EE training slides

Getting Started with Web Editing Using Expression Engine

Basics Overview• Where to go• Managing your content• Publishing• Keeping content up to date

Where to go (to bookmark)• Go to www.aea267.k12.ia.us • Staff website (log in) • Communication & technology • Digital Resources • Expression Engine (bookmark this page)



Login - User your AEA username and pass

Should see something that looks like…

Clicking the add child page playground

Choose the same section that you want toadd a page too.

Main editing space

Adding a titleWhat a title that is…• Clear• Easy to identify

Icons you will normally use Text formattingUndo / redo Add hyperlink Add bullet points Pasting options Change text size Add/edit images and files 1. Paste 2. Past as plain text 3. Past from word Note about text sizes - Heading 1 and heading 2 are reserved for Web developers

Adding some basic textGreetings and salutations (Lets change the text size to heading 3)This is our first page together how exciting! There is much to be done. Websites do not makethemselves. They seem like magic, but it’s more like alchemy than sorcery. You put all of the rightingredients together and poof you’ve turned a rock into gold.This is the next paragraph. Easy enough I think. Quite a long paragraph, this will be. Lets add somebullet points.• This is a thing.• Here is another thing. Make these italic• Wow! A bunch of things in a list.

Adding pictures to your pageAt the bottom of your page is where you can add images and edit theirdescriptions. If it is a picture of person or people, release forms mustbe on file with the Digital and design services. You must also have fullrights to the picture you are uploading.

Drag in image

Click the add/edit images button in editor

Adding files• By default any files added to the page will be listed at the bottom and will be clickable• Linking them else ware in the document can be done, but you will not want to have the listing at the bottom of your page. • Types of files you can upload • PDF • Google Doc

The top tabs

Publish• Initially selected, where you do all of your editing and publishing.

Structure Here you can change some structure items that could be necessary for page. The main one we will talk about is the Template You can choose from a group of templates That could fit your pages needs. You don’t have to edit this, it is set up to Initially be a Single Column layout.

Different LayoutsPage will list its own child Will list all of the pages that arePages down the left hand side This pages parent’s children down The left hand side

Hiding from navigationBe default this is set to “No”

RevisionsEvery time you hit the “Save Revision” or “Submit” buttons it stores a past version in here. Useful if someone accidentallychanges something and you have an old version that is good.

Adding a child page playground

Deleting a child page playground

Okay… I have content I want to put on thewebsite.• How is it organized? • Do you have things grouped by content? • Are things just on a page? • What form does my content currently exist as? • Is everything I want in folders? • Do I have permissions to post the materials I have? • Is anything I’m going to post formatted correctly?

Managing your content• Have content created (We will talk about this eventually)• Create new page• Add/Edit content of that page• Choose layout (if different than usual) • Single column • Single column with navigation • Single column with parent navigation • Two column• Add images• Add files• Publish• Revising (wash, rinse, repeat)

COPYRIGHT!!!!• Needed for any material not a property of AEA 267• Needs to be on file with the Digital Services office• Questions to ask yourself • Did someone working for the AEA create the article? • Is this from a source that says you can freely user their articles? • Are there any copyright markings / notes on the article? • Do you have written permission from the owner on file? • Is there any doubt that you have the copyrights?• If you need help feel free to contact us

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Feel Free to contact• Phil Hendricks Ext. 7641