Introduction

Each page is made up of separate sections of content that are stored in a database. When a page is requested (such as by clicking a link), the program retrieves all of the sections of the page from the database and displays them on your browser screen.
The system has an edit system that works through your browser with no special software to install of learn. Each section has an optional header, a main body (generally of text, such as this paragraph that you are currently reading) and several other entries that control how the section is diaplayed. The beginning and ending dates for display can be specified. If an event date is entered, the section will automatically be placed on the system calendar, with a link to the full text of the article section(s).

The name of the section is the part of the URL after the '/index' in the address line above. When the page is loaded, the sections are retrieved from the database and placed into a template page for display.
This content can be edited by anyone (with a password!) using a an editing mode screen. The edit mode can be accessed via the edit icon in the lower right corner of the page.

New pop-up help page

The edit mode screen is documented here in a page contain a screen capute of an edit page and pop-up descriptionsfor each section. Pop it up and mouseover the different areas for more information. When you are fininshed, you may just close that new window.

Creating New Pages

• After logging on, go to the address bar and type in the address of where you would like the page to appear, such as http://ddl.gsu.edu/index/name_of_new_page/. If you want the page to be added to the menu, use the name of a menu after the /index/, such as http://ddl.gsu.edu/index/help/name_of_new_page/.
• You will then receieve a message telling you that no content is on this page.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and in the right-hand corner, there will be a little image of a pencil and pad of paper. This is the edit link.
• Click on this link to start building a page on the address you entered into the address bar.

Editing Pages

• After clicking on the edit icon in the lower right corner of the page, you will be brought to the edit page.
• There you will see a page title box, a header box, a section box, a list of text editing options, and a list of chronological options for the section.
• The Page title box will provide the whole page with what you wish to name it. The title entered here will appear on the title bar of your browser.
• The header box allows you to create a header for the individual section. This header will appear larger and bolder than normal text. There is also a sidebar box which will allow you to turn the section into a sidebar that is displayed on the right side of the page.
• The section box is here all the content of the page is. This is where the text, images, and links go. Any information should be placed into this area. Above the text editing options, there is a box for the section number. This number determines the order in which different sections are presented on the page. They are automatically set to be in numberic order.
• The text editing options allow you to create a link to another site, create a link to another page on your site, insert a image, create bold text, create italized text, create an unordered list, and create an ordered list. To insert an image, you must first upload an image.
• To upload an image you first either type in the address of the image you wish to upload, or click on the "Select image to insert" link if you dont know the address. Next, click on the "Browse" button to search through your files and select your file. After selecting the file you wish to upload, click on the "Start Upload" button. The image you uploaded will then be displayed at the bottom of the page. Next, type in a discription of your image, this discripition will be displayed whenever a person viewing the page holds their mouse over the image. To the right of the description box, there is a preview link which will allow you to preview the image you wish to insert onto the page. Next, specify the alignment of the image. It can be aligned to the left, center, or the right. The default alignment is left. You can also set a border for your image. By default, the image will not have a border. The width and height of the image will automatically be set to whatever the image size is, however you can change the image size to be smaller or larger.
• On the righthand side of the section box, there are three different time slots. The start box, the event box, and the expire box. The start box allows you to select a time and a date for which to start displaying the section. This box is automatically set for 12:00 on the date the section is first created. The event box allows you to set the information contained in the section box on the site calendar. The expire box allows you to set a time and date with which to stop displaying the section. Each box has a picture of a little calendar next to it that will allow you to pick a date.
• Above the time slots there is a delete box. The delete box allows you to delete the whole section. To do this, select the delete box, and then either save and continue editing or save and return to the page.