User Manual © GSL Technologies Inc. GSL Article Promoter 2.16
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1. image1 for your image into the Content Summary or a spare field Article Promoter will insert your images and respective captions wherever your placeholders appear On Windows use Ctr c to copy and Ctr v to paste On Mac use Apple c to copy and Apple c to paste Use the Preview button to get a look at what the page will look like when published Browsing Articles If you ve been given access to list articles you ll see a button in the blue navigation bar labelled Articles From the Article Editor you can modify and erase articles When browsing through articles you can use the Keyword Search function to narrow down the number of entries to search through You may also elect to only display articles from a specific Category or with a specific Status click the advanced search link to display these additional options Article Promoter remembers your last search settings for a while if you leave the page and return and it may be confusing at first to only see one or two records To show all of your records again use the Reset button which resets the Keyword Search GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 8 of 9 User Manual Article Promoter By GSL Technologies Ime Types of Users Depending on what level of access Article Promoter s administrator has afforded you you ll be able to do different things with the program Here is the different User Types Writer2. 7 of 9 User Manual Article Promot er a By GSL Technologies Ine After you ve saved your changes you ll be returned to editing the article Note that any images you ve uploaded will now be listed on this page under Uploaded Images Files Uploading files Use Upload Images for photos to place in the content Cywith the appropriate imager placeholder Image Gallery will be auto formatted into a thumbnail series Use File Uploads for non image files PDF s Word Documents etc To insert embedded media copy and paste placeholder into text Unload Images Placeholder Embedded Media Details Commands logo circles alone_1i jpg O imagel flogo circles alane_1 jpq modify remove Properties Align lett Thumbnail Mo Linked Mo To erase images click the remove link beside the image To modify the image title caption alignment etc click the modify link Please note that images do not automatically get published in your articles To publish your images please read the next section on Image Placeholders Image Placeholders You can place uploaded images in your articles by inserting special placeholders into the Content Summary or spare fields Listed on the edit article page are all of the images which have been uploaded for an article as well as a sample placeholder for each Example imagel To place an image in your article cut and paste the placeholder
3. Media Details There are no files uploaded for this record Add or Upload File s These attached files will be displayed or linked on output page mage Caley EE NNN Treereerr eres There are no files uploaded for this record Add or Upload File s These attached files will be displayed or linked on output page There are no files uploaded for this record Preview Zave Cancel Each article can have up to twenty five images associated with it which can be inserted into the Content Summary and spare fields of the article To upload images click the Add or Upload File s link on the article edit page In the Upload Files pop up window you will see a list Upload File fields Click the Browse button to select files from your local computer to upload Modify Upload Attributes Preview File Details Placeholder Options Filename logo circles alone 1jpq Thumbnail use thumbnail image Title logo_circles_alone logo_circles_alone_ljpg Align wrap text Caption Link not linked v Save Cancel After you click Upload from the upload page you ll be sent to the Modify Upload Attributes page where you ll be able to see your images and enter in title and captions Additional options available allow you to choose to use an image thumbnail smaller version of the image set the image alignment and make the image link to a larger image or another web page GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page
4. article preview it or upload some images to include Please see the next section for more information on uploading images GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 3 of 9 User Manual WYSIWYG Editor Article 16 Promoter p By GSL Technologies Inc The cross browser WYSIWYG rich text editor supports multiple web browser for both Windows and Mac OS X With the WYSIWYG editor enabled for either the summary content or additional article fields you can format text similar to using a word processor and without knowing any HTML Font Hame A G a Wo Sire gt Bf U lt 2 sl lil t a e Gn bE Your editing options include bold italic underline align left center right numbered lists bulleted lists indent right left text color text highlight color insert horizontal rule add link add email link add image link and view html source Supported Browsers for Windows users e Internet Explorer 5 5 e Firefox 1 0 Mozilla 1 7 Netscape 7 1 for Mac OS X users Firefox 1 0 Mozilla 1 7 Netscape 7 1 Note Browsers not supported will display a regular text area that can not be edited Editor Buttons E Change text to bold Change text to italic Underline text Align left Align center Align right Create a numbered list he Create a bullet list i lil Indent right lll Indent left GSL Technologies Inc Choose font
5. A Writer is able to submit articles to some categories but is not able to make them appear on the website Also once a Writer has submitted an article it cannot be modified by anyone other than an Editor Trusted Writer A Trusted Writer is able to create articles in some categories and can make them visible on the website Also this user may see a list of any articles that they ve created Any of these articles may be modified or erased Editor An Editor has full control over some of the categories on the site This user may modify and delete any articles in these categories An Editor may also view articles that have been submitted by Writers these articles will have a status of pending By modifying these articles and changing the status to visible the Editor can approve these articles and make them display on the website Administrator The administrator has full control over the entire system add remove articles and categories administer users and modify the program options User Preferences Every user has access to the User Preferences page where they can edit their user email and password The link to the User Preferences page is at the top right of the Article Promoter interface You can also link to it from the Home page Article Ea i D Help User Preferences Logoff teditor Promoter By GSL Technologies Ime User Preferences Home Articles Yiew Website gt gt Your Information Wser
6. ables after selecting the Table button 1 Mouse over the table grid to choose the number of columns and rows GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 5o0f 9 User Manual Article Promoter oT By GSL Technologies lr 2 Or choose the Advanced Table Insert link at the bottom of the table grid to open the Insert Table popup window Creating a table using the table grid creates a table with no borders Borders can then be added to the table by selecting the table then clicking the Edit Table Cell button and choosing the Edit Table option Using the Advanced Table Insert option to create a table includes the option to select borders and column and row spans when creating the table Editing tables and cells After selecting the table to edit the three main table and cells editing option categories are Table Size Edit Table and Edit Cell e Table Size This option allows you to insert rows and columns increase decrease row spans and col Spans as well as delete rows and columns e Edit Table o AutoFit choose width and height of table by auto fitting to content window or by selecting size by pixels or percent Properties choose table alignment margins borders cell spacing and padding O Style preview the CSS style that has been created or edit CSS directly e Edit Cell AutoFit choose width and height of a cell by auto fitting to content or by selecting size by pixels or percent O Propert
7. color Choose background color Insert horizontal rule Insert link Insert image Insert table Edit selected table or cell View and edit html source Full screen edit mode Paste from Word GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 4 of 9 User Manual Article 7 A Promoter By GSL Technologies Inc Entering content Fr il ih lil a uu iii il mH Conterit Font Mame Size a oe 1 A m ae GE o Senn The WYSWYG editor allows you to create content with word processor like formatting Type your content directly in then highlight the text you wish to style make bold italic or change the text color for example Copying and pasting content into the editor from other sources works as well but note that the content may require some additional styling and formatting after being added Also pasting in content that was copied from Word or email software can sometimes add extra line spaces There is some browser specific differences with the editor to note Using Internet Explorer 5 5 Windows as you enter text pressing lt enter gt starts a new paragraph which leaves a blank line For single line breaks press lt shift gt lt enter gt With all other supported browsers Mozilla Firefox and Netscape pressing lt enter gt adds a single line break To start a new paragraph press lt enter gt twice Inserting web page links and email links You can add either web page links or email links within your content using
8. eran Article 2 16 Promoter a By GIL Technologies Inc Welcome Welcome to Article Promoter 2 16 User Guide Article Promoter makes it easy for non technical users to easily update and manage articles news stories headlines and editorials Packed with plenty of features but yet so simple and easy to use Article Promoter is the perfect solution for publishing articles on the web After Article Promoter is installed on your server you can begin adding articles or setting up user accounts Keeping track of which articles need approval and keeping your website up to date has never been easier A final note we will continue to update the documentation and we would greatly appreciate any feedback you could give us If you find any sections confusing or lacking in information please e mail us at webmaster gsltechnologies com to let us know We thank you for your input Logging In To login to Article Promoter enter the web address to Article Promoter admin into your browser For example http www yoursitename com cgi bin artman2 admin cgi After you arrive at the Article Promoter login page enter your username and password to login Article Low J Help Browser Requirements Promoter _ By GSL Technologies Inc Yiew Website gt gt Login Wsername Password es w Remember me on this computer Forgotyourpassword Browser Requirements If you have forgotten either your Username or Password use the Forgot you
9. g an Article To create your first article first click on Create Article in the blue navigation bar at the top of the interface You ll be presented with a blank form in the Article Editor Article Ze Lc Help User Preferences Logoff editor Pro moter Home Articles iew Website gt gt Articles Created Jan 4 2009 6 32 20 PM by editor Last Updated Jan 4 2009 6 32 20 PM by editor Title Filename shtml Status lt select gt be Featured C Show this article first in lists Categories lt select gt add another category Article Content Date Jan v4 y 2009 6 32 20 Pm Author Summary Font Name Size Bi U 2 2 2 E 3 Ee a2 odar o O Start by filling out the Title field Enter a short abstract in the Summary field and type the main body of your article into the Content field An article cannot be saved or previewed without belonging to a Category Menu so make sure to select a Category from the drop down list Another field which may be available to you is the Status field If you want to be able to preview or publish your article make sure to set it to visible If your administrator has made the filename field available you ll be able to enter a unique filename for your article For example by typing events your article will be published as events shtml After you ve filled in all the appropriate fields you can save your
10. ies choose text alignment borders cell spacing and padding O Style preview the CSS style that has been created or edit CSS directly gt Viewing and editing html source To enter HTML directly into the WYSIWYG editor select the Edit View Source button lt gt then paste the HTML code Next click the apply button to see the results in the editor To preview the results on your webpage before publishing click the Preview without publishing button This will open a new window with the full article publish preview results Full screen edit mode Full screen edit mode allows you to expand the WYSIWYG editor to the full size of your browser window To return the WYSIWYG editor to the original size click the Full Screen button again Fr Paste from Word Use the Paste from Word button to paste in article content that was written in Word This will prevent the extra code characters and formatting that Word adds GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 6 of 9 User Manual Article Promot er a By GSL Technologies Inc Uploading Images Uploading files Use Upload Images for photos to place in the content vith the appropriate image placeholder Image Gallery vill be auto formatted into a thumbnail series Use File Uploads for non image files PDF s Word Documents etc To inset embedded media copy and paste placeholder into text Unload Images Placeholder Embedded
11. name editor Fullname GSL Editor Email salesi qslitechnologies com Change Password optional Save Cancel GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 9 of 9
12. r password link on the login page to be emailed the details GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 1 of 9 sser Manua Article 2 16 Promoter a By GSL Technologies Inc Program Basics Article Low 4 T Help User Preferences Logoff teditor oter By GSL Technologies Inc Home Articles View Website gt gt ae Da z User Preferences Create Article Articles 5 Edit your user Add a brand new i Display a list of settings such as article i existing articles g email and password o Logoff Program Exit the program and z remove cookies Article Promoter s user interface has been designed to be simple and easy to navigate At the top of each page a blue navigation bar allows you to access the different features of Article Promoter At any point you may navigate to other sections of the program but be cautious to save your work before you do so When creating a new record or modifying an already existing one no changes are recorded until the Save button is clicked If you accidentally go to another page or click Cancel you can usually click the Back button on your web browser and it will remember what was last entered in the form This functionality may or may not be available as it is dependant on your web browser not Article Promoter GSL Technologies Inc GSL Article Promoter 2 16 Page 2 of 9 ren Article 2 2 Promot er a By GSL Technologies Inc Creatin
13. the Hyperlink button Here are the options available e Source dropdown choose the type of link for example http for a web link or mailto for an email link In the following field enter the rest of the link URL or email address e Target dropdown by default links will open in the same browser window To have links open in a new browser window select Blank from the Target dropdown list e Text field enter text your want to have appear when a user mouses over the link ex Click here for more information Note Advanced users can add anchor links within the content that will automatically appear in the Bookmark dropdown To do this select the View Source button and add an anchor tag within the content Ex lt a name anchor link name gt Lal as Inserting images To insert online images into your content use the Image button Here are the options available Source field enter the URL of the image ex http www yoursite com image jpg Title field enter alt text optional Alignment dropdown use to choose the alignment of your image The example at the bottom of the Image popup shows you how your choice will look e Additional image options that can be set include border image height and width as well as spacing Note To learn about uploading images to include in your content see the Uploading Images and Image Placeholders sections of the documentation Inserting tables There are two ways to create t
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