what are microsites?

So, what are microsites?

•sub-sections of ts interlink that you can populate with your own material •they are part of ts interlink, secure and fully searchable

•post and share important project news

•shared document repository – Word, Excel, PDF

•you have complete control of readership

•create your own site using a simple form

•ts mail is used to inform users when there is a new posting.

•use as a project resource tool to raise awareness of what you are working on

• share new projects/initiatives cross-border, locally, regionally or nationally

• access all relevant information and documents in one place including Word, PDF etc

• you select the readership, the entire trading standards audience can be reached

• you will never miss any important information and will always stay informed

• share sensitive information outside of your service securely

what can microsites do for you?

You will see the addition of microsites in the right hand main menu.

As we develop this further, you may notice slight changes to the front page…

ts interlink home page

microsite menu page

• the top box shows you the sites you own

• the bottom box displays sites you have read or read/write access to

• this is one of two ways of getting access to microsites.

Click on ‘product recalls’ and you will see the microsite home page which opens in a new window. To get back, just close the window.

microsite home page

In this area you will find the five most recent postings.

In the archive section, you can access previous postings.

ts mail page

You will also be alerted to new postings through ts mail like this:

ts mail message

When you click into the mail you will see this:

View full article by clicking here.

posting

By clicking ‘view full article’ the posting appears

This is the main text area, which can also contain pictures and attachments

Use the contact us form to contact the microsite owner.

Add a commentIf you wish to respond to the post type your text in the box, click ‘add a comment’ and your comment will be listed.

TaggingAuthors of new posts can 'tag' their items with relevant keywords, as an aid to other users when they are searching for specific material.

RSS feeds

RSS feeds help keep you informed by automatically delivering headlines to your desktop

You will see a ‘subscribe’ button in the top right hand corner.

• To subscribe to an RSS newsfeed of your interest, click ‘subscribe’ and you will see a page opens up in a new window

• you can subscribe to keep up-to-date with relevant postings that appear in ts mail.

Back on the microsite home page….

RSS feeds continued

Headlines of postings will be delivered to your desktop through your news reader - without you having to log into ts interlink.

You only need to log into ts interlink if you are interested in viewing the complete post.

By subscribing to RSS feeds, you can keep up-to-date with your areas of interest.

Search function

At the top right hand side of the microsite homepage, you will find the search function.

This will search the whole microsite, including attachments and tags. It will not search ts interlink, just the microsite only.

Alerts • alerts currently work for news service documents, and will soon include ts mail and microsite postings

• if a ts mail message contains a keyword of interest, a plain Internet email will be sent to your personal email account to alert you

• never miss a relevant posting on ts interlink again because the alert system will cover every part of ts interlink.

A reminder of the benefits…

• easily create your own microsite

• regions and project leaders will be able to communicate on one system

• you will never miss any important information

• you will always stay informed

• your message reaches the correct audience

• If you have any questions please contact helpdesk@tsi.org.uk