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TERMINALFOUR
SiteManager IntroductionJanuary, 2014
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Objective• To enable you to modify the structure and content of a
website using TERMINALFOUR Site Manager
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Agenda• Introduction to TERMINALFOUR Site Manager
• Understanding the interface
• Sections, Content and Content Types
• Adding links, images, tables
• Mixing types of content
• Media Library
• Modifying and deleting content
• Questions
• Workshop
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What is Site Manager?
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A WEB Application
•TERMINALFOUR Site Manager is a web application– Every click or interaction requires a response from a
server– Only requirement is a web browser– Does not save data unless told to, so avoid using the
browser navigation (e.g. back/forward buttons)– Allows you to preview changes immediately– Supports various user profiles
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Rights & RolesVisitor Contributor Moderator Power User Administrator
View published content
Add content
Modify content
Delete content
Add to Media Library*
As Contributor
Add content
Modify content
Delete content
Add to Media Library*
Approve content
Create site structure
Publish now*
As Moderator
Assign & create new users
Approve content
Publish channels*
Publish now*
Create styles, workflows, navigation & templates
As Power User
Establish channels, websites & intranets to publish to
Manage users, styles, workflows & templates
Assign &create new users
Reports
Access control
Set configuration
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* Depends on user’s configuration
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The Site Structure
• TERMINALFOUR Site Manager uses a tree structure similar to Windows File Explorer
• Each section in TERMINALFOUR Site Manager corresponds to a page on your site
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The Interface
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User profile options
Menus
WidgetsSite Structure Section menus Reports indicators and
Content status bars
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Functions in Site Manager
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Content Types
• Content Types are used to make it easy to add different types of content to a webpage (e.g. text, images, links, downloads, etc)
• Content Types are determined by the Administrator
• It is possible to use multiple Content Types on one webpage
• A Content Type is selected when adding new content
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Content types, modules and pages
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Content types, modules, pages – GLOBAL home page
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Adding Content
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Where content fits in
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Content Types Examples
•Media/document
•Event/Event
•News/Article
•News/Announcement
•Profile/Staff
•Media/Video
•There are more for Global
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Creating Links
•Link types:– Web links
– Links to eternal web pages– Section links
– Links to pages in the site structure– Content links
– Links to pieces of content on pages
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Web Links
•Used for creating links to other websites by entering the full URL in the pop-up box
•Also used for email by entering mailto:[email protected] in the URL field
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Section Links
• Used for creating links to other pages within the site
• Expand the Site Structure as much as needed and select the section you wish to link to
• If a page is moved, the link is automatically updated
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Content Links
• Used for creating links to specific pieces of content on a page
• First select the page from the Site Structure
• Then select the specific piece of content to link to
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Adding Images To Content
• Images are stored in the Media Library.
• To insert an image on your page, click
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Questions?
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