LOGIN TO SITE:

1. Click "Log in" located on the Right side under the menu bar
2. Enter Login and Password

ADDING CONTENT (PAGE, FILE, FOLDER, ETC.):

1. Click on "Add new..."

2. Select the Content you wish to add
1. "Page" will create a new page
2. "Folder" will create a subfolder
3. "File" will create a link to a file (document)
4. "Link" will create a link only
3. Fill in the blanks (Title, Description, Body Text, etc.)
1. Things with a red square are required items
4. Press the "Save" button at the bottom to save/create the content item

 

EDITING CONTENT:

1. To edit select "Actions" -->  "Check out"
   



2. Make edits to the content
3. To place back on the site click "Actions" --> "Check in" or "Cancel check-out")

 




4. Fill in the "Check-in message" to keep track of changes





FORMATTING CONTENT:

1. The text editor in Plone has many options to format the text in the "Body Text" section

1. To format content select the content you wish to format and select a formatting button
2. To add an image or hyperlink select the appropriate button and fill in the blanks

3. Use the drop-down button to select things like "Normal paragraph", "Heading", "Subheading"

 

SETTING CONTENT STATES:

1. "State" determine who see's the content and what stage of editing it's at
1. Different sites have different "Workflows" set up for users



RTH WORKFLOW

1. Click the "State: ______ " drop-down button

2. Select the state the fits the content
1. The default state is "private"
2. Once content is "published" it becomes viewable to anyone

State Options:

• Make Private (Private)
  
• Promote to Draft (Public Draft)
• Submit for Publication (Pending Review)
• Retract/Send Back (Public Draft)
• Publish (Published)