Shortcuts and Tips

How Do I Create:

• Pages
  Content Management > Create Content > Page
   
• Left Navigation Items
  Site building > Menus > List Menus > Left Navigation
   
• Left Banner Images
  Content Management > Create Content > Header Left Image
   
• Right Banner Images
  Content Management > Create Content > Header Right Image
   
• Slideshows (3 steps)
  1. Create or find destination page
  2. Create Slideshow Article
     Content Management > Create Content > Slideshow Article
  3. Add to Slideshow
      
• Blocks
  Site building > Blocks > List
   
• Sections
  Site building > Block Sections > List 
   
• Revisions
  Edit the page > click on Revision Information
  Check the box: “Create new revision” and add comments (optional)
  To Revert to a previous version, click on Revisions tab and select previous version.

   

How Do I Change:

• Change Theme Colours
  Site building > Themes > Configure > Unified Theme
  Select colour theme from pull-down menu
   
• Change Style of Block
  1.  a.  Hover over the Block and click on Edit Menu, OR
       b.  Site building > Blocks > List  and locate the block.
            Click on Configure associated with the Block.
  2.  Change the Custom theme from the drop-down menu
   
• Unpublish a Page
  Edit page
  Click on Publishing Options at the bottom of the page and uncheck Published. 
   
• Change Default Header Images (Left or Right)
  Site building > Header Images > Left (or Right) Header Images
  First, uncheck the default image box of the current default image. Second, check the default image box of the new image.
   
• Left Navigation Items
  Site building > Menus > List Menus > Left Navigation
  Use the crosshairs icon to drag and drop menu items.  Use Enabled checkboxes to turn menu items off and one.  Use Add item tab to insert new items into menu system, whether they are internal or external pages.
   
• Reorder Slideshow or Remove Slideshow Articles
  Content Management > Nodequeue > List
  Click on View next to Slideshow.  Use on-screen arrows or X to rearrange or remove items.  Note:  The x does not delete the article but rather removes it from the slideshow.
   
• Blocks into Regions
  Site Building > Blocks > List
  Use the pull-down menu next to the block name to re-locate it into a region or use the crosshairs to drag and drop to the appropriate section. 
    
• Turn Blocks On/Off within Section
  Site Building > Blocks Sections> List
  Click on Edit of the section you wish to change. Check or uncheck blocks for display
   
• Department Home Page 
  Site Configuration > Site Information
  Type in new home page in the Default front page.
   

How Do I View Content:

• List all Content
  Content Management > Content > List
   
• List all Left Banner Images
  Site Building > Header Images > List
   
• List all Right Banner Images
  Site Building > Header Images > List

Tips

1. Double Space vs. Single Space
   By default, spacing is double space by striking the <Enter> key. 
   Single space can be achieved by striking simultaneously <Shift> + <Enter>.
    
2. Copy and Paste
   1. Paste as plain text:  This is most desirable method for pasting.  It removes all formating, graphics, hyperlinks and tables while pasting only the text.
   2. Paste:  If the text to be pasted contains hyperlinks which must be retained, use the Paste option (<control> + v).  After inserting the pasted text, select all the text and click on the Eraser icon.  This will remove font attributes but keeps hyperlinks.
       
3. Put all Pages in the Left Navigation and use Disable option
   By placing all pages in the Left Navigation, provides an outline of all pages and where they appear within the web site.  Using the disable option in the left navigation prevents the item from appearing within the left navigation.
    
4. Slideshow
   The Slideshow was designed to highlight something in your department with an image, text and link to destination page.  There are some options.
   1. Rotating pictures: no text, no link.  On the slideshow article, the title should begin with 25 spaces and then a descriptive title.
   2. Rotating images: text, no link.  Provide a title that is less than 25 characters and provide no link. 

Learn more:

• Graphic element dimensions
• Download Shortcuts for Drupal (pdf)