Managing Content

This section provides basic instructions for adding and editing content, descriptions of the tools used to format text within web pages, and details of the more specialized content types available on a portal.  While Site Administrators can add content to any area of a portal, some users may have permission to add, edit, and/or review content within certain areas of a portal only.

• Standard Content Types
• Add / Edit Content
  
• Cut / Copy Content
• Deleting Content
• Rename Content - A feature used to change the content Title and its Short Name which appears at the end of the URL for that content.
• Publishing Content
• Locking Content
• Content (WYSIWYG) Editor - The text editor used for formatting text within a web page.
• Relating Items to Other Content - Content items of a similar topic that are stored in different areas of the portal can be linked to one another.
• Form Field for Referencing Content - A drop-down field used to locate content for linking or referencing from another content.
  
• Check Out / Check In - A feature used for making edits on existing content while allowing the original version to be available for viewing.
  

Specific content types

• Pages - A web page with text formatting and links/images insertions.
• Files and File with Encryption - Uploading files to a portal.
• Posting Files: FAQs - Include questions about file types, size, security, and search.
• News Items - Announcements highlighted on the home page of a site.
• Images - Uploading images to different locations.
• Links - Linking to content within a portal and to external sites.
• Collections - Saved searches to create lists of similar content which may be stored in different folders on a portal.
• Issue Trackers - An advanced content type for listing open and completed issues, or decisions to be made.

If a topic of interest is not seen here, it may be described in detail within its own section, such as:  Contact Lists, Calendars & Events, Groups & Group Spaces, and Email Subscriptions.