Platform-Overview:Dashboard
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1.0 The Dashboard
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1.1 Site Actions Screen:
1.2 Menu
The bar across the top of the system is where you can access all the features involved in the of the sites themselves. The Menu is available at all times. From here you can access all the items that are available on the site dashboard as well as make changes to your personal information.
Site Actions
- The Site Action dropdown shows you all of the general actions that you can utilize when managing your website. From uploading documents, managing images, creating templates, and simply editing your site content this is the first place you should look when you want to make any changes you your website. All of the available options here are also mirrored on the main site dashboard screen.
Personal
- The Personal dropdown is located where you see your name written in the upper right hand corner of the system. When you mouse over it, you will be able to change your password, and log out.
1.3 Buttons
Edit Site
- The Edit Site button is the main place you will go to actually make changes to your website. Click this button whenever you want to edit text, images, documents, media, etc on your website. The actual site editing is explained in section 2.0 Editing a Site.
Open Site Map
- When you click on Open Site Map you will be able to browse through all of the pages in your site by links. Here you are able to clone pages, create new pages and folders, and delete pages from the sitemap if they are no longer active. Most of this functionality is also available in the Site Map Pullout located at all times on the far left of your screen and opened by clicking on the small gray rectangle. Explanations for the majority of the Site Map use is explained in section 5.0 Managing Templates.
Manage Images
- The Manage Images button opens up the Image Manager. From here you can upload (individually or in batch) images that you would like to have available for use with your site. You can create new folders as well to better organize the images that you are adding to the system. It is important to note that you do not have to upload images you want to work with ahead of time if you don’t want to. You can change images on the fly from the Edit Site screen. This just gives you the option to manage images you want ahead of time. Greater detail on image management is explained in section 3.0 Managing Images.
M=anage Documents
If you are looking to upload PDF’s, MP3’s, AVI’s, basically anything that isn’t an image, clicking on the Manage Documents button is the place to go. This will bring up the Document Manager which allows you to upload these files to your website for use. It is very similar to the Image Manager allowing for you to upload files, create new folders, and manage your documents. Full explanation of how to use the Document Manager can be found in section 4.0 Managing Documents.
Manage Templates
- If you want to create, delete, or edit templates the Manage Templates button is the place to click. This button allows for managing of templates, it is not where you go to actually create new pages from templates. To find all about templates check out section 5.0 Managing Templates.
1.4 Quick Links
The Quick Links section is a list of handy shortcuts to help stream line your workflow. Lots of times you might want to edit the same page repeatedly, or you might want to quickly return to an edit you were making. You can find links to those pages here.
Recent Drafts
- This section shows recent drafts that have been started and saved without going to publish.
Recently Published Pages
- This section shows all the pages that have had changes published recently. This is a really handy way of getting to the pages you change often efficiently.
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