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Creating a Basic Page

The Basic Page template is the workhorse of our web site. Indeed the bulk of content within our web site will be created with the Basic Page template. 

  1. After choosing the Basic Page from the CREATE CONTENT tab you will see the Basic Page template.
  2. Fill in the Title field. This will become the name of the page. It also becomes part of the URL for the page.
  3. Type or paste text into the Body field. This will be the core content of the page. The palettes in the toolbar of the HTML editor should be similar to those in Microsoft Word. In the example below I am using the Bulleted List button to format the text into bullet points. There are many other powerful tools available. You can learn the function of each tool in the tool palette by hovering over the icon. Most tools relate to a specific editing or HTML function. The Source tool enables you to eidt the actual HTML code. Use this feature with great care.
  4. TIP: If you copy text from another document to paste into the Body, use the Paste as plain text button. (It looks like a clipboard with a notepad.)
  5. You may want to add images within the body of the page. Here’s how.
  6. You may also want to link to other web pages within the web site, external URLs or to documents. Here's how.
  7. TIP: Any time that you want to exit out of this module without saving your work, click on the Cancel button. It can always be found in the upper right area of your web browser. It looks like an appendage with a white "x" inside a black circle.
  8. There is usually no reason to switch the Text format. Please leave it set to the default which is Full HTML.
  9. Once you have completed your work in the Body field, move to the Section field. You must associate the web page with a specific section in order to save the web page. There will be one or more sections to choose from. Please choose the one that seems the most appropriate to the content of the page.
  10. At the bottom of the page you will see multiple vertical tabs. Please ignore these. Also, please ignore the Provide a menu link. Do not check it. Improper menu linking can create serious issues with the web site. If you would like to link your page to the main menu, please contact Rodger Rak or Marc Sandalow.
  11. Click the Save button to save the page. Depending on your status as a Content Creator or Publisher you may need to send this page to review or publish to the web site.