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Getting Started
Be sure to check these side boxes for helpful hints, tips, and tricks. (And a joke or two occasionally.)
Your Workspace
After you successfully log in, you will see this space: This is the (light) blue toolbar. These are the tabs.
This area is the folder hierarchy. Its always important to double check which folder youre working in. Placing files in the wrong folder could be troublesome for other users.
The folder hierarchy shows you the different levels of folders. Folders and documents that are in line with each other are on the same level. Each time a folder or document is indented to the right, it is one level lower. You can add levels by creating folders within folders within folders etc. Find the folder you want to work in and click on it once to open it. This is your root folder. It contains all the files within your specific website.
Sometimes when you click on New, the drop down menu will simply say Loading. If this happens, wait a few seconds and click New again.
1. Make sure youre in the correct root folder. 2. Click New in the blue toolbar near the top of Cascade. 3. Move the mouse down to highlight Clemson. 4. Move the mouse to the right to highlight the page layout you want. A. In the above example, I chose a Left Column layout. B. Within the Left Column menu, you have three options (explained below). 5. Continue to the next section to learn how to make important edits to your newly created index page. P.S. - Use these same steps to create subsequent pages and folders in your site.
Cut
Subscript
Copy
Paste
Spell Check
Unordered List
Ordered List
Outdent
Indent
Undo
You are currently in Edit mode. When using this interface, you can change any of the editable regions of your webpage. This includes the Display Name (the name in the left navigation), Title (the name at the top of the page), Author (the name of the entire website), and all of your content. Before you insert content, though, make sure to change your system options. Learn how on the next page. Create a Link
Delete a Link
Create an Anchor
Help
Erase Formatting
Insert an Image Format options (Pre-set by Clemson, but you can still use them if youd like)
Edit HTML
Insert Table
System Information
Naming examples: Pretend youre the web curator for the Clemson University Shakespeare site. Your web address, established by the Office of Web Services, is www.clemson.edu/caah/shakespeare That address will automatically display the index file in your root folder. If you want to create a page about performances, you would probably want to give it a System Name of performances. In that case, the web address will be www.clemson.edu/caah/shakespeare/ performances.html
Indexing refers to the process of establishing links within your site. Only in very rare instances will you want to turn it off. Basically, youll want to turn it off when you dont want a page or a folder to appear in the left hand navigation on your published website. Well talk more about this in the section on images. If youre done with the page for now, be sure to click the Submit button at the bottom of the screen. If youre not done and would like to learn more about editing content, click on the Content button in the dark blue bar and read on.
Basic Content
If youre going to be copying and pasting information, make sure you use the keyboard commands instead of right-clicking with the mouse. For some reason, certain Internet browsers do not function properly when copying and pasting with the mouse buttons. To copy using the keyboard: CTRL+C (Command+C on Macs) To paste using the keyboard: CTRL+V (Command+V on Macs)
4. If youre linking to a page or document within your root folder, use the Internal tab. If youre looking to a page outside of your root folder, use the External tab. Well cover external linking in a moment. For now, click on the Internal tab. Linking continued on the next page
Linking continued 5. Select the blue page icon near the top of the linking interface: 6. A new interface will appear:
7. Fine the page or document youre looking for using the mini-hierarchy on the left. 8. Once youve found the page or document you want to link to, click Confirm. 9. Now that youre back in the main linking interface, click Insert.
Images
Why do golfers always wear two polo shirts? In case they get a hole in one.
2. Click New in the blue toolbar near the top of Cascade. 3. Move the mouse down to highlight Clemson. 4. Move the mouse to the right and down to highlight Folder. 5. Insert a system name (all lowercase, no spaces). 6. Uncheck Indexing (otherwise it will show up in your left navigation) 6. Click Submit.
Images continued 5. Click Browse and find the image on your computer. 6. Once youve found the image, you can give it a new system name or let the image name be the new system name (the second option is easier). 7. Click Submit. The image should now be in your images folder. P.S. - Use these same steps to upload any type of file into any folder.
Its bad web etiquette to externally link to images on other websites. Doing so uses up resources where the image is located. (So, this manual does not cover external image linking.)
The Alternate Text serves two functions: 1. It will appear if the image is unable to load, letting the viewer know an image was supposed to go there. 2. It gets read by screen reading programs that help handicapped users navigate the Internet. 5. Click on the square orange icon to choose your image. 6. A new interface will appear. Its identical to the linking interface. Find your file using the mini-hierarchy on the left side. 7. Once youve found your file, click Confirm. 8. You can now change some of the attributes of your image, but you MUST insert an Alternate Text. It should be a brief description of the image. 9. When youre done editing the attributes and inserting the Alt text, click Insert. Your image should now appear in the content area of your page.
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Dont worry about file name conflicts. Cascade will automatically change file names that conflict by adding a number like (2) to the end of the newest file.
5. Click on Tools in the blue toolbar. 6. Move your mouse down to Import. 7. Move your mouse to the right to Zip Archive. 8. A new interface will appear that will ask you to browse for your archive. 9. Browse for the archive on your computer. 10. Once youve found it, click Submit. The files will automatically unpack in the folder your chose.
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Blocks
FEATURE block You are not required to use any of these blocks. (Although, we would suggest at least using the FOOTER block to let people know your contact information.) Whether or not you use them, there are a few things you should know: FEATURE: In order to completely eliminate this block, you have to edit its HTML. Do so by entering Edit mode and clicking on the HTML button. Erase everything inside and type the following: <!-- --> RIGHTNAV: In order to use this block, you must have already chosen a Three Column layout for your page. It will not work otherwise. FOOTER block RIGHTNAV block
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More Tools
3. Enter a new system name if youre copying the page or file within the same folder. If youre putting it in a different folder, you are not required to give it another name. 4. Click on the yellow folder by the title Parent Folder. 5. Choose where you want your file to reside. 6. Click confirm. 7. Once youve chosen the Parent Folder, click Submit. If you delete a published page, make sure you have Un-publish Content checked. If you dont, the page may remain live.
4. The warnings let you know whether or not a page or file is published and/or if it linked to another page. 5. Confirm that its OK to delete the page or file. 6. Click Submit.
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Top level (A) Second level (B) Third level (C) (A) (B) (C)
In order for the sub-links to appear properly, each folder should have its own index page and at least one other page.
Cascade will generate up to three levels of sub-links. The top level links (A) are your main links. They should be the most broad. The second level links (B) are specific categories beneath one top level link. The third level links (C) are the most specific categories beneath one of your second level links. You might also notice that the folders and pages in the hierarchy are not in the same order as the links on the published page. Cascade will automatically keep the hierarchy in alphabetical order and the links in order that you created the pages or folders. Left Nav continued on the next page
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Pages / Folders
Order
Moving Tools
3. Use the Moving Tools under the Action bar to move your pages. A. Move to the top: B. Move up one space: C. Move down one space: D. Move to the bottom: E. Enter Edit mode: F. Delete this page:
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Publishing Procedures
Guidelines before you actually publish
What kind of vegetable did Gus eat at the bowling alley? A-spare-a-gus! Before you will have access to publish your site, you must have completed several important steps: 1. Cascade Training (which youve probably already completed if youre reading this). 2. Sent an email to Dr. Tharon Howard (tharon@clemson.edu) and Jeannie Davis (eugenia@clemson.edu) letting them know you completed Cascade Training. 2. Met with a MATRF staff member about your site. 3. Sent an email to Dr. Tharon Howard and Jeannie Davis asking for publishing rights to the Development Server. 4. Published your site to the Development Server to make sure everything functions properly. (Youll learn how to do this in a moment.) 5. Received permission from your Department Chair / Program Director / etc. to publish the site to the Production and Backup Servers. 6. Sent an email to Dr. Tharon Howard and Jeannie Davis asking for publishing rights to the Production and Backup Servers. If youve completed these six steps, then youre ready to publish. Continue on to the next section to learn how.
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Publishing
4. Uncheck Clemson/HTML/Production Backup. 5. Uncheck Clemson/HTML/Production Server. 6. Make sure the Publish button near the bottom is selected. 7. Click Submit. A green bar will appear at the top of the page if you successfully publish.
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