to Click Pages Tab at the top and choose Copy On the Page Details tab enter the page name This is what will show up in the menu Keep it to 1 3 words max If you leave the page title blank it will automatically fill in with the default web site title with the keywords and page name Fill in the description and keywords if desired This will help with SEO Parent Page This should already be filled in if you selected the correct page to copy If not select the correct parent page You can choose to place the page within the current menu if desired This can always be changed afterwards in the Admin menu Pages Choose whether you want the page to show in the main menu This can be used to hide a page if you are still working on it or don t want it accessible to the public Permissions Tab Make sure All Users has View permissions and at least Site Editors has Edit permissions Copy Page Tab The key to this area is choose Reference if you want it to be identical to the page you are copying and if you change it in one location it changes all locations e g sidemenu Choose New if you want that area but will be adding the content Choose Copy if you want an exact copy of the module on the original page but do not want them linked like referencing d
7. in RSS Then click Publish You re done If you do not wish to publish the article now but want to save it you have that option as well by saving as a draft If the Advanced Articles Satellite module is set up on your website articles that you just entered will appear on the top of that module check the home page You can always change the settings of the Advanced Articles module to only display X number of articles or just featured articles RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com 25 ri COMPUTING Chapter 8 Scheduling Events with the DNN Events Module The Events Module is a great way to inform your users of what events you may have going on The Events Module can display events in a calendar view or ina list view on the home page It can be formatted any way that is needed The home page view is just a smaller version of the main calendar on the events page where events are entered NOTHING should be entered on the home page calendar Home page views Events Calendar August September October Sep 8 2010 School Begins K 8 2010 Sep 9 2010 1st Full Day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat K Readiness K 8 12 3 4 Sep 15 2010 Parent Night grades 6 5 6 10 11 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Sep 22 2010 Parents Night grades k 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 26 27 287 29 98 Sep 22 2010 HS A Meeting 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sep 26 2010 Nativity Alumni Gathering Octi 2010 Eme
8. of the menu items you will get a popup with more menu items or tasks you can complete Depending on your security level you may or may not see all the options below Admin Host Modules Pages Tools au Mode Edit On the far right of the control panel there is picklist called Mode You have 3 options view edit and layout To ensure that you are able to edit content please make sure that the edit is chosen Mode Edit e View Check this button if you wish to see what the completed page looks like after you have edited or inserted content To get an even better view though it is recommended that you completely log out of the CMS You can log out of the CMS by locating the logout link located at the bottom of the page or in the footer of the page Edit This button is the default option for editing and inserting content in CMS If you wish to do any editing on the site this option must be selected e Layout This button gives you a boxed layout of the areas on the page See image below HOME ABOUT US CHAPTERS MEMBERSHIP NEWS amp EVENTS PROGRAMS RESOURCES CONTACT US ADMIN HOST You are here Home gt DNN Page TopPane LeftPane ContentPane RightPane BottomPane RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 5 Modules Tab When you hover over the Modules link in the control panel you can add a module to the page A module in DNN essentially is
9. will need to select the new location you want the files moved too Select the folder on the left side of the File Manager If you moved files to another folder any link within the web site will automatically be updated RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 32 rik COMPUTING Recycle Bin The recycle bin allows you to recover any deleted modules or pages from your web site On the Pages tab you will see any pages that have been deleted If you want to restore them click on the page name Then click Restore Selected Page The same goes with the Modules NEVER click on the EMPTY RECYCLE BIN There is no turning back from this Recycle Bin A Modules Restore Selected Page Delete Selected Page Empty Recycle Bin RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT RLComputing com 33 RL T COMPUTING Event Viewer If you are having an issue on your web site or you receive an error on a page you should look here first This area will show you exactly where the problem is This is your first area to troubleshoot a problem Each event can be clicked on to view its details Portal 1 All Color Legend Admin Alert Host Alert Item Created Records per ue Item Updated page Click on a row for details Date Log Type Username Portal Summary Login Superuser Solutions E 4 7 2012 10 36 32 Satellite Solutio
10. HTML module to the page change this to All Categories in order to see all the modules that are installed in the system e Module This is where you select what module you wish to install on the page HTML module is the most common which allows you to input text DNNchildlinks is the module for the side menu Pane Pane is the location where the module will be inserted Generally ContentPane will be where you want to put a module since this is the main middle area of content The sidemenu always goes in the leftpane Insert This option is for when there are other modules already present in a particular pane such as ContentPane If the ContentPane already has an HTML module for instance and you wanted a new HTML module to sit above the existing HTML module you can select above from this picklist and choose the module name from the Module picklist Visibility This option allows you to specify if you want the module to be visible to anyone that can presently see the page same as page or if you want you can make this module only available to those RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com RL rs COMPUTING persons whom have edit access to the page page editors only Generally you will not need to be using this drop down as the default option same as page should suffice e Add Module to Page The final button with the green plus sign is the final step to
11. Roles Name Description Fee Every Period Trial Every Period Public Auto Q Administrators Portal Administration Q Q Registered amp eae Registered Users Q A public role for portal amp Subscribers subscriptions 4 4 Translator 4 role for English United amp en US States translators New Role Add New Role Group amp User Settings RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 36 RL cone b TN COMPUTING Google Analytics Once you have signed up for a Google Analytics account you can enter the code here All you need to do is enter the code This will automatically put the Google Analytics code on every page of the web site di Google Analytics Tracking ID 8 URLParameter LJ Update Site Log The Site Log will display limited site analytics for your web site You should rely on Google Analytics data since this keeps a history of all data The Site Log will delete data after a certain number of days RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT RLComputing com 37 Rb comune COMPUTING Site Settings This area should only be accessed by high level administrators This is where some of the main settings of the site are managed The keywords and description fields should be filled in These will be used on every page unless on the page itself they are filled in This area will be covered in the training workshop for site adm
12. Rule Insert Current Date Time Text style This is where the heading tags are You should use these for titles of sections Apply CSS Any extra styles we have added for you to use on your site will be located here Second Row Bold Italic Bullets numbering lists indentations block quotes and text alignment Same as MS Word Insert Symbol This icon looks like a horseshoe Inset Table RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 11 RL ats COMPUTING Inserting an Image You can insert a JPG GIF or PNG on the web site Bitmaps are not an appropriate file type due to their low quality When inserting a photograph please make sure you resize the photo in a graphics program e g Photoshop or GIMP This resizes the image proportionally and does not make it distorted Anything that you insert should not be more than 300px wide on a standard page That will take up almost half your web site width By not resizing your images you will eventually will have problems loading the image manager and your web site will load slower Never put images directly from your digital camera to the web site When naming your photos make sure you name them something you will recognize Don t leave them a bunch of numbers They will be hard to locate later on and Google does look at your image names for SEO If you are using an image that is not yours make sure you are not violating and copyright r
13. Welcome to the DotNetNuke v6 CMS User Training Manual Provided by Rlou i COMPUTING Web Design Print Design IT Support Services Last Updated March 17 2012 wq COMPUTING Table of Contents PAGES TAB TOOLS TAB CHAPTER 3 EDITING BASIC INFORMATION WITH THE HTML 10 EDITING CONTENT 10 INSERTING hene e eedem e ge uneven dde e e bae due etude o bus adea duae 12 INSET A NE eeE RH EMBEDDING AUDIO OR VIDEO FILES vc cz scvconvonsecacdeavesvanccasdeaveesievaselodivensuavenmsnaceestduvenns RN SERRE LINKING TO AN AUDIO OR VIDEO FILE CHAPTER 4 ADDING A NEW PAGE 18 CHAPTER 5 MANAGING MODULES ON A PAGE cccccsssssessssreeeesssneeessnceenessseeesessneeesessneeesssaeeesessaeeessssesesessaesesessseeesesseeseesaseenessaees 20 DELETING OR MOVING A MODULE zc ADDING AIMODULE tc CHANGING THE TITLE OF THE MODULE CHAPTER 6 iddixsidic
14. When you click either of the edit content links you will be brought to the HTML editor screen which looks similar to using MS Word Editor Basic Text Box Rich Text Editor kontent area where text will be 7 Design lt gt HTML Words 6 Characters 31 27 The toolbar is described below If you hover over a button a tooltip will come up giving details as to what the button is RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 10 n L co Ee First Row Spell Check Undo Redo Same as MS Word Find and Replace Cut Copy Paste Paste Options There are a few different paste options Always choose paste as plain text to remove all hidden formatting This will ensure your web page is displayed properly Not using this will have adverse effects on your web page Undo Redo Insert an Image The icon looks like a mountain and sunshine Document Manger This icon looks like a piece of paper with a red paperclip A new window will open that will you allow to you manage all the documents in your web site This is how you would link to a PDF Word document or other file Insert Flash This allows you to upload and insert a Flash animation SWF file Media Manger This icon is the same symbol as Windows Media Player Insert a Link The chain image is to insert a link Remove Link Subscript Superscript New paragraph You can also just press Return Horizontal
15. a self contained area where content will go on the web page The most common module is the HTML module This is what is used on almost every page of your site to put the text of the page in There are 1000 s of modules out there If you would like additional functionality on the site just let us know what you are looking for Modules are purchased through http store dotnetnuke com e Add New Module This is the default button for when you wish to add a module to a page e Add Existing Module This option enables you to add an existing module which is located on a different page to this page This comes in handy when you need to add the side menu onto a page You use this option to copy the side menu from one page to another To do this click add existing module Then the window RL ras COMPUTING Modules Pages Tools k Add Module Add New Module Add Existing Module Find More Extensions Module Selection Category Common v Module HTML Title Visibility Same As Page Y Module Location Pane ContentPane v Inset Bottom v Module Add Module will refresh showing you a list of pages in the first dropdown Select the page that has the side menu on it that you want Then in the pane dropdown choose where you want it e g left pane Then in the module dropdown choose the module you would like to copy e g side menu Then click Add Module to Page e Category Unless you are adding a
16. actually add a module onto a page Click this link to add the module to the page Pages Tab The pages menu always you to manage the page you are currently on and add new pages Pages Tools Actions Page Settings g Add Copy Delete g Import Export Copy Actions Copy Permissions to Children Copy Design to Children Add New Page Update Current Page Name Name Programs Template Default v Insert v Inset After zz Programs Y Skin Use Default Site Skin v Include in Menu v Include in Menu Add Page 7 Disabled Update Page Actions e Page Settings This button will let you change settings for the current page such as page name title description permissions etc This is where you can hide the page from the public while you developing it e Add DO NOT USE Easier to use Copy so that page design and desired modules can be copied to the new page e Copy The copy button will allow you to create a new page from the page you are currently on This is how you should always create new pages e Delete This button will let you delete the current page Be CAREFUL when using this button If you delete the wrong page your site can become unusable e g Home Page RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com R L co 8 e Export DO NOT USE e Import DO NOT USE Copy Actions e Copy Permissions to Children If you edited the permissio
17. ced Articles module looks like Y News Add New Article My Articles amp Approval 4 News Article 30 by SuperUser Account Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Mauris tristique risus eleifend suscipit laoreet nisi nibh ullamcorper nunc ut sollicitudin tortor ipsum eget felis read more 4 News Article 2 by SuperUser Account Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Mauris tristique risus eleifend suscipit laoreet nisi nibh ullamcorper nunc ut sollicitudin tortor ipsum eget felis read more News Article 1 30 2 minutes ago by SuperUser Account Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Mauris tristique risus eleifend suscipit laoreet nisi nibh ullamcorper nunc ut sollicitudin tortor ipsum eget felis read more add New Article 7 How to Add News Articles 1 Goto the page with news module located on it and click on the link Add New Article 2 3 Enter in a Title or Headline of the article The Author field may be changed but by default you will be in that box You can choose not to display this field to the public Summary It is recommended to put in one or two sentences at the most here This is the shortened version or summary of the article until a user clicks on the story itself to have the entire story revealed RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT RLComputing com 24 10 RL COMPUTING Picture
18. com Email IT ORLComputing com 8 Admin Tab RL ras COMPUTING Depending on the access your user account has you may not be able to have access to all of the Admin Tasks Please see Chapter 9 for details about each option in the Admin Tab Admin Host Modules Admin Features T Site Settings Languages amp User Accounts Newsletters LJ Event Viewer Taxonomy Pages Tools Pages Skins Vendors Ea File Manager A Site Wizard amp Search Engine Site Map dr Extensions Security Roles Site Log Recycle Bin Ge Google Analytics Lists RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT RLComputing com 9 COMPUTING Chapter 3 Editing Basic Information with the HTML Module The HTML Module is the most commonly used module for entering content into the CMS This will no doubt be the module that you will use most often Familiarizing yourself with the editor for the HTML module will give you a fundamental understanding of entering content and editing within the CMS Editing Content Areas There are two ways to edit a content area that is already inserted on a page m A ManageT ext HTML Hover here then click toolbar to edit content 7 Edit Content The first way is to click on the Edit Content link always located on the bottom of the content area The second way is to hover over the Manage button Choose Edit Edit Content
19. counts 1 ORS TUY WXX Y zZ AI Online Unautnenzed Deleted Username Display Name Address Telephone Created Date Authorized admin Administrator Account 2 29 2012 2 42 00 PM Page 1 of 1 First Previous Next Last add New User Remove Deleted Users Delete Unauthorized Users 55 Manage Profile Properties User Settings a RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 35 COMPUTING Security Roles This area allows you to manage groups of users and grant them access to areas of the web site The security groups should be granted permissions to edit pages sections of your web site NOT users This makes it much easier to manage your web site Every site will have the groups below along with Site Editors Site Editors is the group that had administrative access to the web site and full access to manage all pages on the web site This group should be used for admins only Other groups should be created for general users The administrators group should never be used for content editors Add a New Security Role Click on Add New Role Type in the name of the new role Make it something that will be easily recognizable what it should be managing Add Users to a Security Role Click the icon that looks like people next to the role name This will show which users are part of this group You can add new users to the group here too Security
20. ction this is the only area that you can access the page To make changes to that page right click on the page name Then choose Page Settings RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com 30 Rb comune COMPUTING File Manager The file manager is an excellent one stop area to manage files on the server The structure is organized similar to windows explorer with folders on the left and files on the right v E File Manager Standard File System Y eh Add Delete 3 Synchronize Files Folder Folder C Recursive Refresh Copy Files Move Files 4 Upload Delete Files 2 892 z X 2 965 2 X 1 566 2 X 2 190 z X 1 5102 X 2 630 2 X 16 161 2 X 7 084 2 30 806 zx 2 816 xml 6 30 2010 1 45 58 PM sq aspnet gif 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM iq community_icon gif 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM iq community_title gif 5 5 2010 8 57 41 4M sq conferences_icon gif 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM sq conferences_title gif 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM i districtXLogo jpg 5 21 2010 12 35 02 PM B dnn_adminguide png 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM 5 dnn_large_banner png 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM dnn_proedition png 5 5 2010 8 57 41 AM Portal Root DIBIBIEBDIEBIEDIE I E Page 1 of 3 Used 122 16KB of unlimited Portal Root Items Per Page 10 Folder Security Settings Adding a Folder To add a new folder naviga
21. e you want to link to 5 Ifyou are linking to an external web site choose URL Then type in the URL you want to link to including the http EG http rlcomputing com If you want the external link to open a NEW window you need to type the following in the URL box javascript void window open http www daybreaktv org Secure 8 Site Map Priority 0 5 Start Date End Date B Link Url Link Type 9 None URL A Link To External Resource 5 Page A Page On Your Site File A File On Your Site Permanently Redirect RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT RLComputing com 23 RL m Chapter 7 Creating News Articles with Advanced Articles The Advanced Articles Module is an excellent module for creating news articles on your web site The Advanced Articles module lets you post news within a familiar format to using the HTML editor A date and author can be displayed as well as offering you an array of options for displaying articles such as archiving and choosing the number of articles to display The Advanced Articles Module also comes with a sister module Advanced Articles Satellite which allows you to display your news articles in other areas of your site instead of typing in the articles each time in more than one place Currently most DNN web sites have the Advanced Articles Satellite module somewhere on the home page Below is an example of what the Advan
22. ecide to click the login link on any page By doing this once logged in you will be right on the page that you were browsing instead of starting on the home page Logout Once you are logged into the CMS the Login link will change to your name and a log out link When you are done editing the web site you should either close your browser or click on the Logout link This prevents anyone else from using your account to edit the web site The web site will automatically log you out after 20 minutes of inactivity Changing Your Password After you log in the first time you should change your password To change your password click on your name at the bottom of the page SuperUser aa Once you click your name you will be brought to your profile Click on Edit Profile Then click on Manage Password at the top You will have to enter your current password and then your new password twice When creating a new password it must be 8 characters and a combination of letters numbers and special characters Special characters are 959078 If you password is changed successfully you will see a green checkmark at the top of the page If it was not successful you will see a red X RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 4 n RL XT COMPUTING Chapter 2 How to Navigate within DotNetNuke Control Panel The control panel is the gray bar at the top of the page When you hover your mouse over any
23. ing the time to enter commonly used categories or locations you will generate a list of items to select from when entering a new event in the calendar For instance if you re a church and continually hold events at the church it may be a good idea to enter the church address To add edit categories next to the event calendar hover over the small blue arrow and scroll down about half way and you will see edit categories and edit locations When entering this date you specify a title coloring and just click add The procedure is similar for adding locations and categories These items if chosen when entering a new event will display on the calendar RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 28 n RL ras COMPUTING Chapter 9 Greater control with the Administrative Menu Tab The Admin Tab gives you as an administrator more control to critical components of the CMS such as the recycle bin and the file manager This chapter goes over some of the important and commonly used modules within the admin menu Documentation This module is simply a link to the RLComputing web site page that contains examples and manuals for specific modules available with DotNetnuke DNN Page Management The Pages module is where you would go to rearrange page order and manage pages that redirect to files or external web sites This will affect the main menu and the side menus If you rearrange pages you will see the orde
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25. media manager 2 Navigate to the folder where you will store all media files 3 Upload the file just like you uploaded an image or file 4 Insert the file RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 16 RL ay COMPUTING Linking to an audio or video file To provide just a link to a video or audio file that is stored on the web server so it won t load automatically 1 Goto the File Manager to upload the file 2 Navigate to the folder you would like to store the media files 3 Click on Upload in the File Manager 4 Browse to locate the file on your computer that you want to upload 5 Upload the file 6 Then go to the page you would like the link to the file on 7 Click Edit Content 8 Click on the document manager looks like the piece of paper with a paperclip 9 Navigate to the location you stored the files Click on the file and click on insert JavaScript If you are pasting JavaScript into the HTML editor it will be removed when you save the page This is a security precaution The editor removes all non HTML code If you must have JavaScript on the page then you need to edit the settings of the page and put the JavaScript code in the Header box on the page settings page RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 17 R L co Ee Chapter 4 Adding a New Page There are a number of different ways to add a new page The easiest way is to
26. nd date to be displayed or not 5 Choose a level of importance 6 Category and location are only used if you specifically enter locations and categories on another screen please see this document Entering Event Categories and Locations 7 The next dialog box is what you should now be used to similar to the Advanced Articles and HTML Editors 8 The final options enable you to display an image with the event and if it s a recurring event Once you are done click Update Your event is now entered into the calendar RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com 27 RL ay COMPUTING The Events Calendar allows you to display events on another page such as the homepage By default most web sites will have this option enabled on the home page Similar to the Advanced Articles Satellite this will save you from entering data in more than one place To have this feature set up please contact RLComputing You can also show just categories of events on other pages So your site can have one main calendar where everything is entered Then on other sections of your web site you can display only certain categories of events Editing an Event 1 Goto the calendar and click on the event you wish to edit 2 If you wish to change something on the event click edit if you wish to delete an event click delete These will be towards the bottom of the event Entering Event Categories and Locations By tak
27. ns RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com 34 COMPUTING User Accounts Not everyone will have access to this area There are usually 1 2 people for each site with access to this area This is where you will manage the user account for people who have access to edit your web site This list of users should be maintained regularly As people leave your organization you should remove their account from the web site Security can give users access to edit all pages on the web site just a section or just a page Add a User Click on Add New User Type in the requested fields For a username we recommend the first initial of the first name then the full last name Every account must have an email address The user will be notified automatically via email that they have been granted access to the web site along with their username password Once the account is created you need to add the user to the appropriate security group To add them to the appropriate security group click on the paper icon next to their username Click on Manage Roles for this User Edit a User Click on the paper icon next to the username You can change the user s password unlock their account or update the user s information Delete a User Click on the trash can next to the username This will disable their account If you want to permanently remove all deleted accounts click on Remove Deleted Users amp User Ac
28. ns on a parent page and you want to propagate them to the children below you can click on this link e Copy Design to Children DO NOT USE This is already done when you copy the page to create it Add New Page DO NOT USE Update Current Page e You can update the page name which also updates the page name in the menus e Include in Menu If you uncheck this option the page will not be displayed in the menu This is one way to hide the page BUT if someone searches for something on the page the page will be accessible Tools Tab The tools menu contains a few items from the admin Tools menu that you might use often Depending on your security level you may not see this option Common Actions Add User Add a new user to the web site Add User Q Add Role Upload File B Clear Cache Recycle Application Pool Add Role Add a new security group to the web site View Website Upload File Simple version of the File Manager to Switch Site upload files Help Clear Cache If you make a change and don t see the Help changes reflected they might be stored in the web site cache Clicking this link will clear your web site cache but not your browser cache Recycle Application Pool This should be used very carefully This will restart your web site When restarting the web site will not be available to the end users RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing
29. oes a SideMenu DNN ChildLinks Always choose Reference unless you did not copy the correct page Then choose Copy Reference means copy all settings and formatting of the side menu so you won t have to make any changes b HTML Text area in ContentPane Always choose NEW You can change the title right here or wait until you are back on the page The content text will not be copied It will put a blank area for you to start typing in RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 18 P RL iX COMPUTING 11 Advanced Settings If you want this new page to link to a file or an external URL then click on the next to Advanced Settings Scroll down to Link URL File Links to a document Page Links to another page within your site URL This will redirect the menu item to an external web site 12 Click Page RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 19 RL ay COMPUTING Chapter 5 Managing Modules on a Page A module is the areas on the page where you can type text or that is displaying data Deleting or Moving a Module If you have to delete a module on a page hover over the Manage button and you will see the delete link click this Upon confirmation the module will be deleted Please be careful when doing this You can also edit the settings of a module by clicking on the icon that looks like a gear or mouse
30. over the Manage button and choose Settings There is a Delete option at the bottom of the screen To move a module hover over the Manage button and at the very bottom of the list you will see move hover over move More options will expand here you will see your other options of where you can move your module If when creating your module if the module did not appear where you wanted it to go you can always come here and fix the position Adding a Module If you want to add a module to a page first make sure you have access to do it If you do not see the Modules Tab you will need to talk to your web site administrator or email RLComputing because you do not have access to the Modules area If you do see the Modules Tab follow the directions below Most of the module s names are self explanatory If you are looking for the side menu module it is called DNN Childlinks 1 Goto the Modules Tab 2 Choose All Categories from the Category picklist 3 Choose the module you want to add from the picklist 4 Choose the Pane it will be going in LeftPane ContentPane center RightPane TopPane Banner below menu 5 Click Add Module Adding a SideMenu Go to the Modules Tab Choose Existing module instead of New Choose the page that contains the exact side menu you want on this page Choose SideMenu from the module list Choose LeftPane Click Add Module Qi A dq RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com
31. r become changed on the main navigation menu instantly Pages are organized in a hierarchical tree structure or referred to as a parent child structure To view the child pages click on the sign before the page name You will then see its children If you are unsure you can verify what children belong to what parents by hovering over that particular parent in the main navigation bar and seeing what drops down under it With this knowledge you may choose to move individual pages or groups of pages to another level RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 29 Rew Manage Portal Pages Host Pages Expand All RLComputing gt gt Web Design DotNetNuke Print Market Home xj About Us tj Web Design Bothlethluke View gt Page Settings amp g g x Delete Page Add Page s Hide from navigation Disable link in navigation m P P d Make Homepage kt Search Results User Profile dy Admin o Moving a Page If you wish to move a page click and hold Then drag the page to where you would like it to be Release the mouse once you have moved the page to the correct location Rename a Page To rename a page just double click on the page name You can then type in the new name Editing a Page Another reason to use this area is if you have redirected a page to an external web site and need to change that link or undo the redire
32. rgency Drill Month View 2 15pm Dismissal Oct 11 2010 NO SCHOOL Columbus Day Nov 13 2010 Nativity Auction List View RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 26 RL COMPUTING Main Events Page Calendar of Events 9 8 2010 AA October September 2010 4 Peter s Pence collection in all parishes D Stepping Out walking Club 5 9 10 Ifi Peter s Pence Labor Day First Day Firstday Bible study Retrouvaille Retrouvaille collection in Catholic of School of school for young Weekend Weekend all parishes Center most for most adults e 5 Planet Kid S ramble a if closed schools schools ir Greg s ats outside of Buffalo Buffalo Mass and veneration of relics of Pro Life St Labor Day Mass By default the events will be presented in the monthly calendar format If you wish to create a new event please follow the instructions below 1 Navigate to the events page do not go to where the events sub calendar may be located Typically there will be a news and events page created on your site go to this and the events or calendar page 2 Click on the blue plus button located in the upper right hand corner of the screen above the calendar 3 Onthe next screen you will start off with entering an event title check the next button if this is an all day event 4 Enter astart date time and end date time check if you want the e
33. s external internal email and file To create any of these you start off the same way 1 Highlight the text you want to be clickable 2 Click the globe with a chain link icon in the first row of the toolbar ES IG quest MICH QCSIIES i Hyperlink Manager o andt Hyper nk Anchor E mail Page URL http Target None Existing amp nchor None Tooltip CSSClass Apply Class Track the number of times this link is clicked Log the user date and time for each click OK J Cancel J External Link This is a link to an external web site E g Google 1 Inthe URL box type in the web site address E g google com make sure you leave the http 2 Inthe TARGET field choose New Window Blank 3 Click OK Internal Link This is a link to a page within your web site 1 Click the down arrow next to the page field 2 Select the page you want to link to 3 Click OK Email This is used when you want users to send you an email All email addresses on the web site should be made email links RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 15 P RL iX COMPUTING 1 Click on the EMAIL tab 2 Ifnotalready there type in the email address 3 Click OK File This is a link to a Word document PDF Excel file etc f you are using Office 2007 make sure you save your documents as Word 2003 format Not e
34. te to where you want to add a new folder stay within the images or documents folder You can expand current folders by clicking on the sign next to the folder name Once you are in the correct spot type the name of the folder you want to create in the empty textbox at the top of the file manager Do NOT put spaces or special characters in the folder names Click Add Folder Uploading many pictures If you know you will be uploading many photos to the site it is recommended you zip up all the images on your computer so you can upload them all at once It is also recommended if you re adding images to make a folder within images folder just for these photos To zip up the pictures on a PC highlight them all then right click Choose send to gt compressed Zip file RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 31 n L co 8 Once you have the zip file go to the file manager Choose Upload Click the Browse button Locate your zip file and click open Then choose the folder you want all the pictures to be in from the Folder Picklist Check Decompress ZIP files Finally click Upload File Your pictures will automatically unzip into the folder you selected Move Files If you would like to move files from one folder to another check the files you want to move in the far right checkbox Then click Move in the tool bar of the File Manager Click OK when you receive a popup asking you to confirm the move Next you
35. ules Best way to prevent any issues is to buy stock photograph at sites like istock com or bigstockphotos com To insert an image 1 Click on the icon in the tool bar in the first row RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 12 pf rik COMPUTING 2 The image manager will popup E Image Manager E Rich Text Edita Portal Root 4 Portal Root gt Lj images C images Ld Templates gt Users v3flashslideshow Lj Templates Ll Users V3flashslideshow AI 120x60 gif F aspnet gif 88 community icon gif S community title gif amp conferences icon gif 8 conferences title gif Lau n Page 1 4 Items 1 0 10 of 34 Pr operties 3 Click on the IMAGES folder All images should be put in the images folder to keep the web site organized 4 To upload a new image click on the UPLOAD link at the top of the screen Another screen will appear You can then browse and select more than one image If you are updating the image make sure you click overwrite of file exists Click Upload This will make a copy of the image on your machine and upload it to the server RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email ITORLComputing com 13 5 Upload Add F Overwrite if file exists Max file size allowed 04 00 MB File extensions allowed gif png jpg jpe jpeg bmp Upload
36. ustry jargon To edit the page name click on the EDIT in the Page Tab menu Change the page name field Click update at the bottom of the page Page Viewing There are a few ways you can have your page not viewable by the public or not display in the menu Tags Don t display in the menu but viewable arent Page lt None Specified gt To have the page viewable but not in any menus Include In Menu v in the page settings uncheck Include in menu Not viewable by public To hide the page from the public but you can see it when you log in go to the page settings On the permissions tab uncheck All Users View RLComputing Help Desk support rlcomputing com Email IT ORLComputing com 22 P RL iX COMPUTING Redirect to another web site page or file You can have a menu item page link to a file another page within your site or automatically go to an external web site 1 Todo this go to the Pages Tab and choose Edit Then click on the Advanced Settings tab 2 Scroll down and expand the Other Settings area In the Link URL choose your desired option file page URL 3 If you are linking to a file choose file Then choose the correct folder the file is in DOCS or DOCUMENTS If the file is not currently on the site choose upload new file Browse your computer for the file and upload it Then click update 4 Ifyou are linking to another page on your web site choose page In the dropdown choose the pag
37. veryone can open Office 2007 2010 formatted documents The best practice is to make sure every file is in PDF format This prevents any compatibility issues There are two ways to link files You can click the hyperlink manager as you have in the above steps OR instead click on the icon with a piece of paper with a paperclip in the HTML editor window Click on the icon that has a piece of paper with a paperclip Click on the DOCS or DOCUMENTS folder If you don t have one you can create one by clicking on New folder icon which is the folder with a Type in a folder name and save it Once in the documents folder either choose a file you would like to link to OR click UPLOAD to upload a new file If uploading a new file browse to locate the file on your machine and upload it Navigate until you locate the file and highlight it Click INSERT OY OO mw Embedding audio or video files To link to an mp3 audio file or a SHORT video click on the icon that has an arrow inside a color wheel This is the media manager This will often be used to manage podcasts The web server can handle SHORT videos When you want to have long videos or commercials you are better off putting them on YouTube and linking to them or embedding them Editor Basic Text Rich Text Editar Northern Lights College is B C s Energy College This will put the video or audio file embedded on the page so it will load automatically 1 Click on the
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