1. Rocketing into End-User Training
Brandon Scheirman, Software Trainer

2. Agenda Basics of OU Campus More features we’ll see today
“Staging” and “Production”
Logging In
Editing Content
More features we’ll see today
Let’s work hands-on!
Q&A

3. OU Campus’ Structure Staging Server Production Server Publish
OU Campus (CMS)
Live Website
.edu
Web Visitors
Publish
CMS Users

4. Logging In Log in using DirectEdit link
Every page on the live website has one!

5. Editable Regions

6. Editing with JustEdit

7. Page Actions Toolbar Use the lightbulb icon to “claim” a page
Preview the final page
Edit the page
More advanced tools
Source Code Editor
Properties
Version control system
Publish to the live site

8. Editing Tools – Dependency Manager
Every page and file in OU Campus gets a unique ID number
“Dependency Tag”
ID number never changes
When making links, OU Campus uses the ID number, not a URL
Links to files get automatically updated when they move or are renamed
Now, your only broken links will come from deleted files

9. Editing Tools – Reusable Content
Assets
When you want to reuse content and structure/styling
Not customizable on page
Pages update automatically
Five types:
Web Content
Plain Text
Source Code
Form
Image Gallery
Snippets
When you want to reuse structure/styling, but keep content unique
Customizable on page
Changes to one page won’t affect other pages
Makes it easier to edit complex blocks of content in WYSIWYG

10. Editing Tools - Gadgets
Small apps designed to make your life a bit easier in OU Campus
Gadgets can appear in the sidebar or the Dashboard
Customize which gadgets appear
Gadgets are context-specific
19 (and counting) gadgets available in the system

11. Pages List View
Use this screen to navigate around the structure of your site
Make new pages and upload files from this view
See who is working on what with the “Status” icons

12. Let’s Go Hands-On! Travel to Replace [#] with the number on your badge
Replace [#] with the number on your badge
Click the DirectEdit link
Log in as the level 6 user!
Username: user
Password: found on your badge

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