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CONTRIBUTE 3 Using and Administering Contribute
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Contents PART I: USING CONTRIBUTE Chapter 1: Welcome to Macromedia Contribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Website development and maintenance overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Contribute resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Typographical conventions in the Contribute resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Where to start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Editing web page content in an external application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adding Google search functionality to your web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Editing web page source in an external application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Canceling a draft or new page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Deleting a web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Exporting a Page (Windows only) . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 8: Working with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 About conflicts in table formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Inserting a table on a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Selecting table elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Resizing tables, rows, and columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sending connection keys for websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Sending connections for CPS managed sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Adding users to websites managed by CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Removing users from sites managed by CPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Managing website connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Chapter 13: Managing Users and Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix B: Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Insert menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents
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Learn how to use Contribute to update and publish web pages within your website. This part contains the following chapters: Chapter 1: Welcome to Macromedia Contribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 3: Exploring the Contribute Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chapter 4: Working with Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Macromedia Contribute Macromedia Contribute enables users to easily create and edit web pages on existing websites. Whether you’re using Contribute to update web pages or to manage the website, you’ll find Contribute a very useful tool for browsing, editing, and publishing content to a website.
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Contribute administrators set up Contribute users and help them use Contribute to maintain the website. The Contribute administrator is also responsible for setting folder and user permissions, which determine who can edit website content and what contents they can edit. Only one Contribute administrator can be designated for each website in Contribute. However, more than one person can administer the website if the Contribute administrator shares the administration password for the website.
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A link to information on the tutorial appears on the Start page when you first start Contribute. The tutorial is available in the How Do I panel in the sidebar. Click the Contribute Tutorial link to start the tutorial. When you install Contribute, the sample website for the tutorial is copied to your computer at: c:\\documents and settings\yourname\Application Data\Macromedia\Contribute\Configuration\ Content\Tutorial.
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Typographical conventions in the Contribute resources The following typographical conventions are used in this guide: • Menu commands are shown in this format: Menu name > Menu command. Commands in submenus are shown in this format: Menu name > Submenu name > Menu command. • Code font indicates HTML tag and attribute names, as well as literal text used in examples. • Italic code font indicates replaceable items (sometimes called metasymbols) in code.
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CHAPTER 2 Getting Started If Macromedia Contribute is not already installed on your computer, you need to install it. Before you install it, be sure that your computer meets the minimum setup requirements. Before you can use Macromedia Contribute to edit and update your website content, you must create a connection to the website—actually, to the web server that stores your website.
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2. Edit your content. After you browse to the page you want to edit, click the Edit Page button in the toolbar to open the page in the Contribute editor. Contribute copies the file from your web server and locks it on the server so that no one else can edit the page while you’re working on it. The Contribute editor works much as a word processor does. You can edit text, images, tables, and links on the page, and you can even add Microsoft Word or Excel documents to your website.
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Connecting to a website Contribute lets you connect to your website quickly and easily. Your Contribute administrator will do one of the following to help set up a connection for you: • Send you an e-mail message with a website connection key file (see “Using a website connection key” on page 17). The connection key contains all the network information that Contribute needs to connect to your website.
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Entering a Contribute startup password If the Require Contribute startup password option is selected in the Security category of Preferences, Contribute prompts you for your startup password when you start the program. A startup password protects unauthorized users from publishing pages to your website. After you enter the correct startup password, you can make updates and publish changes to the connected websites until you close Contribute.
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Disabling your website at startup Contribute alerts you if it detects a problem with any of your website connections when it starts. Contribute displays the alert after the first website connection problem it encounters. You can have Contribute try to connect again. If Contribute still can’t connect, you can disable the website connection and try to connect to your other websites, if any. If you disable a website, you can enable it after you resolve your network connection problem.
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Chapter 2: Getting Started
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CHAPTER 3 Exploring the Contribute Workspace You can use Macromedia Contribute as a web browser and as a web page editor. You can easily switch between browsing web pages and editing web pages. The Contribute workspace makes it easy for you to access pages, whether you’re browsing or editing. You can navigate the Contribute dialog boxes and workspace without using your mouse. You can also set preferences to customize Contribute.
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The Contribute workspace The Contribute workspace has three main areas: the Contribute browser/editor, the toolbar, and the sidebar. Toolbar Start page in the browser/editor Sidebar The Contribute browser/editor The main window in Contribute is used for browsing and editing. If you are not sure whether you are browsing or editing in Contribute, look at the toolbar. The toolbars are different when you are browsing and when you are editing a draft (see “The Contribute toolbars” on page 22).
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Depending on the role the Contribute administrator assigned you, some buttons in the toolbars might not be enabled for you. The browser toolbar The editor toolbar contains buttons for navigating your website or creating a new page. contains buttons for common operations from the File, Insert, Format, and Table menus. Action buttons Add row/column Insert content Page properties The text formatting toolbar contains buttons for formatting text.
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The Contribute sidebar The Contribute sidebar makes it easy to switch between editing and browsing, and gives you quick access to your drafts. You can also use the sidebar to get quick instructions for performing tasks in Contribute. The sidebar has two parts: • The Pages panel gives you access to the web browser and all drafts you’re currently editing. There is also a link to the Draft Console, which shows the status of your drafts.
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To resize the sidebar: • Drag the splitter bar between the sidebar and the Contribute browser/editor. To expand or collapse a panel in the sidebar: • Double-click the panel title bar. To resize panels vertically in the sidebar: • Drag the title bar in the How Do I panel. Switching between browsing and editing You can use Contribute to browse or edit web pages. You can switch between browsing and editing at any time.
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Browsing to web pages The easiest way to find a web page you want to edit is to browse to the page in Contribute, just as you would browse to a page in any web browser. Tip: See “Opening pages without browsing” on page 26 to learn other ways to find your web pages. Note: (Windows only) If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer as your primary web browser, the Contribute browser inherits preferences from Internet Explorer.
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• Bookmarks for frequently accessed pages Current drafts Bookmarks Home pages for your websites Pages that aren’t linked Viewing drafts and new pages The Pages panel displays the names of drafts you are currently editing. You can also access drafts from the File menu. To view a draft, do one of the following: • Click the title of the draft in the Pages panel in the sidebar. • Select File > Drafts, and then select a draft from the pop-up menu.
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Viewing pages and files that you can’t browse to Contribute gives you access to pages and files that are associated with your website but that you can’t browse to. Use the Choose button in the toolbar to view pages and files that are saved in a website folder but aren’t linked from any page on your website. To view a page or file that is not linked from another page: 1. In the Contribute browser or editor, select View > Choose File on Website or click the Choose button in the browser toolbar.
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Adding a page to your bookmarks You can add any web page—not just pages in websites you’re connected to—to your bookmarks list. You can have up to 1000 bookmarks. To add a page to your list of bookmarks: 1. Browse to the page you want to add to your bookmarks list. 2. Select Bookmarks > Add Bookmark. The Add Bookmark dialog box appears. 3. If you want to change the name of the bookmark, enter a new name in the Name text box. This is the name that appears in your bookmarks list. 4.
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Setting Contribute preferences You use the Preferences dialog box to set your user preferences for Contribute. You can set preferences for general editing, file editors, firewall settings, invisible elements, and password security. To edit user preferences: 1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Contribute > Preferences (Macintosh). The Preferences dialog box appears. 2.
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Changing or disabling the Contribute startup password You can change your Contribute startup password as often as you like. Before you can change the startup password, you must first successfully enter the current Contribute startup password and start Contribute. If the Require Contribute startup password option is selected in the Contribute Preference dialog box, you must enter the correct password to start Contribute and edit website pages.
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Using Contribute accessibility features Accessibility refers to making websites and web products usable by people with visual, auditory, motor, and other disabilities. Contribute provides features that make it accessible to users with disabilities. Using screen readers with Contribute A screen reader recites text that appears on the computer screen. It also reads nontextual information, such as button labels or image descriptions. You can use a screen reader when you edit your web pages.
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• “Using operating system accessibility features” on page 32 • “Authoring for accessibility” on page 34 Navigating the workspace You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Contribute workspace—that is, to select commands from the menus and to switch between the Contribute browser and editor. For a complete list of Contribute keyboard shortcuts, see “Windows Keyboard Shortcuts” on page 235. All the items in the Pages panel and toolbar are accessible through the menus.
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• (Windows Only) To shift to the options for a category in a category list, press Control+Tab. Related topics • “Navigating the workspace” on page 33 Navigating tables After you select a table, you can use the keyboard to navigate through it. To navigate a table: 1. In the Contribute editor, do one of the following to select the table: ■ If the insertion point is to the left of the cell, press Shift+Right Arrow. ■ If the insertion point is to the right of the cell, press Shift+Left Arrow. 2.
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CHAPTER 4 Working with Pages Macromedia Contribute enables you to edit existing pages and content on your website. You can cancel your edits or cancel a new page if you need to. If you have permission, you can delete pages and other files on your website. You can also export a page to an HTML file. Note: For information about creating new pages, see “Creating or copying a page on your website” on page 58. Before you publish your edits, you can send your draft to another user for review.
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About working with pages Contribute enables you to edit existing pages on your website, including pages based on templates. You can use the draft review process or the e-mail review process to have your edits reviewed by another user before you publish. Editing pages You can edit pages on websites that you’re connected to (see “Connecting to a website” on page 17) and have permission to edit. You cannot edit a page if the page is locked—that is, if someone else is currently editing it.
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Understanding the draft review process The Contribute draft review process enables you to send a draft to other Contribute users to get feedback or to collaborate before you publish the draft. Or, if your role doesn’t allow you to publish directly to the website, you might need to send the draft to someone who can review the draft and publish it. You can send a draft for review to anyone who has connected to the website; Contribute stores user names when users connect to the website.
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Understanding the e-mail review process The Contribute e-mail review process uses your default e-mail application to create a message containing a web address where reviewers can see a temporary copy of your draft. Contribute automatically creates the temporary copy on the same server where you publish your website. The recipient clicks the web address (URL) link in the e-mail message to view your draft. Note: If you belong to a role that cannot publish, then you cannot use the e-mail review process.
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In a template, the designer creates regions to control which elements of a template-based page you can edit. There are editable regions in a template, which you can edit, and locked regions, which you can’t edit. In the employee template example, the company logo and address might be in a locked region. The employee information sections would be editable regions.
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Opening a page on your website for editing After you’ve connected to a website, you can easily open and edit pages on that website. To open a page for editing, you simply browse to the page. To edit a page on your website: 1. Browse to the page you want to edit (see “Browsing to web pages” on page 26). 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Edit Page button in the toolbar. ■ Select File > Actions > Edit Page.
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Related topics • • • • “Editing pages” on page 36 “Opening a page on your website for editing” on page 40 “Undoing mistakes” on page 41 “Saving drafts” on page 41 Undoing mistakes In Contribute, as in most applications, you can undo individual mistakes as you make them. You can also redo an edit if you decide that you don’t want to undo it. Note: In Contribute, you can also discard changes, after you publish your draft, by reverting to a previously published version of a page.
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To save a draft that is on your computer and continue working, do one of the following: • Click Save in the toolbar. Note: This option is only available for drafts saved on your computer, not drafts that are associated with a website. • Select File > Save. Saving a draft until later You can save a draft you’re editing and work on another draft, switch to browsing, or close Contribute.
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This review process enables you to get feedback and collaborate with others on a draft or file. Reviewers can see your draft, then edit it, publish it, and send it to another reviewer, or delete it. For more information, see “Understanding the draft review process” on page 37. Note: This feature is not available unless your website has an administrator. The administrator can set publishing and deleting permissions for each user role in the draft review process.
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4. If the Send New Page dialog box appears, you can change the draft’s filename or click Choose Folder to save this draft in another location. Then click Send or Next. Note: The current folder location appears in the web address under the filename. 5. If the Send Linked New Files dialog box appears, you can click the names of the unpublished linked pages, and then change the filenames and folder location. Then click Send All. Contribute sends the draft to the reviewer. To undo the sending of a draft: 1.
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4. Select the name of the person you want to review the file you are sending from your computer, enter comments for the reviewer, and then click Send. The Send New Page dialog box appears. 5. Change the filename if you want, or click the Choose Folder button to save this draft in another location if you want, and then click Send. Note: The current folder location appears in the web address under the filename. Contribute sends the file to the reviewer.
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Reviewing a draft When someone sends you a draft to review, the draft appears in your Pages panel in Contribute. You can manually refresh the Pages panel to check for drafts to review. When you review a draft, depending on your user role, you can edit the draft, publish it, send it for review, or delete it. You can also view all the comments that previous senders have attached to the draft.
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To view comments for a draft you are reviewing: 1. While you are reviewing a draft, click the expander arrow at the bottom right of the Contribute window to display the draft status pane, if it is not already showing. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Draft History button in the draft status pane. ■ Select View > Draft History. The Draft History dialog box appears. 3. Select a sender’s name to see comments by that person. 4. To close the comments, click Close.
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3. If the Send New Page dialog box appears, you can change the draft’s filename or click Choose Folder to save this draft in another location. Then click Send or Next. Note: The current folder location appears in the web address (URL) under the filename. 4. If the Send Linked New Files dialog box appears, select each unpublished linked page to change the filename and folder location as necessary. Then click Send All. Contribute creates a new e-mail message in your default e-mail application.
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When you view a template-based page, you see outlines around the editable regions. The editable regions each have a tab at the upper left giving the name of that content area. The tabs show you where you can add or update content on the page. For example, a product template-based page might have a Title region, for the product title, and a Description region, for a product description. You add content to the appropriate sections.
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3. In the Name list, select a property. Contribute updates the bottom of the dialog box to show the label of the selected property and its assigned value. 4. In the field to the right of the property label, edit the value to modify the property. 5. Click Apply to apply changes without closing the dialog box, or click OK to apply changes and close the dialog box.
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To switch from working offline to working online: 1. Restore your network connection, if necessary. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select File > Work Offline (Windows) or Contribute > Work Offline (Macintosh). The check mark next to this menu option disappears. ■ Click the Work Online button in the toolbar. Working offline in the Contribute editor When you’re working offline, the Contribute browser displays information about what you can do offline.
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Editing web page content in an external application If you want to edit images, Microsoft Word documents, Macromedia Fireworks content, or files of other types on your website, you need to edit that content in the application in which it was created. You can open the appropriate application from within Contribute to edit the file. Note: You need to use Contribute to edit the file in an external application; changes you make to the local, original source file do not appear on your website.
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Adding Google search functionality to your web page You can add a Google™ search field to your web page, so that your website visitors can search the entire web or just your website. To insert a Google search field: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point where you’d like the search field to appear. 2. Select Insert > Google Search Field. The Insert Google Search Field dialog box appears. 3. Set the options on each screen, and then click Next.
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3. In the external application, make changes as necessary, and then save your changes and close the file or application. Warning: Be careful when you edit web page source—you can easily alter style and formatting and get unexpected results. If you are unsure about editing the source directly, talk to your Contribute administrator. 4. In Contribute, do one of the following: ■ Click the Edit in Contribute link on the External Application Editing page to reload the draft in Contribute.
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Deleting a web page Depending on your role, you might be able to delete pages from your website. If you can delete pages, you can delete files of any type on your website, including image files. Note: If you do not have permission to delete a page that you need to delete, talk to your Contribute administrator or see “Setting folder and file access settings” on page 205. You do not need special permission to delete a new page that you created and haven’t published yet.
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Printing a page You can browse to a page and print it, or you can print a page you are editing to check your changes. To preview a page before you print: 1. Do one of the following: ■ Select File > Print Preview (Windows). ■ Select File > Print, and then click the Preview button (Macintosh). The page appears in a browser window. 2. If you want to print the page, click Print or OK. 3. Click Close to close the preview when you finish viewing it.
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CHAPTER 5 Adding Pages and Documents With Macromedia Contribute you can add pages to your website. You can create a copy of a page, create a blank page, create a copy of a sample page, or create a page based on a template. In addition to creating web pages, you can add existing content, such as Microsoft Word or Excel, to your website. You can also use Contribute to create a new stand-alone page that is not associated with one of your websites by saving the new page to your computer.
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Because you can embed a Flash document in a web page, you can publish file types that most people can’t easily view on the web today, such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and even QuarkXPress and AutoCAD. When a user opens your web page, the Flash document opens instantly, so the user can view the file without leaving the web page. Flash documents also work well as stand-alone files.
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Copying a page on your website You can create a copy of the page you are currently viewing on your website. You must be viewing the page in the Contribute browser. You cannot create a copy of a page that is a draft in the Contribute editor. Also, you cannot copy a page from one website to another website. Remember to add a link to the page before you publish; otherwise, website visitors cannot navigate to the page. To create a copy of a web page: 1.
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3. In the Create new page for section, select Blank Web Page. Note: If you don’t see this option, then your Contribute administrator has restricted the types of new pages that you can create. For more information, talk to your Contribute administrator or see “Settings for new web pages” on page 210. 4. Enter a page title in the Page title text box. This title appears in the browser title bar when a website visitor views the page; it does not appear on the page itself. 5. Click OK.
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4. Enter a page title in the Page title text box. This title appears in the browser title bar when a website visitor views the page; it does not appear on the page itself. 5. Click OK. The new page opens as a draft in Contribute. For information about editing the starter web page, see “Editing a starter web page” on page 61. Also, be sure to add a link to your new page before you publish it (see “Creating text and image links” on page 127).
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Note: If you see a yellow shield icon, it’s probably a placeholder for the current date. When you publish the page, it displays the current date. For other ways to insert images and more information about working with images, see Chapter 7, “Working with Images and Graphical Elements,” on page 91. To enable links in a draft based on a starter page: • To replace existing link text, select a link, and then type your link text.
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To create a new page based on a template: 1. In the Contribute browser, click the New Page button in the toolbar, or in the browser or editor, select File > New Page. The New Page dialog box opens. 2. In the Create new page for section, expand the website in which you want to create the new page, if it is not already expanded. 3. In the Create new page for section, expand the Templates folder, and then select a template.
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3. Enter a title for the new page. 4. Click OK, and then click OK again at the prompt. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. Browse to the location where you want to save the file, and then click OK. The new page opens as a draft in the Contribute editor.
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2. Select categories from the list on the left and make changes as necessary. By default, Contribute uses CSS to assign page properties. If your Contribute administrator has set the preference to use HTML tags instead of CSS, you will see only the Title/Encoding and Appearance categories on the left side of the dialog box. For more information about this setting, contact your Contribute administrator or see “Setting style and font settings” on page 209.
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Related topics • “Setting page properties” on page 64 Converting documents with FlashPaper By using the FlashPaper Printer utility that is automatically installed with Contribute, you can easily convert your documents (such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, or Excel documents) to Flash documents that users can view in a browser.
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3. Navigate to the file you want to convert to a Flash document, and then click Open. The FlashPaper Options dialog box appears. 4. Select the options you want to apply to the document you are inserting. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 5. Click OK. Contribute converts the document to a Flash document (SWF file) and inserts it into your draft. Tip: Select Edit > Undo FlashPaper if you want to remove the Flash document (SWF file) you just inserted.
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Using the FlashPaper toolbar The FlashPaper toolbar contains options that enable you to resize a document for viewing, navigate through the document pages, select text, search the document, and print the document. The FlashPaper controls are active whether you are using the Contribute browser or editor. Pan Select Open in new Page browser navigation Print Zoom Search Fit width Scroll pages Fit in viewer To print a document: • Click the Printer button. To select text in the document: 1.
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To navigate or page through the document, do one of the following: • Enter a number in the Page Navigation text box to view a specific page. • Click the Previous arrow or the Next arrow to page backward or forward through a document. • Drag the page scroll box, located to the right of the document, to scroll through multiple-page documents. To open a document in a new browser window: • Click the Open in New Browser button.
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Related topics • “About converting documents with FlashPaper” on page 57 • “Creating and inserting Flash documents within Contribute (Windows only)” on page 66 • “Using the FlashPaper toolbar” on page 68 Selecting a Microsoft Excel print area to convert to a Flash document You cannot define the print area, or print multiple worksheets, when you convert a Microsoft Excel document to a Flash document from Contribute.
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• “Creating and inserting Flash documents within Contribute (Windows only)” on page 66 • “Using the FlashPaper toolbar” on page 68 • “Creating a Flash document in another application” on page 69 Adding Microsoft Word and Excel documents to a website With Contribute you can easily add Word and Excel documents or content from those documents to your website. For example, suppose you have a Word table that contains contact information for all of your sales representatives in North America.
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Related topics • “Creating and inserting Flash documents within Contribute (Windows only)” on page 66 Inserting a link to a Word or Excel document You can insert a link to a Microsoft Word or Excel document in an existing page. When you publish the page with the link, Contribute copies the document to your website and then links to that copy (not to the original file on your computer).
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CHAPTER 6 Working with Text You can use Macromedia Contribute to add and format text, much as you do with a basic word processor. You’ll find a few differences in working with text in Contribute and a word-processing program, such as Microsoft Word, because Contribute formats your text using HTML behind the scenes.
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You cannot attach a Cascading Style Sheet to a page in Contribute to add more styles; use Macromedia Dreamweaver to attach a style sheet. Related topics • “Applying styles to text” on page 78 • “Creating and managing styles” on page 79 Adding text to a web page You can add text to a web page by typing text, copying and pasting text, or dragging text from another application or web page to your Contribute draft.
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To add the date to a draft: 1. Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the date to appear. 2. Select Insert > Date. The Insert Date dialog box appears. 3. Select the format for the day, date, and time. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 4. Click OK. Contribute adds the current date to your draft. Adding special characters to a page You can add special characters, such as a copyright symbol (©) or a pound sign (#), to your page.
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To add a special character to a draft: 1. Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the character to appear. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select Insert > Special Characters, and then select a character from the pop-up menu. ■ Select Insert > Special Characters, and then select Other. In the Insert Other Character dialog box, click the character you want to insert, and then click OK. The character appears in your draft.
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To change text size: 1. In your draft, select the text you want to change. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select a size from the Font Size pop-up menu in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), select Size, and then select a size from the pop-up menu. Note: This option is not available if you are working in a table. ■ Select Format > Size, then select a size from the pop-up menu. To change text font: 1. In your draft, select the text you want to change. 2.
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To edit the font list: 1. In your draft, select Format > Font > Edit Font List. The Edit Font List dialog box appears. 2. Select a font combination in the Font list section. The fonts in the selected combination appear in the Chosen fonts section. The Available fonts section lists fonts that are installed on your computer. 3. Make changes as necessary.
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To apply a style to text: 1. In your draft, select the text you want to change or place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to change. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select a style from the Style pop-up menu in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Select Format > Style, and then select a style from the pop-up menu. The text you selected, or the entire paragraph where the insertion point is, changes to the new style.
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To create a new text style: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point in the paragraph, or select some of the text in the paragraph. 2. Apply the font, size, or color as desired. Contribute keeps track of the formatting properties you assign and assigns a label to the new style, using the naming convention: Style1, Style2, Style3, Stylen. The label appears in the Style pop-up menu in the text formatting toolbar.
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To make text bold, italic, or underlined: 1. In your draft, select the text you want to change. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Bold or Italic button in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), then select Bold, Italic, or Underline. Note: This option is not available if you are working in a table. ■ Select Format > Bold, Format > Italic, or Format > Underline.
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To highlight text: 1. In your draft, select the text you want to highlight. 2. Click the Highlight Color button in the text formatting toolbar, or select Format > Highlight Color. The color selector appears. 3. Select a color from the color selector. The color selector closes and the text is highlighted in your draft.
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Aligning text You can select one of four text alignment options: Left, Center, Right, and Justify. To change text alignment: 1. In your draft, select text, or place the insertion point within the text. Note: Contribute applies alignment to the entire paragraph, even if you select specific text in the paragraph. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click one of the alignment buttons in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Select Format > Align, and then select an alignment from the pop-up menu.
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To create a numbered list: 1. Place the insertion point in your draft where you want to add the list. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Numbered List button in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Select Format > List > Numbered List. 3. Type the first list item. 4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to type another item, and repeat for each item. 5. When you finish typing the list, do one of the following to turn off numbering: ■ Press Enter or Return twice.
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To create a bulleted list from existing text: 1. In your draft, select multiple lines of existing text. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Bulleted List button in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Select Format > List > Bulleted List. Contribute adds bullets to your list. Related topics • “Creating numbered lists” on page 83 • “Creating sublists” on page 85 • “Setting list properties” on page 87 Creating definition lists A definition list is a series of items, each with an indented sub-item.
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The nested list does not have to be of the same type as the parent list. For instance, you can nest a bulleted list in a numbered list. You can have multiple nested lists within your list. To create a sublist: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point at the end of the line within an existing list where you want to create the sublist. 2. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh). 3. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Indent button in the text formatting toolbar. ■ Press Tab.
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6. When you finish typing the list, do one of the following to leave the sublist: ■ Press Enter or Return twice. ■ Press Enter or Return, then click the Outdent button in the text formatting toolbar. Note: If you changed the sublist to be a different type than the parent list, click the Numbered List or Bulleted List button to switch back to the type of the parent list.
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To set list properties for a list item: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point in the bulleted or numbered list item you want to change. Note: If you select multiple items, list properties will be applied to the entire list. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select Format > List > Properties. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select List > Properties. Note: This option is not available for template-based pages or in tables. The List Properties dialog box appears. 3.
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Finding and replacing text You can search the draft you’re editing for specific text. You can also search for and replace text in drafts. To search for text: 1. In your draft, select Edit > Find. The Find and Replace dialog box appears. 2. Type the text you want to find, and then click Find next until you finish searching the draft. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 3. When you finish, click Close. To search and replace text: 1. In your draft, select Edit > Find.
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Chapter 6: Working with Text
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CHAPTER 7 Working with Images and Graphical Elements Macromedia Contribute makes it easy for you to edit, add, or delete images on your web pages. You can also add Macromedia Flash movies (SWF files) as easily as you add an image to a page. You can use Contribute to add PayPal buttons for completing e-commerce transactions through your web page.
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About inserting images and buttons There are special considerations when you insert images and PayPal buttons on a web page. About inserting images You can add images from several sources, including your computer, local network, website, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser, or another application, such as Microsoft Word or Excel. Note: Images that you add to your page should be in one of the following web-ready formats: JPG, GIF, or PNG (16).
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All payment button wizards let you price items in multiple currencies, such as Canadian dollars, British pounds sterling, euros, or Japanese yen. They also provide options that let you display your business name and logo on the checkout page. Finally, you can specify a web address (URL) for a web page you want shown when a customers completes a purchase, such as a “Thank you for your order” page.
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Using the Insert menu or Image button to add images to a page You can use the Insert menu or Image button in the toolbar to add an image from your computer or website to a page. You can add images from other sources by dragging them to the page (see “Dragging images to a page” on page 95) or by copying and pasting them on the page (see “Copying and pasting images” on page 95). To add an image using the Insert menu or Image button: 1.
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Dragging images to a page You can drag an image from another source to your Contribute page. Note: If your Contribute administrator has restricted the types of images your user role can insert, you might be able to insert images only from shared assets. You can also add images by using the Insert menu or Image button (see “Using the Insert menu or Image button to add images to a page” on page 94) or by copying and pasting them on the page (see “Copying and pasting images” on page 95).
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To add an image by copying and pasting: 1. In the application that contains the image you want to copy, select the image. 2. Select Edit > Copy. 3. Place the insertion point in your Contribute draft where you want the image to appear. 4. Select Edit > Paste. 5. If the Image Description dialog box appears, enter text to describe the image for users with disabilities or for users whose browsers are set to display text only, and then click OK. The image appears in your draft.
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The Insert Shared Asset dialog box appears. 3. Select a shared asset in the left pane. A preview appears in the right pane. 4. Click OK. 5. If the Image Description dialog box appears, enter text to describe the image for users with disabilities or for users whose browsers are set to display text only, and then click OK. The shared asset appears on your draft.
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To change image properties: 1. In your draft, do one of the following: ■ Double-click the image. ■ Select the image, and then click the Image Properties button in the image editing toolbar. ■ Select the image, and then select Format > Image Properties. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the image, and then select Image Properties. The Image Properties dialog box appears. 2. Make changes as desired. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 3.
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Related topics • “Changing image properties” on page 97 • “Editing an image in Contribute” on page 100 • “Rotating an image” on page 103 Aligning an image You can change image alignment two ways: you can change the alignment of an image on the page (for example, where an image is in a table cell) or you can change how the image aligns with surrounding elements. To change alignment of an image: 1. In your draft, select the image you want to realign. 2.
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Editing an image in Contribute Within Contribute, you can edit an image’s brightness and contrast, sharpening, cropping, and dimensions. To make more advanced edits, you can edit images in an external image-editing application. For more information, see “Editing an image in an external application” on page 104. Note: When you edit an image in Contribute, Contribute creates a copy of the image you are editing, so edits affect only this instance of the image.
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Sharpening an image Sharpening increases the contrast around the edges of objects to increase the image’s definition. Note: Changing an image this way affects only this instance of the image; it does not affect the original image source file. To sharpen an image: 1. In your draft, select the image you want to adjust. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Sharpen button in the image editing toolbar. ■ Select Format > Edit Image > Sharpen.
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To crop an image: 1. In your draft, select the image you want to crop. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Crop Tool icon in the image editing toolbar. ■ Select Format > Edit Image > Crop. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the image, and then select Edit Image > Crop. Note: These options are not available if you belong to a user role that the Contribute administrator has restricted from inline image editing.
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3. Drag one of the selection handles to the desired image size. Selection handles Contribute changes the height and width of the image by the same percentage so that the image is not distorted. Tip: Hold the Shift key as you drag if you do not want to change the height and width of the image by the same percentage. Note: Resizing this way affects the image size and its display area on the page. To change only the display area, see “Changing image properties” on page 97.
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Related topics • “Editing an image in Contribute” on page 100 • “Changing an image’s position or orientation” on page 98 Editing an image in an external application You can use Contribute to start an external image-editing application. You can make simple edits directly in Contribute, using the image editing toolbar (see “Editing an image in Contribute” on page 100).
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Related topics • “Adding an image to a page” on page 93 • “Changing image properties” on page 97 • “Editing an image in Contribute” on page 100 Inserting Flash content into your web page Many websites contain Flash assets such as navigation buttons or a banner. You can insert Flash content from your computer, from your website, or from your Shared Assets list. When you publish a page that contains Flash content, Contribute automatically copies the file to your website.
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3. Make changes as necessary. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 4. Click OK. Related topics • “Inserting Flash content into your web page” on page 105 Inserting a movie into your web page You can embed movies in a web page and control them within Contribute. For example, you can insert a video from a still camera, video camera, or a video editor, such as Movie Maker or iMovie.
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To set movie properties: 1. In your draft, select the movie placeholder. 2. Double-click the movie placeholder, or select Format > Movie Properties. The Movie Properties dialog box appears. 3. Make changes as necessary. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 4. Click OK. Related topics • “Inserting a movie into your web page” on page 106 Adding and deleting a horizontal rule You can add horizontal rules to your pages to help organize content.
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To insert a horizontal rule: 1. Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the horizontal rule to appear. 2. Select Insert > Horizontal Rule. Contribute inserts the horizontal rule. Content before the insertion point appears above the line, and content after the insertion point appears below the line. To delete a horizontal rule: 1. In your draft, click the horizontal rule to select it. 2. Press Delete.
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Inserting PayPal e-commerce buttons PayPal is a payment processing service that enables you to sell your products and services online and accept credit card payments from your customers. You can add instant e-commerce functionality by creating payment buttons on your web pages. Note: Your Contribute administrator must enable the PayPal feature for your role before you can use it. For more information, talk to your Contribute administrator or see “Setting page-editing and paragraph settings” on page 207.
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Inserting multiple PayPal buttons You can insert multiple PayPal buttons in the same page. For example, you might insert an Add to Cart button and a View Cart button in the same page. However, you cannot insert more than one PayPal button in a paragraph or table cell. If you attempt to do so, an error message appears. Note: Your Contribute administrator must enable the PayPal feature for your role before you can use it.
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CHAPTER 8 Working with Tables A table is a powerful tool for presenting tabular data. For example, you might add a table to a web page that lists all your sales reps in one column, with their contact information in another column. In Macromedia Contribute, you can add text and images to table cells the same way that you add text and images to a page (see “Working with Text” on page 73 and “Working with Images and Graphical Elements” on page 91).
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For example, if you set the background color for a single cell to blue, and then set the background color of the entire table to yellow, the blue cell does not change to yellow because cell formatting takes precedence over table formatting. Note: When you set properties for a column, Contribute changes the attributes of the td tag corresponding to each cell in the column.
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3. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 4. Click OK. The table appears in your draft. Tip: After you insert the table, select it, and then click the Table button again to change table properties. For information about changing header properties, see “Modifying row or column properties” on page 123. To insert a table within a table: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point in the table cell where you want the table to appear. 2.
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To select an entire table, do one of the following: • Click the upper left corner of the table or click anywhere on the right or bottom edge. • Click in a table cell, and then select Table > Select Table. Selection handles appear on the selected table’s lower and right edges. To select rows or columns: 1. Position the pointer to point at the left edge of a row or the top edge of a column. 2.
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To select nonadjacent cells: • Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) the cells, rows, or columns you want to select. Note: If a cell, row, or column you Control-click or Command-click isn’t already selected, it’s added to the selection. If it is already selected, it’s removed from the selection. Related topics • “Selecting an entire table, row, or column” on page 113 Resizing tables, rows, and columns You can resize an entire table or individual rows and columns.
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Aligning tables You can indicate how a table aligns on the web page in relation to elements, such as text or images, around it on the page. You cannot select an alignment option when you create a table. You must insert the table (see “Inserting a table on a page” on page 112), and then change the alignment option in table properties. To change alignment for a table: 1. In your draft, select the table you want to realign (see “Selecting table elements” on page 113). 2.
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Cutting, copying, and pasting cells You can cut, copy, or paste a single table cell or multiple cells at once, preserving the cell formatting. You can paste cells at the insertion point or paste over a selection in an existing table. The selected cells must be contiguous and in the shape of a rectangle. For example, the selection in this illustration is a rectangle of cells, so the cells can be cut or copied. The selection in this illustration is not a rectangle, so the cells can’t be cut or copied.
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To remove cell content but leave the cells intact: 1. In your draft, select one or more cells. Note: Do not select an entire row or column. If you do, then when you select Edit > Clear or press Delete, Contribute removes the entire row or column—not just its contents—from the table. 2. Select Edit > Clear or press Delete. Contribute removes the contents of the cells you selected, but leaves the empty cells in the table.
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Adding, deleting, and merging table rows and columns You can modify an existing table by adding or deleting rows or columns. You can also merge cells to accommodate data. Adding rows and columns You can add a single row or column, or you can add multiple rows or columns at the same time. To add a single row to a table: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point in a table cell, or select an entire row. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Click the Insert Row Below button in the toolbar.
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3. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 4. Click OK. Contribute adds the rows or columns to your table. Related topics • “Merging and splitting cells” on page 120 Deleting rows and columns You can delete a single row or column, or you can delete multiple rows or columns at the same time. To delete rows or columns from a table in your draft, do one of the following: • Select entire rows or columns, and then press Delete or Backspace.
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To split table cells: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point in the cell you want to split. Note: Contribute only splits one cell at a time, even if you select multiple cells. 2. Do one of the following: ■ Select Table > Split Cell. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Split Cell. The Split Cell dialog box appears. 3.
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Modifying table properties You can modify the alignment, width, border width and color, and background color of a selected table. To modify table properties: 1. In your draft, select the table you want to modify (see “Selecting table elements” on page 113). 2. Do one of the following to open the Table Properties dialog box: ■ Click the Table button in the toolbar. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Table Properties from the pop-up menu.
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Modifying row or column properties You can modify horizontal and vertical alignment, background color, height or width, and text wrap for a selected row or column. Note: To understand how Contribute resolves formatting conflicts for cells, rows, and tables, see “About conflicts in table formatting” on page 111. To modify table row or column properties: 1. In your draft, select the row or column you want to modify (see “Selecting an entire table, row, or column” on page 113). 2.
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Modifying cell properties You can modify horizontal and vertical alignment, background color, and text wrap for a selected cell. Note: To understand how Contribute resolves formatting conflicts for cells, rows, and tables, see “About conflicts in table formatting” on page 111. To modify table cell properties: 1. In your draft, select the cell or cells you want to modify (see “Selecting an entire table, row, or column” on page 113). 2.
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Using a preset table format You can apply a preset design to a table and select options to further customize the design. Note: You can apply preset table designs to a simple rectangular grid of cells only. You can’t use these designs to format tables that contain merged cells or other unusual formatting. To use a preset table design: 1. In your draft, select a table to modify or place the insertion point in any cell in the table. 2. Select Table > Format Table.
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Sorting tabular data You can sort the rows of a table based on the contents of a single column. For example, if you have a Names column in a table, you can sort items in that column alphabetically. You can also perform a more complicated table sort based on the contents of two columns. Note: You cannot sort on a column that contains merged cells. To sort a table: 1. In your draft, select the table to sort or place the insertion point in any cell in the table. 2. Select Table > Sort Table.
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CHAPTER 9 Working with Links A hypertext link, often called a link, creates a connection from one page to another page. In a web page, links are typically underlined and differentiated by color from the surrounding text. When a visitor to your website clicks a link in one page, another page opens. Visitors use links to navigate your website. When you add a new page to a website, you have to add a link to the new page on an existing page.
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Related topics • “Setting the advanced linking options” on page 137 • “Editing links” on page 142 • “Testing links” on page 144 Linking to a draft or a recently published page on your website You can create a link on your page to a draft that you are currently editing or to a recently published page on your website. Contribute has a complete list of current drafts for you to link to, and stores a list of the last ten pages you published on your website.
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3. Click Drafts and Recent Pages (Windows) or Drafts (Macintosh) at the top of the dialog box, if it’s not already selected. 4. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 5. Click OK. The link appears in your draft.
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The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3. Click the Create New Page button (Windows) or New Page button (Macintosh) at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. The bottom half of the dialog box changes. 4. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 5. Click OK. Contribute adds the link to the draft, and then opens the new page in the Contribute editor.
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Linking to a page on your website or on another website You can create a link to another page on your website or on another website. If the page you’re linking to is not linked to any other pages—so you can’t browse to it—Contribute enables you to use the file system to find the page. Note: If the page you want to link to was recently published or is a draft, see “Linking to a draft or a recently published page on your website” on page 128.
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4. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 5. Click OK. Contribute adds the link to your draft. Related topics • “Linking to a draft or a recently published page on your website” on page 128 • “Linking to a new page” on page 129 • “Linking to a file on your computer” on page 133 Linking to an e-mail address You can create a link to an e-mail address.
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The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3. Click the E-mail Address button (Windows) or E-mail button (Macintosh) at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. 4. Complete the dialog box. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. 5. Click OK. Contribute adds the link to the page.
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Tip: If you want to replace an existing page on your website, with the contents of a file saved on you computer, see “Replacing a file on your website” on page 158. You can use the Insert Link dialog box to insert a link to a file on your computer, or you can drag the file to your page (see “Inserting a link to a Word or Excel document” on page 72).
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5. Click OK. Contribute copies the file to create a new page on your website. A link to the new page appears in your draft. Note: To edit content in the linked page after you publish, see “Editing web page content in an external application” on page 52. Changes you make to the original file do not appear on your website.
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2. Select Insert > Breeze Link. The Breeze Log In dialog box appears if this is the first time you’re inserting a Breeze link since you started Contribute. 3. If the Breeze Log In dialog box appears, enter your Breeze server URL and user information, and then click OK. The Select Breeze Account dialog box appears if you have multiple Breeze accounts. 4. If the Select Breeze Account dialog box appears, select a Breeze account, and then click OK. The Insert Breeze Link dialog box appears.
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5. (Optional) If you want to access another Breeze account, click the Settings button; enter information in the Macromedia Breeze Log In dialog box, and then click OK. 6. Find and select the item you want to link to, and then click OK. Contribute inserts a link to the item you selected. To change link text to Breeze content: • In your draft, select the link text, and then type over it.
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Setting a target for your page You can specify where a linked page opens by creating a target for the link. For example, you can have your linked document open in a new window instead of the current window. If you create a link in a document with frames, you can indicate which frame, or target, displays the new content. For more information about creating targets for frames, see “Targeting frame content” on page 149. Note: You cannot control where an e-mail link opens.
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Setting a target for an existing link You can edit an existing link to change or add the target. To specify a target for an existing link: 1. In your draft, select an existing link. 2. Do one of the following to open the Insert Link dialog box: ■ Select Format > Link Properties. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Link Properties. The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3.
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To add an anchor to a page: 1. In your draft, place the insertion point at the beginning of the section where you want the page to open when a website visitor clicks the link. 2. Select Insert > Section Anchor. The Section Anchor dialog box appears. 3. Enter a name for your anchor. The name cannot begin with a number and cannot contain any spaces. You cannot have two anchors with the same name on a web page. 4. Click OK. Contribute inserts an anchor marker in your draft.
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To indicate an anchor for an existing link: 1. In your draft, select an existing link. 2. Do one of the following to open the Insert Link dialog box: ■ Select Format > Link Properties. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Link Properties. The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3. Click the Advanced button (Windows) or the expander arrow (Macintosh) to expand the dialog box, if it is not already expanded. 4.
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Editing section anchors After you create a section anchor, you can change its name or delete it. Note: If you edit a section anchor, links to that anchor will be broken until you fix the link on the page that links to the section anchor. To edit a section anchor name: 1. In your draft, select the anchor, and then do one of the following: ■ Double-click the section anchor. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Anchor Properties from the pop-up menu.
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To change link destination: 1. In your draft, select an existing link. 2. Do one of the following to open the Insert Link dialog box: ■ Select Format > Link Properties. ■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Link Properties. The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3. If you want to change the type of page you link to, click a button at the top of the dialog box; otherwise, skip this step. 4. Select or browse to a new page. 5. Click OK.
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3. Change any of the following link properties: ■ Link text Tip: You can also change link text by selecting the text in your draft and typing over it. ■ Linked file, web page, or e-mail ■ Web address For more information about the web address, see “Editing the URL for a link” on page 137. ■ Anchor For more information about anchors, see “Linking to a specific place in a page” on page 139. ■ Target For more information about setting a target, see “Setting a target for your page” on page 138. 4.
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CHAPTER 10 Working with Pages with Frames Framesets divide a browser window into multiple frames or regions, each of which can display different content. You design pages with frames in an HTML design application, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver. You can edit pages with frames in Macromedia Contribute. Note: For more information about creating pages with frames in Dreamweaver, see Dreamweaver Help (Help > Using Dreamweaver).
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For example, a web page might have one narrow frame on the left side that contains navigation links, one frame along the top that contains the logo and title of the website, and one large frame that takes up the rest of the page and displays the main content.
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About targeting a frame To use a link in one frame to open a new page in another frame, you must set a target for the link. Selecting a frame in which to open a page is called targeting a frame. Each link in a frameset should have a target—a frame in which to open the page when the user clicks the link. For example, the main frame might be the target for multiple links, so that the content of the main frame changes each time the user clicks a link in the navigation frame.
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When you select a frame, a border appears around that frame in the Contribute editor. Selected frame in the dialog box Selection indicator in the editor Note: A lock icon appears beside the page name if you can’t edit it. The lock means that you do not have permission to edit that frame’s content or that another user is currently editing the page. 3. Click Edit. A draft for the frame you selected appears in the Contribute editor without the other frames. 4. Edit the content as you normally would. 5.
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To publish a page that appears in a frame: • In your draft, click Publish (see “Publishing a page to your website” on page 152). Note: Depending on the role the Contribute administrator assigned you, you might not be able to publish. Contribute displays the frameset with the updated page loaded in the correct frame. Note: If you publish changes to a frameset that is nested (a frameset within a frameset), then the child nested frameset that you changed appears in Contribute.
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8. Click OK. The link appears in your draft. Note: If you created a link to a new page, the new page draft appears and you need to return to the draft where you added the link. 9. Click Publish. The frame page appears, with updated content in the frame you edited.
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CHAPTER 11 Publishing Your Page Publishing a draft makes it live on your website, so your website visitors can view the page. Before you publish your draft, you can preview it in your browser. You can also make the draft available to others for review, to get approval or feedback, before you publish the draft (see “Getting drafts and files reviewed by others” on page 42). If you decide not to publish your draft, you can cancel it, leaving the published version of the page as is.
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About the Rollback feature You can use the Rollback feature to revert to a previous version of any published page. You do not have to roll back to the last published version; you can select any version that Contribute has saved as a rollback file. When you roll back to a previous version of a page, Contribute reverts to the previous text contained in the version of the page you select. However, any assets imported into the page may or may not be recovered.
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You can publish any of the following types of pages to your website: • Updates to an existing page • New page, not previously published • Existing page as a new page Publishing updates to an existing page When you publish updates to an existing page, Contribute replaces the currently published version of the page on your website with the new version. When Contribute publishes your draft, it also publishes any new pages that your draft links to (but not pages that link to your draft).
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Publishing a new page When you publish a new page to your website, Contribute asks you to name the file for the page and any other new pages the page links to. Then Contribute publishes the new page, and any pages that the new page links to, on your website. Publishing all pages that are linked from the new page helps ensure that you do not have broken links on your website. If you haven’t added a link on an existing page to your new page, website visitors won’t be able to view the page.
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If your new page draft links to any other new pages, the Publish New Linked Pages dialog box appears. 4. If the Publish New Linked Pages dialog box appears, for each unpublished linked page click the page name to select it, change the filename and folder location if you want, and then click Publish All. For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button. Contribute publishes the new page to your website and displays it in the Contribute browser.
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Contribute warns you if have not linked the new page from an existing page. After you publish the new page, be sure to create a link to it (see “Linking to a draft or a recently published page on your website” on page 128). The Publish as New Page dialog box appears. 4. You can change the page title and filename for the draft, and then click the Choose Folder button beside the filename if you want to save this draft in another location on your website.
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Publishing a file from your computer to your website You can add a document or file (except HTML pages) directly to your website from your computer. You can also add documents or files, including HTML pages, to your website by linking to the them from a draft. For more information, see “Linking to a file on your computer” on page 133. Note: Depending on the role the Contribute administrator assigned you, you might not be able to add files to your website.
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5. Click Publish. If the draft has the same name as an existing file on your website, the Replace File dialog box appears. 6. If the Replace File dialog box appears, select to either replace the existing file with the one you are trying to publish or leave the existing file on the website and publish the new file with a similar filename, and then click OK. The file is added to your website.
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3. If the Select Website dialog box appears, select the website that contains the current version of the file you are replacing, and then click OK. The Publish New Page dialog box appears. 4. Change the filename, if necessary, to make sure it matches the name of the file you’re replacing; also, make sure you choose the folder that contains the file you want to replace. 5. Click Publish. The Replace File dialog box appears. 6. Select the Replace the existing file option, and then click OK.
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3. Click the Browse button, and then navigate to and select the file on your computer you want to link to. Note: You cannot select HTML, executable, or template files. If you select an invalid file type, Contribute warns that you cannot select this file and provides a complete list of invalid file types. The filename for the new file must exactly match the filename for the file you are replacing. If the names do not match, Contribute does not replace the file. 4.
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To roll back to a previous version of a page or asset: 1. Browse to the page that you want to roll back. 2. Select File > Actions > Roll Back to Previous Version. The Roll Back Page dialog box appears. 3. Select a previous version of the published page from the list of available pages. Note: The list of previously published pages shows a number of previous versions of the page, depending on your Contribute administrator’s setting. Contribute displays the page in the Preview section. 4.
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Chapter 11: Publishing Your Page
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Learn how to configure Contribute to work with your organization’s websites, create and distribute site connections for users, help contributors get started using Contribute, and manage the website’s settings and user permissions. This part contains the following chapters: Chapter 12: Creating and Managing Website Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Chapter 13: Managing Users and Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Chapter 14: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 12 Creating and Managing Website Connections After you have installed Macromedia Contribute, you must create a connection to a website before you can begin to edit its pages or create new pages. This chapter explains how to use the Contribute Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh) to create a connection. It also explains how to set administrative settings for a website and how to rename and remove website connections.
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After you have set up a connection to a website, you can send that connection information in a connection key file to users. Or, if the website is managed by Contribute Publishing Server (CPS), you can use the URL. Web server index pages The index page for a website is the default web page that appears when a visitor enters a website (such as www.mysite.com) but doesn’t specify a page on the website.
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Alternate website addresses Web servers can be configured in a variety of ways to respond to varying user needs. One common part of web server configuration is the mapping of web addresses to either different IP addresses (often for either load balancing or localization issues), or multiple web addresses pointing to a single IP address.
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Related topics • “Specifying alternate website addresses” on page 182 Connection keys Using the Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh), you can easily set up connections to websites for other users. The wizard provides an efficient mechanism through which Contribute users can share website connections for collaboration. Contribute lets you share website connection information by embedding website information in a connection key file.
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• Network path to the website (for connecting to local networks) The network path is the location of the website within your organization’s local network. The network path includes the name of the server on which the website is stored and the directory path of the website’s files on that server. For example, your network path might be \\mycomputer\wwwroot\ (Windows) or afp://server:volume: (Macintosh).
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To create a new website connection: 1. Start Contribute. 2. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh). The My Connections dialog box appears. The options in this dialog box let you create and manage your Contribute connections. 3. Click Create. The Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh) appears. This wizard or assistant guides you through setting up a new website connection.
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To create a connection to a .Mac account: 1. Select Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh). The My Connections dialog box appears. 2. Click Create. The Connection Assistant appears. 3. Select .Mac website from the What do you want to connect to pop-up menu. Using the .Mac information stored in your computer’s system preferences, Contribute mounts your IDisk and creates the connection to the root folder of your website. For information about selecting a different folder to connect to see “Selecting a .
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Enabling CPS to work with your website Before you can start using CPS with your website, you must install and configure CPS (see CPS Console Help for information about configuring). You must also create a Contribute connection to your website (see “Creating a Contribute website connection” on page 169). After you’ve completed those tasks, you can enable CPS for your website.
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6. (Optional) In the Administer Website dialog box, click the Publishing Server Console link if you want to launch the CPS Console. Related topics • “Adding users to websites managed by CPS” on page 188 Disabling CPS for a website You can disable CPS for a website that is managed by CPS. This can be useful when you need to temporarily prevent users from connecting to the server; for example, when you move the server or perform server maintenance.
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4. Click the Disable Publishing Server button. A confirmation dialog box appears. 5. Click Yes to continue. Contribute disables CPS for this website. Contribute does not remove the administrative settings file for the website, so roles and permissions are unaffected. You still have a connection to the website as a non-managed site. Note: Users who were connected to this website will not be able to connect until you re-enable CPS or send them connection keys with new connection information. 6.
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Becoming an administrator of an existing Contribute website When you create a Contribute website connection, you have the option of becoming the administrator of the website you are creating a connection to. If you choose not to become the website administrator when you create the connection, you or another user can become the administrator at a later time. You can become the website administrator of any website that does not have an administrator associated with it.
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6. Enter and confirm an administrative password for the website, and click OK. After you assign an administrative password to the website, the Administer Website dialog box appears, allowing you to configure the website’s settings and permission groups.
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The Administer Websites dialog box appears. 3. Select the administrative settings category you want to modify from the list on the left side of the dialog box.
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To change the administrator e-mail address: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2. Do one of the following: ■ If the Administrator Password dialog box appears, enter the administrator password and click OK. ■ If the website has no administrator, click Yes when a dialog box asks whether you want to become the website administrator.
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Enabling and disabling rollbacks Rollback pages are backup versions of each web page published with Contribute. Enable Rollback is on by default. You can disable rollback or change the number of rollback versions. Each rollback page is a copy of the last published version of that page before the currently published version.
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To specify document encoding for new pages: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2. If prompted, enter the Administrator password and click OK. Assigning an administrator to a site and assigning a password for the administrative account are optional. For more information, see “Becoming an administrator of an existing Contribute website” on page 175.
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To add an index page filename: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2. If prompted, enter the Administrator password, and click OK. Assigning an administrator to a site and assigning a password for the administrative account are optional. For more information, see “Becoming an administrator of an existing Contribute website” on page 175. The Administer Website dialog box appears. 3.
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7. When you have added and ordered the filenames in the Index file list, click Close to exit the Administer Website dialog box and save your changes, or select another category to modify. Related topics • “Web server index pages” on page 166 Removing index page filenames You can remove index page names from the default list supplied with Contribute. When deleting index page filenames, ensure that your Contribute sites don’t rely on the page names you are removing from the Index files list.
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You need not configure Contribute to recognize all possible website aliases, but only the ones that Contribute users will actually use to access the website. To specify an alternate web address for a website: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2. If prompted, enter the Administrator password, and click OK.
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Specifying a guard page Guard pages are web pages that Contribute places in folders containing administrative files and temporary copies of pages that have been sent for review. The guard page prevents users from browsing to a Contribute folder containing files that you don’t want them to access. To specify a guard page for a website: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2.
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To enable Compatibility Mode: 1. In Contribute 3, select Edit > Administer Websites, and then select a website. The Administer Website dialog box appears. 2. Select Compatibility from the category list on the left. The Compatibility options appear in the Administer Website dialog box. 3. Select Compatibility, and then click Close. Once you enable Compatibility Mode, all users connected to the website must use Contribute 3.
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To create a website connection key to share with users: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. 2. Do one of the following: If the website has no administrator, click Yes when a dialog box asks whether you want to become the website administrator. Then enter and confirm an administrator password for the website, and click OK. The Administer Website dialog box appears. 3.
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4. You can send a connection key file to a new user, or you can send a connection key to a user who has already connected to the site, and assign them a new role. ■ To send a connection key to a new user, click Send Connection Key. ■ To send a connection key to an existing user, assigning them a new role, select the user’s name from the list of connected users, and click Send Connection Key. The Send Connection Key Wizard (Windows) or Export Connection Key Assistant (Macintosh) appears. 5.
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If you’re not using CPS to manage your website, see “Sending connection keys for websites” on page 185 for information about sending connection keys. To send a CPS connection key: 1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu. If the website has no administrator, click Yes when a dialog box asks whether you want to become the website administrator.
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3. Click Add Users. The Add Users dialog box appears. 4. Select a role for the users you want to add from the Role for the new users pop-up menu. The role you assign determines the editing permissions the new users have for modifying the site’s pages. 5. Use Search to find users, and then add them to the role you selected. 6. (Optional) Select Send connection key e-mail to users to send an e-mail to the users you’ve added to the role.
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Removing users from sites managed by CPS Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) lets you add users to a website from your organization’s LDAP or Active Directory service (see “Adding users to websites managed by CPS” on page 188). You can remove any users that you’ve added so that they will no longer be able to connect to the website. To remove users from roles of managed sites: 1.
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To manage website connections: 1. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh). The My Connections dialog box appears. 2. Select a website from the list of connections. 3.
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Tip: If you have drafts open, you can’t change your name or e-mail address for the website belonging to those drafts. To change that information, first close the open drafts. To edit a website connection: 1. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh). The My Connections dialog box appears. 2. Select a website from the list of connections. 3. Click the Edit button. The Connection Wizard or Assistant appears. 4.
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Renaming a website connection You can rename a website as it appears in Contribute. The name you select appears in the Home Pages menu, the My Connections dialog box, and the Administer Websites submenu. Note: You cannot rename a website connection for a site managed with CPS. Website names come from the title of the site’s home page. To ensure that sites are easily identifiable, give the home page a meaningful name. To rename a website as it appears in Contribute: 1.
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To remove a website connection for a website managed by CPS: 1. Close any open drafts for the website you are removing. Contribute does not remove a connection to a website in which you’re editing pages. 2. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh). The My Connections dialog box appears. 3. Select a website from the list of connections. 4. Click Administer The Administer Website dialog box appears. 5. Select Administration from the category list on the left. 6.
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Another reason to disable a site is that Contribute may run slowly when many sites are defined because it must maintain multiple network connections over an extended period. To alleviate such performance problems, you can disable sites that you don’t frequently need to update or disable all site connections and enable them only when you need to edit the site. Disabling a website connection works the same for websites managed by CPS as it does for nonmanaged websites.
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If you want to recover the unpublished drafts, in most cases you can locate them in the Recycle Bin or Trash. Contribute saves the drafts in a folder named for the removed website in the Recycle Bin or Trash. Enabling a website connection If you disable a website connection, or if Contribute automatically disables it because it can’t connect to the website, you can re-enable it later. To enable the current website connection: • Click Connect in the toolbar. To enable any website connection: 1.
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CHAPTER 13 Managing Users and Roles Macromedia Contribute lets you control the extent to which users can alter a website. To do so, you create roles for each website and define permissions for each role. After a website’s permissions are defined, Contribute creates a folder labeled _mm at the root of the website and places a shared settings file in this folder. The shared settings file contains all the website settings and permissions for Contribute website connections that you create.
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If you are not familiar with such web page design elements as font and paragraph usage, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) styles, and image file formats and size limitations, consult a web page designer or other web professional who is knowledgeable about your organization’s website.
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Creating Contribute roles When Contribute users connect to a website, they are prompted to indicate which role they belong to. For example, a Contribute user might choose or be assigned to the Writer role. Thereafter, while connected to that website, that user has whatever permissions you have configured for the Writer role. To create a new role: 1.
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3. Click Create New Role. The Create New Role dialog box appears. 4. Select an existing role from the Create new role from copy of list box. Selecting an existing role as a base for a new role lets you reuse the selected role’s settings. You can modify the new role’s settings as needed. 5. Enter a name for the role you want to create, and then click OK. The new role appears in the list of role names in the User and Roles panel of the Administer Website dialog box. 6.
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Editing a role’s settings The Role Settings dialog box lets you define different home pages for users based on the role they belong to, limit roles to working in specific folders, and determine the modifications a role can make to a website. Note: For information about creating new roles, see “Creating Contribute roles” on page 199. To edit settings for a Contribute role: 1.
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3. Select the role whose settings you want to modify, and then click Edit Role Settings. The Edit Role Name Settings dialog box appears. The Edit Role Name Settings dialog box lets you modify the settings associated with each role. 4. Select a settings category to modify.
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5. Modify the settings for the role. When you finish defining the role, click OK to save your changes. The Role dialog box will close, returning you to the Administer Website dialog box. 6. Select another administrative category to modify, or click Close to apply your changes and exit the Administer Website dialog box.
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To set general website settings for a role: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Setting dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the General category on the left side of the dialog box. 3. (Optional) Select Allow users to publish files. If you select this option, users assigned to this role can publish pages they create. They can also publish or delete drafts sent to them for review.
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Setting folder and file access settings The Folder/File Access settings category lets you limit a role’s access to selected folders (or directories) and to any subfolders they contain as well as determine whether users can delete web pages and related files. Setting folder access settings You can choose to limit user access to specific folders within the website or to allow users to access all the folders within the defined website. To define folder access settings: 1.
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4. If you’ve selected Only allow editing within these folders, specify folders by clicking Add Folder. The Choose Folder dialog box appears. 5. The Choose Folder dialog box displays all folders and files under the website’s root. You can preview pages in the website by selecting them. This lets you see which pages you are restricting access to. 6. Navigate to the folder you want to provide access to, and click Select Folder. For example, if the website’s root is http://www.mysite.
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Setting file-deletion settings You can allow users to delete pages from the web server. When determining whether users should be able to remove a page from the website, carefully consider whether you want to maintain a backup copy of deleted pages. If you do want to maintain backup copies, you must make sure that the Contribute rollback feature is enabled. To learn more about web page rollbacks, see “Enabling and disabling rollbacks” on page 179. To let users delete files from the web server: 1.
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To set page-editing settings: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the Editing category on the left side of the dialog box. The Editing category provides options that let you specify which page-editing attributes Contribute will apply. When setting these options, carefully consider who the content contributors are and what page-editing capabilities they require. 3.
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Setting style and font settings The Styles and Fonts category in the Role dialog box lets you control whether typographic styles and fonts appear in the Contribute toolbar and which kinds of typographical styles users can apply to text. To set the style and font settings for a website: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the Styles and Fonts category on the left side of the dialog box. 3.
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4. Modify the style settings for your chosen style support option as necessary. For more information about options in this dialog box, click the Help button in the dialog box. 5. Select another role settings category to modify, or click OK to apply your changes. Limiting available CSS styles Although CSS style sheets often include many style definitions, you may want to limit the number of styles available to a given Contribute user role.
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To set the new pages options for a website: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the New Pages category on the left side of the dialog box. 3. Change options as necessary. Contribute lets you control the types of new pages that users can create, and it lets you specify templates for creating new pages.
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To set the new images options for a website: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the New Images category on the left side of the dialog box. 3. Specify the options Contribute will use to restrict the adding of images to a page. For more information about options in this dialog box, click the Help button in the dialog box. 4. Select another role settings category to modify, or click OK to apply your changes.
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To set the file placement options for a website: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) 2. Click the File Placement category on the left side of the dialog box. 3. Specify the rules Contribute will use to place files as necessary. For more information about options in this dialog box, click the Help button in the dialog box. 4. Select another role settings category to modify, or click OK to apply your changes.
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For more information, see “Inserting shared assets into a web page” on page 96. You can modify your Shared Assets list as follows: • Add image files, Flash content, and Dreamweaver library items to your list of shared assets. The assets you add to your Shared Assets list must already be on the server; Contribute does not upload the files for you. You can use Contribute to browse to files and then add them to a central list for users. • Remove shared assets from your list.
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To add shared assets, delete shared assets, or modify shared asset properties for an entire website or for a specific role: 1. Open the Edit Role Name Settings dialog box, if it’s not already open. (See “Editing a role’s settings” on page 201.) Note: If you’re making changes that apply to all roles associated with the website, it doesn’t matter which role you select. 2. Select Shared Assets from the list on the left. The Shared Assets settings appear.
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Managing drafts sent for review As an administrator, you can view and change the status of drafts that are currently in the draft review process for your website. You can change owners for a draft that has been sent for review, and you can also remove any draft from the draft review process. Note: For more information about the draft review process, see “Understanding the draft review process” on page 37. To view drafts in the drafts review process: 1.
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CHAPTER 14 Troubleshooting This chapter documents common problems that you may encounter as a Macromedia Contribute user and provides potential solutions.
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Problems starting Contribute The following sections describe problems you might encounter when starting Contribute: • “Startup is slow or the application appears to freeze” on page 218 • “The Connection Failure dialog box appears when Contribute is connected to the network” on page 218 • “Contribute doesn’t detect that it is disconnected from the network” on page 218 • “The Dial-up dialog box appears when Contribute is connected to the network” on page 219 • “Contribute reports that the user is not in a v
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The Dial-up dialog box appears when Contribute is connected to the network By default, the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is configured to automatically dial a network connection if a connection is not present. In some instances, when Contribute is started, this can cause Contribute to attempt to dial the network connection. To prevent this from occurring, you can update the Internet Explorer connection settings to never dial up a network connection.
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Can’t move to the next screen in the Connection Wizard If you cannot navigate to the next screen of the Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh), you may have entered the connection information incorrectly. Verify that you have entered the correct website address, server name, user name, password, and network path. If these items are correct, verify that the website is online using your computer’s web browser.
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To check whether a folder is visible to your local area network: 1. Select Start > Run from the Windows Start menu. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Enter the network path to the folder in the Open text box, and click OK. For example, enter \\MyServer\MyFolder. 3. Verify that the folder is visible to the network and that you have proper file access permissions.
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You might be experiencing a network or server abnormality. Try refreshing the page or using the Back and Forward buttons to navigate to the page a second time. Edit button is disabled There are several reasons why the Edit button may be disabled for a certain page: • When you browse to a page, Contribute checks whether you have permission to edit that page in the website. Depending on network traffic and server response, this can take a few moments (during this time, the Edit Page button is dimmed).
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To delete the shared settings file: 1. Connect to the server, either by mounting it on your desktop (Macintosh) or by logging in to it (using an FTP client, telnet, SSH, or similar software). Note: You can’t perform this procedure from within a web browser. 2. On the server, open the root folder of your Contribute website, and then open the _mm folder that’s inside the root folder.
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Problems canceling pages The following sections describe problems you may encounter when canceling pages in Contribute: The Cancel button isn’t visible when you are reviewing a draft, which means you may inadvertently be working offline. Select File > Work Offline (Windows) or Contribute > Work Offline (Macintosh) to reconnect to the server. Clicking the Cancel button reports an error if the web server is unavailable or if the user’s permissions on the server are not correctly set.
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• The folder containing the page that the user wants to publish to may have been deleted, or does not exist. Save the page to another folder in the website, or create an appropriate folder for the page. • Another user may have locked the page. This can occur if a user with Dreamweaver MX accesses the file and resets the lock file. Check whether another user has the file checked out, or whether the lock file is invalid and needs to be forcibly removed.
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Problems administering Contribute The following sections describe problems you may encounter when administering Contribute: • • • • • • • • “The Administer Websites menu is deactivated” on page 226 “You forgot the administrator role password” on page 226 “Contribute freezes when sending a connection key” on page 227 “A web page is inadvertently deleted” on page 227 “Users don’t see enough rollback copies of pages” on page 228 “Improving application performance by disabling websites” on page 228 “You need
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4. Using Contribute, select Edit > My Connection (Windows) or Contribute > My Connection (Macintosh), select the website whose shared settings file you deleted, and click Edit. 5. Re-establish a connection to the site. 6. When you re-define the website connection, select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh) and administer the website to which you are connected. Contribute will prompt you to become the administrator of the website. 7.
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4. Click the Roll Back button if the page you selected is the one you want to publish. If it is not the one you want to publish, select another page from the list, and then click Roll Back. Contribute replaces the currently published version of the page with the previously published version that you selected. The version you selected becomes the current version on the website.
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You need to remove a single user from a role If you are using Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) to manage users, you can remove an individual user from a role or you can reassign that user to a different role. To learn more, see “Removing users from sites managed by CPS” on page 190. If you are not using CPS to manage users, Contribute does not support the removal of a single user from a role.
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5. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the file. Another alert appears, warning that you are deleting a special file and asking if you want to proceed. 6. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the file. Contribute deletes the lock file and displays the last page you viewed. Using Contribute with dynamic pages Contribute is designed to edit HTML content on your website. It is not, however, designed to edit dynamic content stored in a database or to add or edit dynamic tags.
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Editing static content in dynamic pages You can allow users to edit static content within dynamic pages and protect only the dynamic portions of the page. Contribute users cannot edit source code, nor can they edit anything outside the
and tags of a page. This protects initialization scripts and include files from being edited. To protect dynamic elements in the body of your page, consider the following precautions: • Use templates to block off dynamic parts of your page.</p>
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<p>Action Shortcut Copy Command+C Paste Command+V Paste as text Command+Shift+V Clear Delete Select all Command+A Find Command+F View menu The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing View menu actions in Contribute.</p>
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<p>Format menu The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing Format menu actions in Contribute.</p>
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<p>Working in templates The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for navigating template regions. Action Shortcut Move to the next editable region Command+Option+E Move to the previous editable region Command+Shift+Option+E Editing text The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for editing text in Contribute.</p>
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<p>Working with images The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing image actions in Contribute.</p>
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<p>Appendix B: Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts</p>
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<p>Index A B accessibility authoring for 34 initiatives 34 keyboard-only navigation 32 operating system features 32 screen reader 32 adding bookmarks 29 copy of the current page 59 Microsoft Excel content to a page 71 Microsoft Word content to a page 71 new pages 59 page separators 107 pages based on a template 62 section anchors 139 special characters, to a page 75 adjusting image brightness and contrast 100 administration sitewide settings 176 administrator becoming one 175 changing 177 password, changing</p>
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<p>changing Contribute startup password 31 link destination 142 link text 142 link text, for a Breeze link 137 table properties 122 text alignment 83 text style 78 Check Spelling command 88 choosing a frame page to edit 147 color text 81 connecting to a website .Mac 170 about 17 e-mail attachment 17 managed by CPS 189 opening the home page 27 working offline 50 connection key importing 17 sending 168 sending for websites managed by CPS 189 Connection Wizard 168 connections .</p>
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<p>CSS paragraph spacing 208 styles, about 73 D deleted page, restoring 227 deleting bookmarks 29 horizontal rules 107 links 143 table cells 117 description of changes, adding to a draft for review 43 disabled website, enabling a 19 disabling CPS for a website connection 173 User Directory service for a website 174 website connections 194 DNS, multiple aliases 167 domain name server, see DNS Draft Console 45 draft review process overview 37 refreshing your list of drafts 46 reviewing drafts 46 sending a draft</p>
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<p>FlashPaper converting a document 66 creating in an external application 69 deleting from a draft 67 documents 57 inserting a document 66 setting Microsoft Excel print area 70 toolbar 68 FlashPaper SWF files 68 See also SWF files folder, permission 206 fonts adding 77 changing 76 changing size 76 editing list of available 77 setting style and permissions 209 formatting text 80 frame pages about 145 targeting 149 to edit 147 frames adding and editing content 147 linking a page 149 saving and publishing 148 ta</p>
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<p>L M learning Contribute 15 resources 12 library items, inserting from shared assets 96 line break, adding 82 link properties changing 143 changing link destination 142 changing text for a Breeze link 137 opening the dialog box 142 selecting a named anchor 140 targeting where a page opens 138 linking images 127 Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel document 71 text 127 within a document 140 linking to a file on your computer 133 Breeze library items 135 drafts or recently published pages 128 e-mail addresses 1</p>
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<p>pages canceling changes to a draft or new page 54 copying a starter web page 60 creating a linked new page 129 creating new 51 deleting 55 duplicating 59 editing overview 36 editing source for 53 modifying title 64 moving pages to your website 152, 153, 154 opening in a new window 138 opening to edit 40 previewing in a browser 152 printing 55 publishing to your website 152, 153, 154 reverting to a previously published version 160 rolling back to previous version 160 saving 41 setting margins 64 setting page</p>
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<p>inserting 139 linking to 140 selecting text in FlashPaper SWF files 68 sending a draft for review 43, 47 setting browser encoding 31 frames 149 pages to open in a new window 138 table alignment 116 SFTP connection information 169 shared assets creating library of assets 215 inserting into a page 96 role settings 213 shared settings file 197 sharpening an image 101 sidebar expanding and collapsing 24 How Do I panel 24 Pages panel 24 panels 24 resizing 24 selecting a draft or new page 27 sitewide settings adm</p>
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<p>text aligning 83 bold 80 bulleted lists, creating 84 centering 83 color, applying 81 definition lists, creating 85 finding and replacing 89 font size, changing 76 font, changing 76 fonts, adding 77 formatting 80 hightlighting 81 indenting 83 italic 80 links, creating 127 lists, indenting 85 numbered lists, creating 83 outdenting 83 replacing 89 searching for 89 strikethrough 80 underline 80 toolbars about 22 browser 23 editor 23 image editing 23 text formatting 23 tracking drafts 45 troubleshooting cancelin</p>
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<p>managing 190 removing 193 renaming in Contribute 193 websites disabling a connection to 194 disabling all connections 194 disabling CPS for 173 disabling CPS for a connection 173 disabling User Directory service for 174 editing connection information for 191 enabling connections to 196 managing connections to 190 removing connections to 193 renaming connections to 193 wizards, Connection Wizard 168 working offline canceling or deleting a draft 51 creating a new page 51 editing a draft 51 restoring your conn</p>
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