Types of Content

Every piece of content in Ektron CMS400.NET is one of the following types. The table below summarizes all types.

Type	Description	For more information, see
HTML content	Content designed to be published on the World Wide Web	Ektron CMS400.NET Editors
XML Smart Forms	Online forms, polls, or surveys designed to collect information from site visitors and save it in an XML format	Working with Smart Forms
HTML form/survey	Online forms, polls, or surveys designed to collect information from site visitors and save it in an HTML format	Working with HTML Forms
DMS Documents, which consist of Office documents, managed files, and multimedia files	See details below
Office documents	Files normally created and edited using Microsoft Office	Working with Microsoft Office Documents
Managed files	Files created outside of Ektron CMS400.NET, such as PDFs and .jpeg files. You cannot create or edit these files within Ektron CMS400.NET - you can only store them.	Working with Managed Files
Multimedia	Files that run in a media player, such as sound and movie files	Managing Multimedia Assets
Blogs	Blogs (short for Web Logs) are a form of online information sharing. A blog is often set up so a group of people can share their thoughts on a subject.	Blogs
Web Calendars	Web Calendars keep visitors informed about upcoming events. They can be displayed to all visitors to your Web site, and any authorized user can add events to a calendar.	Calendars
DIscussion Boards	The Discussion Board feature provides an opportunity for topic discussions on your Web site. A site or membership user with Add Topic permission creates a topic and posts a starter question. Site visitors can then reply.	Discussion Boards

When creating new content, you must assign a type.

As you can see, the New menu lists all types of content you can work with.