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Site Builder Toolkit - FAQs

 

 What's my User ID?
The same as your University network credentials.
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 Can I work on my Web pages from home?
Yes, the software is browser based, which means you can work on your pages from any computer that has Internet Explorer.
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How do I edit pages? 
The in-line editor icons are located at the bottom of each page you have access to. To:

  • Edit a page—choose the page with pencil icon
  • Copy a page—choose the two pages icon
  • Delete a page— choose the X icon
  • Add a page—choose the dog-eared page (only visible if you said yes to a specific question when creating the page; see below for more information)


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 How do I make a page a container page (meaning I can add pages to it)?
When creating or editing the page, choose the page control sub-menu and answer yes to the question, ‘Will this page contain other pages?'
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 How do I add a page? 
Once you are logged in, select the page you want to add a page to and click on the add a page icon on the in-line editor.
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Why can't I add a page? 
If you do not see that icon, you did not make this page a container page and you are unable to add a page. To rectify this, choose the edit page icon and choose the page control sub-menu. For the question, ‘Will this page contain other pages?' choose the yes radio button. (The default answer is no.) Go back to the page you want to add a page to and add a page icon should now be visible.
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 How do I title my page? 
When adding new pages, always title your page. If you don't, the words ‘New Untitled Page' will appear when you publish the page to the site.

  • Title Bar—the text displayed in the browser title bar of the Web browser.
  • Link Text—how text is displayed in automated navigation links.
  • Help Text—text that pops up when users hover over the link.

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 How do I change the location of my page(s)?
To move one of your pages to another location, select the edit page icon, and select location. Choose the new location from the drop-down menu. You will be only able to move your pages to other pages that you have been given access.
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 How do I make a page inactive and why would I want to do that? 
Make a page inactive by editing the page and selecting the navigation control. Under page status, select ‘inactive'.

Choose to make a page ‘inactive' when it needs to be approved by a content manager or when it's a work in progress and is not ready to be active and published to the Web site.
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 How do I order my pages, either alphabetically or in a specific order?
On the page you want to order, select the edit page icon and select the navigation menu. In the box with the question, ‘What position in a navigation sequence should this link be?' type the number of the order of the page (1, 2, 3, etc.). The default is 99 which means that pages will be ordered alphabetically. To hide a page, type a negative number (-1).

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Why can't I customize my text with that font I love, make it purple and make it huge, like 48 points?
Because we want to present a consistent look and image to our viewers, there are fewer choices for customizing your test than you have been used to in the past. We want your content to be the message not the page's individual design.

There are several style sheets available for you in SBT. Select the heading, sub-heading, body text, or small text styles depending on your need.
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What's the difference between delete and purge?
Deleting a page means that you can still go back and find the page on the page listing. (Make searching for your deleted pages easier by filtering only on deleted pages.) Deleting a page is recommended if you think you might want to reactivate the page or use the content again.

Purging a page means that it's gone forever. Any copy or images on the page will have to be recreated if you want it again.
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What are navigational and hypertext links and how do I add them?
A navigational link connects to information within the Delta State website. Creating navigational links is recommended rather than recreating content on your page. Consult the site map, A to Z index, or the search function if you are looking for particular information and want to know if it already exists on the site.

  • Add a navigational link by creating the link information (text) within your main content. Highlight the text and select the ‘link' (chain) icon in the editor. On the URL line, type the page number of the page you want to link followed by .asp.
  • A hypertext link connects to an external Web site or an original document created in Acrobat, Word, or Excel.
  • Follow the same directions for adding a navigational link. However, to link to an external Web site, you must type the entire Web site address. Also, in the target line, type the word ‘new'. This will open the site or document in a new browser window and is required for all hypertext links.

When copying/pasting pages for migration, how do I “clean up” my pages?
Use the Code Sweeper icon (broom with W) located at the bottom of the editor page. Cleaning up pages means removing any font or tab markups from the original document. It will make it much easier for you to apply the style sheets in SBT to your copy. Removing all HTML tags is not recommended. First sweep out the Microsoft Word mark ups, then the font tags, then the span tags.
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How do I use spell check? 
In the editor (main content) menu, highlight the text you want to check and select the ABC icon.
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 How do I insert a picture or graphic on my page?
Be sure the name of the picture contains no special characters or blank spaces. (A file named “Dog Splashing & Tub/yesterday.jpg” won't work). Dashes, underscores, upper and lower case letters are acceptable. (Files named like this: DoginTub.jpg or dog_in_tub.jpg will work).

Before placing the picture or image on your page, manipulate the size, file format and resolution in image-editing software such as Photoshop Elements or Microsoft's Photo Editor. If the picture is from a digital camera, use the editing software that came with the camera.

  • The image size should be no larger than 150 K. (Subject to change; use this until further notice).
  • Required file formats are GIF for line art and JPEG for pictures. Required resolution for Web images is no more than 72 dpi.

To place a photo or image on your page, select the picture frame icon and browse to where the picture is stored on the web server.

Complete the alt text field to comply with Section 508 regulations.
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 How do I add alt text to make my pictures and images ADA compliant?
When adding an image, complete the alt text box with the appropriate text.

If the image is already part of your content, simply right click on the image and complete the alt text box that appears.
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 I want to put a table on my page. What's the best way to do that? 
Either use one of the pre-defined tables or create the table in Microsoft Word or Front Page and then place it on your page.

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I added content and went back to the Web site, but my content was not there. What happened? 
More than likely you saved the page, but didn't publish it to the Web site. Select the hammer and screwdriver icon and find your page and select it. Publish the page to the site to drive the information to the site.
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What's the date format for starting and stopping publication of pages?
MM/DD/YYYY
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 How do I add a description and key words for my page for search engine purposes? 
When creating the page, select the search engine menu. Type two or three sentences to describe the content on your page. Type five to 10 key words for content on your page. This information is required because major search engines will index our site's pages. Having well-thought out descriptions and key words will help Web surfers found our site and specific pages.
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 How do I enter a soft return? (one-line) 
To create a paragraph break or hard return (two-lines), Hit the enter key. To create a one line return or soft return hit shift + enter at the same time.
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 Where do I upload Documents and Images?
Log into SBT. Click on the hammer and screwdriver icon toolkit icon  in the lower left hand corner of your screen. Once on the page you wish to add an image to, select the yellow mountain image and browse the location where your image is located.    ** If you have a popup blocker enabled you may have to use a Ctrl + click to see the proper screens.
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