'Web Editing' Archive
It’s best to be consistent and keep things simple when naming files for your website. You may need more complex naming conventions and multiple versions of files on your hard drive or shared drive, but simplifying file names for the web decreases the risk that your links will break or that some people will have [...]
For image width dimensions (in pixels) for specific uses, see typical page layout below. Click image to enlarge. A text-only list version is available at the end of this guide. Speed is important! Website visitors don’t care what format your images are in, they only care that they are viewable and downloaded in a timely [...]
Creating videos for your department or office website or blog? Get started with these resources: Video Editing category in the TECH Bar Video tips from MakeUseOf The College’s web server is not designed to support streaming video, so Web Services generally recommends uploading to a third party site such as YouTube or Viddler. If you [...]
Have an important PDF or Office document you’re posting to the website or a blog? Want to make sure people can find it? Many aspects of Google’s search algorithm are a trade secret, but we do know some things it definitely looks for, and we need to take these things into account when we put [...]
NOTE: These instructions are for connecting to the test server only. You will be unable to connect the test server unless you are working on a website in development and have been given access by Web Services. If you need access to the test server, please contact the Help Desk. So you want to change [...]
Note: We will be communicating with all Contribute users regarding details of the upgrade process via e-mail, the IS Blog, and so forth. This TECH Bar documentation simply lists the new features that will be available once the upgrade is complete. Complete list of new features in Adobe’s documentation The new features most likely to [...]
So you want to change something on your website? Here’s how to access Contribute and make a connection to your page. Open Contribute by going to Start->All Programs in Windows (or start it from the Finder or the Dock on your Mac ) When Contribute opens, click “Website Connection” under “Create New” at this welcome [...]
If your pages use the Bryn Mawr templates, you should always copy an existing page to create a new page using the same template. Otherwise you will get a blank white page without the Bryn Mawr logo or navigation. To create a new page… 1. In Contribute, navigate to a page in your site with [...]
Contribute Quick Start Guide Adobe Contribute is both a web browser and editor in one. Use the Contribute browser to view websites just as you would any other web browser. When used as an editor, Contribute enables you to easily update content. You can add new pages, edit text, and insert links and images, as [...]
Working with Images in Contribute Inserting an image from your computer 1. Place the cursor where you would like the image to appear. 2. Click the Image button, then select From My Computer (note: You may select an image you’ve already uploaded by selecting “From Website”) 3. Browse to your image and click Select. Note: [...]