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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


* 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


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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