Manila Basics Course Outline - November 2006

November 2006

Greetings and Introduction

Goals 

• Log in to your site
  
• Edit the home page using the Firefox formatting bar
  
• Create new web pages
  
• Create links to pages inside and outside your web site
  
• Add images to the site
• Upload files
  
• Using the news items option to create a blog-style site
  

Manila Basics

Log in to your site

1. Go to your site at http://faculty.deanza.edu/lastnamefirstname
2. Scroll to bottom of home page to find the LOGIN link
3. Use your email and password to login
4. REMEMBER TO LOG OFF WHEN YOU FINISH!
   

Edit the home page (WYSISYG editor?)

1. Look for the Edit This Page button below the text on your home page.
2. Click this button to open the page in the editing view.
3. Add/replace/edit text in the text box. (You may also change the title.)
4. In WYSIWYG mode, use the format bar to:
• change the appearance of your text
• add a table
• create lists
• add links.
5. Click the Post Changes button (sometimes the Submit button) when you finish, or when you want to save current changes.
6. Return to the Edit This Page button as needed

Create new web pages

1. Log in to your web site if you have not already done so.
2. Click on the Stories link in the Editors Only menu at the top of the page.
3. On the Stories page click on the Create A New Story link.
4. Give your story a title and then type your story text.
5. Click Post New Story when finished or when you want to save changes.
6. Return to the page and click the Edit This Page button as needed.
   

Create links to pages inside and outside your web site

1. Type the full URL (including the HTTP part) into the page. This works for web sites, email addresses, etc.

1. Type the text  that you would like to make clickable.
2. Select the text.
3. Click the Link button in the format bar.
4. Type in the complete URL and then OK.
   

1. Go to the page where you wish to create the clickable link.
2. Type in the title of the web page you wish to link to.
3. Place quotation marks around this text.

• turn the title of a story into a clickable link
• insert a picture into any page
• insert a link to a file into any page

1. Go to the page you wish to link to.
2. While viewing that page click the Shortcuts link in the Editors Only menu.
3. Information about the page you just left will appear on the next  Shortcuts page.
4. Edit or replace the title of this shortcut as you wish.
5. Click the Add New Shortcuts button.
6. You may not include the text you entered in the title field in step 4 above. Just place it in quotes on any other page at your web site to create a link to the page.

1. Click on the Shortcuts link on any page at your web site.
2. Replace the text on the Shortcuts page with the title and URL of the outside web site. (Be sure to use the full URL, starting with http.)
3. Click the Add New Shortcuts button.
4. Now you may use this new shortcuts title within quotation marks anywhere on your site, and a link to the outside resource will be created.
   

Add images to the site

1. Go to your site and log in if you have not already done so.
2. Make sure that a suitable version of the image is stored on your hard drive.
   
3. Click the Pictures link in the Editors Only menu.
4. Click the Create a New Picture link
5. Give your picture an easy-to-remember title (for your use).
6. Click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer.
7. Add some descriptive text.
8. Click Post New Picture.

Upload files

1. Click the Files link in the Editors Only menu.
2. Click the Upload a New File link on the next page.
3. Give your file a Manila name in the title box. Typically, choose something that will be descriptive for you. Visitors to the site will generally not need to know or see this name.
4. Click the Browse button to locate and select the file you wish to upload.
5. Click the Post New File button to make the file available on your site.

Using the news items option to create a blog-style site

1. Go to your site and log in.
2. Click the Prefs link in the Editors Only menu at the top of the window.
3. On the next page, click News Items in the sidebar.
4. On the News Items page, click the "yes" box near the top of the page (next to the question: "Do you want the News Items feature enabled?")
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.

1. Go to your site and log in.
2. Click on the News link in the Editors Only menu at the top of the window.
3. On the Pending News Items page, click Create a News Item.
4. On the Create News Items page, give your news item a title and then write the text of the entry in the main text box. For now, the other fields are optional. Click the Create News Item button at the bottom of the page.
   
5. Review your News Item text on the next page and edit if necessary.
6. Click the Post to Home Page button to add the news item to your home page.
   

Quick overview of other Manila features and resources