TLC2 Web Portal

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TLC2 Web Portal

• Basic Instruction for the TLC2 Portal Solution

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Agenda

• Introduction to the portal
• Joining the portal
• Members area
• Creating content
• Publishing content
• Questions and Answers

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TLC2 Web Portal

• Introduction to the TLC2 Portal

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Introduction

• The TLC2 Web Portal utilizes
• Open source Content Management Software Zope and
  Plone
• Resource Links
• Zope http//www.zope.org
• Plone http//www.plone.org

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Introduction

• General Users
• Anyone that visits the site and can only view
  public content
• Portal Users
• Members
• Anyone registered to the site
• Can view user content and add/edit own content
• Content Owner
• Anyone given the content owner role
• Can add/edit own content based on ownership
• Administration
• Members with the a administration roles
• Site administration and development

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Introduction

• Portal Consists of
• Banner Logo
• Bread Crumb
• Shortcuts
• Menu
• Main Body
• Footer Hot Pages
• Slots

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TLC2 Web Portal

• Training Hands-On Workshop

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Overview

• Hands on Training
• Register as a Member
• Set Member Preferences
• Add Content

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Hands on Training

• Register as a Member
• To register as a member of the site, begin by
  clicking on the "join" link in the upper right
  corner of the page. This will open a registration
  form that has several fields
• Fill in these fields and click the register
  button. Once your registration has been
  processed, you will see a welcome page with a
  log-in button. Click this button to log in to the
  site using your new member account.

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Hands on Training

• Set Member Preferences
• Look at the bar running across the upper portion
  of the page you will see that the right side of
  it now contains a number of links.
• The third link is to "my preferences".
• Click this link, and a page will open that shows
  all of the customization options available to
  you. These options allow you to customize the way
  the site looks to you and the way you interact
  with it, but they don't change any site content.
  You can edit them at any time.

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Hands on Training

• Set Member Preferences
• Look at the bar running across the upper portion
  of the page you will see that the right side of
  it now contains a number of links.
• The third link is to "my preferences".
• Click this link, and a page will open that shows
  all of the customization options available to
  you. These options allow you to customize the way
  the site looks to you and the way you interact
  with it, but they don't change any site content.
  You can edit them at any time.
• When you are finished making your selections,
  click "save" to make them active.

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a Web Page
• You can only add content in the parts of the site
  where you are allowed to (this is called having
  permission).
• As a site member, by default you will have
  permission to add content to your member folder
• Navigate to your member folder by clicking on "my
  folder" in the personal links bar in the upper
  right-hand corner of the page.

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a Web Page
• Your folder will open in "contents view". This
  means you will see all of the items inside your
  folder. If you haven't added anything to your
  folder yet, the only item that will be in your
  folder is a document called "your home page"
  (youryour member name).

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a Web Page
• Above the document list there will be two
  drop-down menus. The one on the left allows you
  to customize your folder view by only showing
  certain items. The one on the right allows you to
  add new types of content, including documents,
  events, files, folders, images, news items, etc.

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a Web Page
• All types of content will have a name, a title
  and a description. The name becomes part of the
  item's web address, and should be written in all
  lowercase letters with no spaces. The title will
  appear in the navigation structure and at the top
  of the page. The description should provide a
  brief summary of the object and will appear
  beneath the title.

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a File
• A File is an external document type, such as a
  word document or a pdf file.
• Add a Folder
• A Folder is a place to store other objects. For
  instance, you might create a folder within your
  members folder where you keep images.
• Add an Image
• An Image can be a jpg, gif, png, or any other
  format.

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Hands on Training

• Add Content
• Add a News Item
• A News Item is a special type of document that
  becomes visible on the "News" tab. This type of
  object should be used for announcements and
  things like that.
• Add an Event
• An Event is something to be added to the
  calendar, such as a meeting, an appointment, or a
  social event.

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Hands on Training

• Publish Content
• Once you have created an item, the next step is
  to publish it so that it becomes available to
  other site visitors. You do this by changing its
  state.
• By default, items are created in the visible
  state. This means they can be found through the
  search interface and by typing in their URL
  directly, but they will not appear in site
  navigation.
• Items that are published appear in site
  navigation and are also available to site
  visitors who are not logged in.

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Hands on Training

• Publish Content
• Once you have created an item, the next step is
  to publish it so that it becomes available to
  other site visitors. You do this by changing its
  state.
• By default, items are created in the visible
  state. This means they can be found through the
  search interface and by typing in their URL
  directly, but they will not appear in site
  navigation.
• Items that are published appear in site
  navigation and are also available to site
  visitors who are not logged in.

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Hands on Training

• Publish Content
• Depending upon your role in the site, you may be
  able to publish an item directly or you may need
  to submit it to a reviewer for approval first.
  Either way, your task is accomplished by clicking
  on the state tab at the top of the object
  window.
• When publishing an item, you may choose whether
  to make it available permanently or for a limited
  time. You do this by setting effective dates and
  expiration dates.

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Hands on Training

• Publish Content
• After you have chosen your effective and
  expiration dates, click the radio button next to
  publish or submit (which one is available
  depends upon your permissions) and then click
  save.
• Once an item has been published, you can retract
  it by clicking on the state tab and then
  clicking the retract radio button at the bottom
  of the form, then clicking save. This will
  change the items state back to visible.

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Questions Answers
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Thank You