FAQ




How do I login to edit my website? (video)
  1. Navigate to the page you wish to edit
  2. Select the copyright symbol in the lower left hand corner of the webpage
  3. Enter your username and password into the appropriate fields, and select "Sign In"
  4. You have properly logged in when a red box appears at the bottom of the screen with the text "Switch to Edit Site" appears

How do I create a new page? (video)

  1. In the edit menu at the bottom of the page, select "Create New Page." A "Create New Page" dialog box will appear.
  2. Select the "Templates" folder. Inside the "Templates" folder, you will notice a list of templates offered for your website. You will want to select a template that would best suit your needs for that page. Listed below are the templates and a description.
    1. Basic Content: Allows for basic text, pictures, and documents to be placed on the page. Using this page will require the installation of ActiveX. You will be prompted to install ActiveX the first time you use one of these pages.
    2. Advanced Edit: Allows for more advanced uses than the "Basic Content" template. This template works similarly to Microsoft Word.
    3. Contact Us: Page automatically created by the CMS based upon the "Contact Sheets" you create for your website.
    4. Contact Sheet: Form sheet that allows information to be entered about faculty and staff. This page contains: Name, Office Location, Phone Number, and a Bio section.
    5. 2 Column With Header: Uses the structure of the Basic Content template with a central textbox at the top of the page with two columns below.
    6. 2 Column: Uses the structure of the Basic Content template with two text boxes side-by-side going the length of the page.
    7. Photo Gallery - Thumbnails: Creates a page of pictures. This page is automatically created by the pictures placed in a "Photo Gallery" on your "Resource Manager."
    8. Image Rotator: Has several text boxes for information to be typed. An image rotator allows for several pictures to rotate on the page. These images must be loaded into a "Photo Gallery" on your "Resource Manager."
    9. Redirect: Places a button in the left navigation column that will direct to a website other than a FHU webpage. The link given in this page must be the complete web address of the site (ie. http://www.fhu.com)
    10. Video: Allows for a video to be played on the webpage. Videos must be put into your Resource Gallery by Michael Plyler.
  3. To select a template, click the "Select" botton located to the right of each templates name.
  4. Once you have selected the template, you will be able to enter the information for your page. When you feel prepared to save the page, select "Save And Exit" to save the page.
  5. You will then be prompted for a  Name and Display Name, enter the respected information into the respected text box.
    1. Name: Unique name given to each page. This name is used by the CMS to direct people to your website
    2. Display Name: The name that will appear in the left navigation column on your site. This does not have to be the same as the "Name."
  6. Select "OK."
  7. The page will then be saved, and you will see the finished page on the screen. Notice the Display Name in the left navigation column.
  8. In order for the page to be viewable by the general public, you must approve the page. In the Edit Menu located at the bottom of the page, select "Approve."

How do I edit a webpage? (video)

  1. Navigate to the webpage you would like to edit.
  2. In the Edit Menu, located at the bottom of the page, select "Edit."
  3. Once you have made the changes needed, select "Save" to save the page and continue editing or "Save And Exit" to save the page and view the finished page.
  4. Remember, all changes to a page must be approved to be visible by the general public.

 When I hit the "Enter" button, it is double spaced. How do I get a single place?

  • When you hit enter a double space is inserted - to only advance one line you need to hold the "shift" key while you press enter and you will be taken to the next line.

How do I put my media into the "Resource Manager"? (video)

  1. Select the "Resource Manager" button located in the edit menu at the bottom of the page.
  2. Navigate to your "Folder" in the Resource Manager.
  3. Select "Add New."
  4. Select the "Browse" button beside Local Resource. This step works like an attachment to your e-mail. Navigate to the file you would like to load into your "Resource Manager" and select "Open."
  5. Give the media a Display Name, and select "OK."
  6. The media should now be loaded into your Resource Manager

How do I optimize pictures for the website? (video)

  1. Open the picture you would like to load into your Resource Manager with a photo editing software. We suggest "Microsoft Office Picture Manager."
  2. Select the "Edit Pictures..." on the Formating Toolbar located directly above your picture.
  3. In the "Edit Picture" task pane on the right side of the screen, select "Compress Picture."
  4. Under Compress Picture Settings, there are preset compression options. It is recommended to select "Web pages."
  5. Select "OK" at the bottom of the "Compress Pictures" task pane.
  6. Save the image.

How do I create a "Thumbnail Photo Gallery" page? (video)

  1. Select "Resource Manager" in the Edit Menu located at the bottom of the page.
  2. Locate your folder and select the "+" located to the left of your folder name.
  3. Select a Photo Gallery to load your pictures into. You have 3 photo galleries by default.
  4. Loading pictures into a Photo Gallery is exactly like loading media into your Resource Manager.
  5. Once you have loaded all the pictures into the Photo Gallery, you may exit the Resource Manager window.
  6. Select "Create New Page" in the Edit Menu located at the bottom of the page.
  7. Navigate to the Templates folder and select the "Select" button located to the right of "Photo Gallery - Thumbnails."
  8. On this page, you are given 7 options located under "Display Thumbnail Images." Change the Image Gallery drop down option to the Photo Gallery you loaded your pictures into.
  9. Select "Save New Page" at the bottom of the page.
  10. Give the page a Name and Display Name and select "OK."
  11. The page should then display the photos in the Photo Gallery on your page.
  12. If you want to add or take away pictures at a later date, simply go to the Resource Manager and add the pictures or delete pictures from the Photo Gallery in your folder.

How do I create a "Contact Us" section in my site? (video)

  1. Once you have navigated to your site and logged in, select Create New Page.
  2. In the "Templates" folder, there is a "Contact Us" template, select that template.
  3. Once that template has loaded, you will notice there is no way to edit the template. This page will automatically be created by the CMS.
  4. Select "Save New Page." You will be prompted to give the page a name and a display name. We recommend either "Contact Us" or "Staff."
  5. Once saved, select Approve, located in the Edit menu at the bottom of the page.
  6. Now we are going to create the information for this page. Select Create New Page in the Edit Menu at the bottom of the screen.
  7. In the "Templates" folder, there is a "Contact Sheet" tempate, select that template.
  8. Once the template has loaded, you will notice a location for a Picture, Name, Title, Location, Phone, E-mail, & Bio. These are just suggestions. You may enter the information you choose into each location. To insert an image, the image must be in your Resource Manager.
  9. Select Save New Page, and give the page a Name and a Display Name. We recommend the Name and the Display Name being the person's name the page is about.
  10. For each Contact Sheet, you will need to select Approve in the Edit menu located at the bottom of the screen for that page to be visible by the general public

How do make a hyperlink go to a specific location on the page? (video)

  1. This process is also known as defining Internal Anchors. To begin, select the text you wish to make as the Anchor point. This is the specific location on the page you would like the hyperlink to direct to.
  2. Select the Hyperlink Manager (Edit Hyperlink in the Basic template), and navigate to the Anchor tab. On the Basic template, there is a section titled, "Define as Internal Anchor Point."
  3. Enter the Anchor name you would like to use in the text box provided. You may use any name desired. The Anchor name can not have a space, but you may use an underscore ("_").
  4. Select "OK."
  5. Now, navigate to and select the text you would like to make your hyperlink.
  6. Select the Hyperlink Manager (Edit Hyperlink in the Basic template).
  7. To direct to the Anchor point, in the URL ("Hyperlink Address" in the Basic template), enter the Pound sign ("#") directly followed by the Anchor point's name. If your Anchor point is defined as anchor1 then the URL should appear as #anchor1.
  8. Select the Preview button at the bottom of the page, and make sure the anchor point is working correctly.

How do I copy/move a page from one location to another on the website? (video)

  1. Navigate to the page you would like to move
  2. In the Edit Menu, select the "Copy" or "Move" button
  3. A dialog box will appear prompting you to "Select Destination Channel."
    1. Navigate to the section of the FHU website you would like the page to be copied/moved to. Select the "+" beside FHU Home and find your section of the site.
    2. Once you have located the folder you would like the page to be copied/moved to, select OK.
  4. The page should not be copied/movied into your section of the website. The page will need to be approved before becoming visible to the general public.