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Steps in Editing HTML Content

There are several ways to edit content.

from a web page after you log in

- Edit

- Edit in Context

from the Ektron CMS400.NET Workarea

Editing Content from a Web Page

Options for editing content from a Web page are illustrated below.

This table compares the editing options.

 

Edit in Context

Edit

How editor is displayed

Within the page you are viewing

In new window

Editing functions

Only a few

Complete set

What you can update

Content only

Content plus all editor tabs (Summary, Metadata, etc.)

Types of content available

HTML only

HTML

HTML forms

XML Smart Forms

What you can do after editing

Submit/Publish

Check in

Submit/Publish

Available from

Web Site Content Menu

Web Site Content Menu and Web Site Server Control Menu

See Also: The Web Site Content Menu

For more information, see

Edit in Context

Edit Option

Edit in Context

The Web Site Edit in Context option offers content authors quick access and editing within a page. But it has a limited set of editing functions (listed below). See Also: Editing Content from a Web Page

To Edit in Context from a Web page, follow these steps.

Prerequisite: You have permission to edit the content See Also: Folder Permissions

1. Sign in to a Web site.

2. Browse to the content you want to edit.

3. Click Edit in Context from the menu.

4. The content opens within the page, as shown below.

5. Use the following table to help you edit and save the content.

Toolbar button/ menu option

Description

For more information, see

Save changes and submit content to the approval chain

Note: Unlike other edit options, the check-in button is not available.

Approve/Decline Content

Undo checkout, discard your edits, and close the editor

 

Spell check

Checking Spelling

Add/remove a hypertext link

Using Hyperlinks

Insert library item

Adding a Library File to Content

,

Apply bold or italic formatting

 

Right click menu options

 

Cut selected text

Cut

Copy selected text

Copy

Paste text

Paste

Paste text from Word

Copying from Microsoft Word

Paste plain text

 

Set Image Properties (appears when you select an image)

Editing an Image’s Properties

Note: System administrators can remove toolbar buttons by editing the C:\Program Files\Ektron\CMS400v8x\workarea\ContentDesigner\configurations
\InterfaceEditInContext.aspx
file.

Note: The content block server control’s Suppresswrappertags property must be set to false.

Edit Option

The Web Site Edit option offers content authors full access to all editing functions.

To access the Edit Content screen from a Web page, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to the Web site.

2. Browse to the content you want to edit.

3. Click Edit from the menu.

4. The Edit Content in Folder screen appears. One of two editors may appear. See Also: Ektron CMS400.NET Editors

From here, you can

edit content. See a description of Table of Toolbar Buttons

create or edit a summary

specify metadata for the content

enter or update a comment

enter or update start and end dates

review and update Web Alert information

if aliasing is enabled and you are an alias administrator, an Alias tab appears

assign or change available Creating/Updating Templates

assign taxonomy categories

save changes

check in content

submit content for approval

publish content to the Web site

access the library

5. Edit the content. See Also: Toolbar Buttons

Or, you can choose a toolbar option or tab from the top of the Edit Content window. These options are described in Buttons on the Add Content Screen and Tabs on the Edit Content Screen.

Editing Content from the Workarea

To access the Edit Content screen from the Workarea, follow these steps.

1. Access the View Content screen for the folder that contains the content you want to edit, as described in Viewing Content.

2. Select View > Language then the language whose content you want to view.

3. Hover the cursor over the triangle () and click.

4. Select Edit from the menu.

5. The editor opens with the content block inserted. One of two editors may appear. See Also: Ektron CMS400.NET Editors

6. From the Edit Content window, you can

From here, you can

edit content. See a description of Table of Toolbar Buttons

create or edit a summary

specify metadata for the content

enter or update a comment

enter or update start and end dates

review and update Web Alert information

if aliasing is enabled and you are an alias administrator, an Alias tab appears

assign or change available Creating/Updating Templates

assign taxonomy categories

save changes

check in content

submit content for approval

publish content to the Web site

access the library

7. Make the necessary edits to the content.

Or, you can choose a toolbar option or tab from the top of the Edit Content window. These options are described in Buttons on the Add Content Screen and Tabs on the Edit Content Screen.


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