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7. Figure 1 2 The main components of a Web page 1 2 ESTIS Builder Essentials Navigation The Main Menu ESTIS Builder has nine main functions that you will use to build your site These functions are accessible at all times from the main menu navigation bar at the bottom of your screen see Figure 1 3 Page 10 Home Manage your pages and files Modify your site theme 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 Modify your site menu Some t Cl ve Ei ALE GO Je Add new page User Administration Exit Help dh 2 3 4 Ss 6 7 8 9 Figure 1 3 Navigating ESTIS Builder The main menu In addition to the nine main functions there are also several families of icons that will appear in the main menu depending on the function you have selected These icons will be explained in more detail in the sections below The Sub Menu Along with the main menu a sub menu is also present at all times see Figure 1 4 This menu e a provides answers to several questions and includes a help section The content of the first Whatis ESTIS four items always remains the same However the last item the help section will change depending on where you are The help section has been designed so that the key points for each page are displayed Should you require any further information a more detailed help section is available by clicking on the more link Alternatively if you wan
8. 6 Click on the Save button Adding a link To add a link to your page 1 Click on the green icon 2 BO 66 2 Enter the URL that you would like to link to e g a remote link such as another Web Ps site or select a local link e g a page that you have created Local Link Site Links E 3 Enter a Label for the link This is what will appear on your page d Save Cancel 4 Format the appearance of the link Note The yellow icon indicates that the option is selected Font size E E Bold L I LZ italic E El Left Aligned E E Centred on the page E Right aligned 5 Click on the Save button Remember A spellchecker is available at all times Adding custom HTML To add custom HTML to your page HTML Editor 1 Click on the green E icon HTML 2 Enter the HTML code lt table gt lt td gt lt td gt lt td gt lt td gt 3 Click on the Save button lt td gt lt td gt ctd gt lt td gt lt lt table gt Tip If you would like the page element to appear in a particular place on the page select the page element above where you would like the new page element to appear and then click on the appropriate icon The new page element will appear below your selection Editing an existing page element To edit an existing page element 1 Select the page element that you wish to edit by clicking on it once
9. Ambient Any technology relating to service at the boundary of Air with a consumption or production process outside an enclosed space Indoor Any technology relating to the boundary of Air with a consumption or production process in an enclosed space used by people Built Environment Any technology relating to man made structures in their design manufacture use or deconstruction for reuse Design Any technology relating to any design aspect of man made structures Material Construction Any technology relating to man made structures in their materials manufacture construction or deconstruction for reuse Associated notes for Built Environment There may be some technologies which are integral to the most efficient use of particular aspects of the built environment Many of these may be covered under Design The retrofitting of existing built environments must be included under Design Design may also include organic integrated systems including urban permaculture or landscape design The construction of artificial wetlands swales and basins may be included under Built Environment in instances where they are integrated into the urban landscape design Energy Any technology relating to Energy generation supply application efficiency or consumption use Renewable Any technology relating to Energy generation supply application or use derived from a renewable source for example solar wind hydro wave biomass
10. ESTIS User Manual ESTIS Builder Ls La ESTIS Community LE United Nations Environment Programme International Environmental Technology Centre UNEP IETC Contents CORT ENT KEE 2 INTRODUCTION WE 4 Whatis E ciccia 4 What are Ihe GO als of Bs VE 4 Whal US AI eege 5 MVNO IS BS UTS TON eege 5 What are the benefits of using ESTIS Builder rei 5 What are the benefits of using ESTIS COMMUNI ty iii 6 By ee EE 7 ESTIS BullderApplicationForm ecm 7 ESTiSBullderLogii a aio cata 8 BK ve un CHE H 1 1 Web Design Ee 9 Structure and Navigation cccccccccsseseeecceeeeesesseeceeeeeeeaeaesseceeeeessseesseeeeeeeesseaaaseeeeeeeessaaaaeeeeeeeeesagas 9 Web page Components ii 10 1 2 ESTIS Builder Essentials EE 10 NAV AON EE 10 The Main Men 10 TRE D On EE 11 SOUEEN 11 EC ele Ee EE 12 14 Things to En le 12 2 Manage your Pages and Files 13 ME EE 13 22 EIS EE 14 See WS TNS EIS geet 14 2 4 Modifying Pages and Files ENEE 15 2 3 PODISNINO FP AGC E 15 Publishing Individual Dages 15 2 CO a lee E 16 Bel PrevioW youl FAC E 17 2 8 Email Pages to a Colleague or kend 17 9 DA te Ten TEE 18 SN 0 a e un TEE 18 EE eu Ee el 19 4 Modify your Site Menu Bar iui 20 Lo ee Wi UNE 21 SICH ETM AOU E 21 5 2 UDIOAGIIGIIFNGS EE 21 E ee ING PIGE EE 22 Bad Fade VOSS eebe 22 6 2 Building a Page The e UC CN 23 Te NINO VO
11. When a user submits a form you will be emailed with the results Figure 6 13 provides you with a sample email and the corresponding form that was submitted Name ESTIS Demonstrator W Email someone somewhere com Name SSE ESTIS Demonstrator Comment I really like your site Email Address someonedsomewhere com Send me a brochure Comment really like your site Send me a brochure Wi Seng Figure 6 13 Form results Tip When you receive an email with the results of a form a checkbox will only be mentioned if the user has checked this box If the field is not mentioned this means that your user has not selected the box 7 User Administration E The User Administration section lists all the users that have access to your site along with the user s Status whether the user is currently logged in and whether they are an administrator BI User ID User Name and date and time of their Last Access There are two types of users regular users and administrators If you are an administrator you can Add or delete a user Change your password Modify your contact information Edit add or delete any pages or files Publish pages Email a user automatically dtrrsnnnnnnnrnmnnnnnrnnAnANNNNNNANNNNNNANNNNNINNNNNANANANNANANNANANNANNNAANANANAANANNNAANANNNAANANNNAANANANAANANANAANANANAANANANAANANANANNANANAANANANAANANANAANANANAANANANAANANANANNANANANNANANAANANANANNANANAANANANAANANAN
12. of your screen o Select the page element that you wish to edit by clicking on it this could be one of the titles e g Page Text or simply the background of the page Edit the page element using the Theme Editor window that opens Click on the Save button Preview your custom site theme using the red icon Save tal your theme when you are happy with it N et E O Note If you would like to add a background image or an image to your page or menu first i _ make sure that you have added the file to your site Once the file has been uploaded select the DI icon from your template You will be prompted to select the image that you would like i to use Selected Thama e Cu AMA Theme Editor Page Background Editor 3 New FFFFFF WW FFFFFF Page Page Text uan RL Page Link ee Custom Left Menu ao Op BO 2S GE Figure 3 2 Selecting and editing a custom site theme 4 Modify your Site Menu Bar The Modify your Site Menu Bar section is where you will edit the menu for your site The site menu is a menu that appears consistently on every page in your Web site A menu will typically include a logo and or your organisations name as well as your main navigational links to other pages in your site Your menu will appear either at the top of the page or on the left hand side You will decide where your menu will appear when you choose your Site Theme BE quarnananazainnezenninnananasnmone
13. Page List Use E E3 and g to manage your respective page EST and file lists Curent Folder View al les m ali folders Status rype Tithe LA Hiodfkecd Langue gt Template EST Tamplate 2003 01 10 Chinese Traditional Template EST Template 2003 01 10 English i Home Home 2003 01 10 Chinese Traditional Home Home 2003 01 10 English Figure 2 1 The Page List When you visit the Page List for the first time two pages will appear in the list Home and EST Template These two pages are compulsory For more details about the EST Template and Homepage see Section 6 Remember If you are creating your ESTIS site in two languages Home and EST Template will appear in English and in your chosen language 2 2 The EST List The EST List see Figure 2 2 provides you with a list of all the EST Pages that you have created along with the following details e Status The publish status published amp unpublished D and whether the page is linked to from another page Cal e Title The page title that you have given the page e Modified The date and time the page was last modified e Language The language that the page has been created in EST List Use EI gh ang Gj to manage your respective page EST and file lists Currant Felder view af files in all folders Satis Title ey Techno OH Techno 2 2003 12 27 English ktodifted Lasipuage 2003 12 29 English CI Techno 3 2002 12 27 English
14. 3 Other searchable pages only You can also optionally limit searches to pages tagged with specific search keys and can edit search key names see Figure 6 10 search Processing Details Edit Search Key Names Search the following page types Search keys All pages Red EST pages only _ Other Searchable pages only Green Blue Optionally limit the search to pages with the follawing search keys Yellow 11 Red M 6 Purple Green 3 Green 7 Maroon _ 3 Blue C 8 Black 4 Yellow 9 White 5 Green _ 10 Grey Purple Maroon Black 1 2 3 4 e 6 f B g White Edit search key names 10 Grey Save Cancel P b d ch vii Save Cancel Figure 6 10 Search processor details quarnananazainmazenninnananasnmonenaninanesarannananinionanisnassananisnaneninnanIninnanIninnanInisnananennananInesnanennanInI ne anInInnanIni nni nIni ni anIninianIni ERR ERERER RER ERER EEN ER ERR ERERER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER EE RER EE NEE EE n nani nn anI nin nni nI nannini ninni nine nni nina nn anni anI nin nn ani ni nnani ninna nina Ana nina ana nine nni nini nni ni ninni nannini nanne inni RER ER inn ninn inni ni nannini nannini omini nannini nani n nannini anioni nn anininnanininnananinnanani nananana ini ERR ERER ERR EREREENN i To edit the search processing details 1 Select the icon in the top left hand corner of your screen The Search Processing Details wind
15. Energy Renewable and also organic Waste Disposal These categorisations of service are separate from any rating or assessment of the environmental impacts of the technology itself The Biomass Energy Plant may in providing its service also be relatively water efficient this does not mean it should also appear in the Water category Life Cycle and other related impacts need to be assessed and communicated separately in relation to meeting EST criteria HARD aOFT Technology and Infor alten Guides and Tools fi Le L Buit Environment Ld Design Ci Material Construction Cl Energy i El Renewable El Food Processin ferre Transpori E Motorized waste E Disposal water E Residual Buildings and Infrastructure b Include Waste avoldance Reduce Reuse Recycle Remanufaciure PEATE TETE TE TE TITTI Ai jE J Ci Monitoring The Technology Categories Matrix SOFT Guides and Tools This is a soft technology or system of integrated technologies which helps to inform guide instruct or train users with regard to technologies their understanding application and use Associated notes These technologies include those that provide assistance in enabling efficiency or reduced consumption in one or more of the service streams HARD Technology and Information Air Any technology which relates to the boundary of Air with components of consumption or production This may include filtration capture flow etc
16. Figure 2 2 The EST List 2 3 The File List The File List see Figure 2 3 provides you with a list of all the files that you have uploaded along with the following details e Status Whether the file has been used in any of your pages e Type The file type see Section 5 e File Name The name of the file e Created The date and time the file was uploaded e Size The size of the file File List Use E co and EI to manage your respective page EST and file lists Current Folderview ll tiles inallfolders Status Type Fite Name A Created Size kb GIF gumiby gif 2002 11 22 PDF xml white paper pdf 2002 12 16 Figure 2 3 The File List 2 4 Modifying Pages and Files i To modify or manage your pages and files o 1 Select a page or file from the list by clicking on it once The page or file that you have o selected will be highlighted and the blue action icons will appear in the main menu i i 2 To modify the selected page or file click on one of the available blue action icons o The blue action icons associated with your pages are Go Move to folder Moves the selected page or file to a folder g Publish page Publishes or un publishes the selected page Make home Designates which page English or other is the Home page Note this option is only available if you have chosen an alternate language PS Duplicate page Make a duplicate copy of the selected page Edit page Opens
17. Support Guide or Tool and under Water Supply or Residual Irrigation technologies may be placed in the Supply or Residual category depending on nature of water used i e wastewater reused as irrigation feed Where applicable to both Supply and Residual categorisation will be top level Water Residual includes wastewater treatment Reuse of water is a top level Water category as the reuse denotes a technology which is applied across Residual and Supply sub categories that is a closed loop
18. or materials by non motorized means from one geographical location to another Waste Any EST related to best practice and integrated design for reduced resource use improving the efficiency of a process or a process substitution to reduce or avoid waste It also includes collecting processing separating transforming disposing recycling or reusing post use materials energy or wastewater sludge Disposal Any EST related to collecting separating treating or storing waste for disposal through incineration landfill and other means Prevention Any EST related to best practice and integrated design for optimizing resource use through reducing resource consumption per unit of service provided improving the efficiency of a process or through a process substitution to avoid waste R4 Reduce Reuse Remanufacture Recycling R4 Any EST having limited to no bearing on the magnitude of post use materials energy or wastewater sludge but enabling the waste generated to be used as a resource Water Any technology relating to Water supply application efficiency treatment reuse or consumption use Residual Any technology relating to Water supply from source to user Supply Any technology relating to Water post use Associated notes for Water The actual use of water is designated under the Supply category A technology which interacts with a user to change habits of consumption or efficiency is categorised under Decision
19. the page selected for editing see Section 6 jij Delete Deletes the page or file selected Note this cannot be undone Remember The action icons that appear will depend on the type of page you have selected For more information about different page types refer to Section 6 2 5 Publishing Pages ESTIS Builder provides you with two publishing functions it allows you to publish individual pages that you create so that they are visible to your users Publishing Individual Pages Before a page is visible to your users it has to be published All pages that you create are automatically unpublished the idea being that you will publish your pages when they are ready to be viewed by your users If a page is yet to be published the black and red E icon appears in the status column if the page has been published the black I icon appears o To publish or un publish a page Go to the appropriate list G Select the page that you wish to publish or un publish d 3 Select the blue icon from the main menu A4 The Publish Status window will open prompting you to select either the published or unpublished status see Figure 2 4 i 5 Click on the Select button Publish Status Select the publishing status for Untitled EA Gei Unpublished The document is not visible to your site visitors fy Published The document is visible to your site visitors d al hy Select Figure 2 4 Publish status publishin
20. tidal geothermal etc Non Renewable Any technology relating to Energy generation supply application or use derived from a non renewable source for example Coal Oil Gas Nuclear etc Associated notes for Energy Consumption and efficiency related technologies in this service stream is categorised under Decision Support System Tool or Guide and under Energy Consumption and efficiency issues are relevant across Renewable and Non renewable categories unless otherwise specified Monitoring Any service provided by a technology in relation to measurement of some parameters of a natural environmental process or the magnitude of a human impact on the broader environment Air Any service provided by a technology in relation to monitoring air processes or some human impact on air and its processes Land Any service provided by a technology in relation to monitoring land processes or some human impact on land and its processes Water Any service provided by a technology in relation to monitoring water processes or some human impact on water and its processes Associated notes for Monitoring Dividing sub groups into Water Land and Air would suggest that monitoring the effects on biodiversity of human activities may not be included Technologies which monitor the effects on biodiversity are essential if biodiversity is to be protected so we must ensure that biodiversity monitoring is included here as a type of tech
21. you can use to build a form they are A single line text field A multiple line text field E A checkbox In addition a submit field automatically appears when you create a form In Figure 6 11 you will see an example of a form This form includes single line text fields e g Name and Email Address a multiple line text field e g Comments a checkbox e g Send me your brochure and a submit field e g Send Name Send me your brochure E Figure 6 11 Example of a form To add a form field 1 Select the type of field that you would like to add from the green EJ main menu The Form Field Editor window will open 2 Enter the Label for the field e g Name Comments This is what will appear on your page 3 Enter a Field Name The Field Name is what will appear in the email that is sent you and will identify the users response i 4 Click on the Save button icons in the Munrnanananaiameneneinnananasamonenaninannananannananinionanisaianananisianane sanata nanInenonaneninnanenennanenesnanenannanenannanenennaninanananannanenasnanenasnanenananinannaninannanenaneanenannanenannanenennanenannanenennanenennaneesnanenisnanenasnanensnanenannaneenonaninsnanenesnanensnanensnanensnanenaseanenesnaneninnanenasnanensnananesnanenansneninnasanionanenisnananennanenmonananminananasnanananeaninannanininnaninionananisananionananionanan asia nin ioni iii To edit a form field i 1 Click on the field that you want to e
22. 2 Select the blue icon from the main menu The EST Matrix Editor will open see i Figure 6 6 3 Click on the categories that apply to your technologies A4 Decide whether the matrix will be visible to your users 5 Select the Save button EST Matrix Editor Label Technology categories Hint If the label is empty it will not be displayed HARD SOFT Technology and Information Guides and Tools Planning Design _ Air _ Ambient Built Environment _ Design _ Energy _ Renewable _ Monitoring 7 Rehabilitation _ Transport _ Motorized _ Waste _ Disposal Water _ Residual a Buildings and infrastructure Include waste avoidance Reduce Reuse Recycle Remanufacture Display on page M Pi i met Save Cancel Figure 6 6 The EST Matrix Editor If you are creating your EST Pages in a second language it is important to translate your EST Template Two fields require translation The Technology Location and the Technology Categories Matrix To translate the technology location field 1 Select your EST Template in the second language from the Page List 2 Clickon the blue Z icon in the main menu The EST Template will open for editing see Figure 6 7 3 Select the technology location field by clicking on it once 4 Clickon the blue Z icon The EST Editor window will open 5 Atthe bottom of the window you will see a link e g in the image below Japanese regional names click
23. A red box will appear around the element that you have selected 3 Depending on the action you wish to perform select one of the blue action icons from the main navigation bar The main action icons are E Edit selected element t Move selected element up t Move selected element down D Delete selected element The sidebar An optional feature that you can add to your Web site is a sidebar The sidebar appears on the right hand side of the screen and maybe used for example to provide a profile of your new technologies o To add or remove a sidebar from your page i 1 Select the violet El icon from the main menu A template of a sidebar will appear ready i for editing in the same way as any other page element i 2 To hide the sidebar select the violet Oo icon O You also have the option of deleting the information in the sidebar that you have created by O selecting the violet D icon Once you have deleted the information in the sidebar you can still add a new sidebar at a later date by selecting the violet EJ icon 3 Previewing your pages While you are building your pages you can preview the page at anytime by clicking on the red O icon in the main menu The preview will show you what the page will look like to your visitors 4 Information for search engines For each page that you create you should add information for search engines The information for search engines includes a description of your p
24. ANNANANANNANANAANANANAANANANAANANANAANANANANNANANAANANANAANANANANNANANANAANANANNANANANNANANANNANANANNANANANNANANANNANANNANANANANNANANANNANANNANANANANAMANNNNNANANANNANANNNNANANMANANANMANANANANAANANANNANINANNANINANNANINANAANANANAANANANNANANANAANANNNNANANANANANENEEEENO O To add a new user to your site O 1 Select the violet amp icon from the main menu 2 Fill in the form provided 2 Click on the Create User button i Note The new user will automatically be emailed with details of how they can access the i site To delete a user i 1 Selectthe user from the List 3 Click on the blue E icon i To change your password i 1 Select your name from the List i 2 Click on the blue icon O To change your contact information i 1 Select your name from the List i 2 Click on the blue Z icon To email a user i 1 Selectthe user from the List 2 Click on the red icon If you are not an administrator you can Preview any page Create and edit new pages Email a user automatically see above Note You cannot publish any pages nor can you edit any pages that have been published You can only edit the pages that you have created 8 Exit A Selecting the grey icon logs you out of ESTIS Builder and takes you back to the Login page 9 Help DI The Help section contains a quick list of How do I type questions e g How do add a Page Title How do add a Link It is intended
25. El Left aligned selected Centred unselected E Centred selected Right aligned unselected E Right aligned selected Spellchecker MODULI image 100 GIO mage 75 INOUE mage 50 SOU nage 25 Text wrapped image left aligned unselected Text wrapped image left aligned selected No wrapping image centred selected No wrapping image centred selected Text wrapped image right aligned unselected E Text wrapped image right aligned selected No wrapping image left aligned selected No wrapping image left aligned selected No wrapping image right aligned selected LI No wrapping image right aligned selected Miscellaneous Icons Page saved Gi Page unsaved Current user Administrator CG Homepage Page in use a Page unpublished d Page published Mandatory field Field not visible The Technology Categories Matrix The Tech Categories Matrix has been developed so that you can easily categorise your technologies The categories are divided into SOFT Guides and Tools and HARD Technology and information each of the categories are described in more detail below General Note The word Service when used in this definition set relates to the primary use or usefulness of the technology being categorised For instance a Biomass Energy Plant may be categorised as Energy Renewable and Waste Disposal This technology is useful in terms of providing
26. L Italic El El Left Aligned E El Centred on the page i E Right aligned 4 Click on the Save button O Remember A spellchecker is available at all times x Adding an image To add an image to your page Image Editor myimages photos graphics icons dj EE e page 1of15 all construction energy nature technology transport urban waste water 1 Clickon the green icon 2 Select the image that you would like to add to your page by clicking on it once p A The images that are available will a f H appear in one of four categories my 400x280 260x400 260x400 images photos graphics and icons _ The first category includes all the images that you have added to the site pt i The remaining categories include some ere dora arr images that we have included for your Remote Link URL optional use Local Link optional 3 Adjust the size of your image The sete 8 following image indicates that the image Sec cane will appear at full size 100 To make the image smaller click on the small E icon on the left to make the image bigger click on the large Wl icon on the right The number of yellow bars will increase or decrease accordingly Soot 755 20000 50 4 Format the position of your image E p O D EI 5 If you like you can make the image a link by either entering a remote link e g another Web site or a local link e g a page that you have created
27. W Pages EE 23 Ee No VOU DAOG EE 24 POISSIONICH tege 24 CSCIC VOU SO SU Gl BEE 24 Adding a new page eleMEnt ii 25 Adding a headline or Text 26 AUdIAG ANNO tisane ioni 27 ee Wie Le WR e 28 Ading CUS OM Me e RH EE 29 Editing an existing page element 29 lat Ee E 30 3 Previewing your pages 30 4 Information for search engines i 30 5 Saving YOUN ee 31 6 3 L in ae Oisean E E Eeen R raaa E ra R Nenen 32 SAEST eleng 32 SEA a Ne EE 37 6 tele Be EE 37 Building A search page e 37 Search Processor Details iii 39 C On AGC iaia lara 41 Building a form EE 41 Form processing EE 42 FOUN FS HIE 43 T Ce Tun Ui UE d e EE 44 DEI E 45 CR Te NEE 45 ES CLUE E 46 PORIMING E Beie Val fl E 46 ESTS Communiy Logi una 46 ESTIS Community Essentials riii iraniana ioni 46 Similarities and Differences i 46 User Te tere BE 47 Wi RR II 48 EIB e H CA ee er ei LE 49 THE TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES MATRIX rire iii 52 Introduction What is ESTIS ESTIS is an Information System IS management tool to assist the transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies EST ESTIS encompasses two integrated components providing a decentralised IT network for improved access and local control in EST related information transfer ESTIS Builder e pa Pa Allows users to build their own customized Web site English and or nation
28. When you add a Search Page to your site you will be presented with a template that includes the keyword search element see Figure 6 9 Other search elements can be added using the green C icon Search elements can be edited moved or deleted using the blue icons in the main menu Note If you delete a search option you can re add it to your page by clicking on the green GA icon Keyword Search Search Figure 6 9 A search page To add a search element o 1 Selectthe green A icon in the main menu The Add Search Element window will open with a list of available unused search elements Add Search Element Available Search elements Location Search search Matrix 2 Select the search elements you would like to add to your search page 3 Click on the Add button To edit the keyword search 1 Select the keyword search by clicking on it once 2 Click on the blue Z icon The Keyword Search Editor will open 3 You can rename the keyword search by entering a new Label 4 Click on the Save button To edit the search key search Select the search key search by clicking on it once 2 Click on the blue Z icon The Search Key Editor will open 3 You can rename the search by entering a new Label A Select the desired search keys to be included on your search page 5 Click on the Save button Warning If you choose to include a search key search on your search page make sur
29. age as well as keywords that categorise your page It is also where you select whether a non EST page can be searched using the ESTIS search component If you have created a search page for your site ensuring that you provide information for the search engine is particularly important But even if you do not have a search page you should still add this information as research shows that the most common way that people find a Web site is by using a search engine e g Google Alta Vista To add information for search engines 1 Select the grey LL icon from the top left hand corner of your screen The Information for Search Engines window will open see Figure 6 5 2 If you want a non EST page to be searchable with the ESTIS search component select Allow ESTIS search component to search this page 3 Optionally select the appropriate search key s for your page Search keys are a way of categorising your page Using the ESTIS search component you can perform searches for pages matching a particular search key s 4 Enter a description of the page 5 Enter keywords that categorise the page placing a comma between each keyword e g waste disposal municipal 6 Click on the Save Button Information for Search Engines Add a brief description and list of keywords for Untitled Many search engines use this list of keywords to index your page Although the ESTIS search component normally indexes the entire page you can opt
30. al language to manage and publish their EST information on the Internet ESTIS Community Li A Once your Web site has been built it can be A A linked to other ESTIS Web sites within your region to form a community ESTIS communities allow users to share EST resources either in English or national language F ESTIS helps users to build an IS to publish EST information on the Internet free of charge ESTIS enables users to grow their information collection and dissemination capability in a structured user friendly manner ESTIS offers a fully customised database driven Web site that will fit data structure and information needs corporate image needs profile and marketability What are the Goals of ESTIS The goals of ESTIS can be explained by looking at the concepts that UNEP IETC has tried to encapsulate in the ESTIS Network Infrastructure The need for better infrastructure to facilitate the communication linkage between the providers and the users of EST information i e inability to access information from Web sites in general Considerable funding is required which is not presently available to improve host services in developing countries Empowerment Some information relating to potential ESTs is costly and technologies are not appropriate or suitable to local conditions Language Non proficiency in the English language hinders international access to or sharing of information Use of other la
31. ation process when you save the modified O To enable or disable user notification O 1 Select the icon in the main menu The User Notification window will open User Notification Select whether or not your community users are notified by email when a page is published or a published page is updated on your community H community notification is active you will also have the option of excluding modified pages from the community notification process Notify community users when a page is published or a published page is updated on your community Do not notify users of community updates Save Cancel i 2 Select whether you want community users to notified or not 3 Click on the Save button O Excluding a modified page from the community notification process i 1 Save the modified page 2 When prompted to notify users click the cancel button JavaScript Would you like to notify users of modifications made to this page The Rules Because your community Web site will be worked on by a number of people there are some rules regarding which pages you can view edit and publish Say there are three members in your community A B and C can view e All community pages e Their own shared pages e The published shared pages of and IC cannot view e The unpublished shared pages of and IC can edit e All community pages A cannot edit e Their own shared pages Editing
32. ber of pages that are connected via links Before you begin building your Web site it is a good idea to think about the structure and navigation of your site That is the pages that you would like to include in your site and how you would like to link the pages together At a minimum a Web site consists of a homepage Other pages that are often included are about products and or services news and events links and contact us The pages that you include in your Web site will depend on the purpose of your site For example if the purpose of your site is to sell your ESTs the products page will be particularly important A Web site can consist of any number of pages which is why it is important to decide on a structure that makes it easy for your visitors to find what they are looking for The most common structure used for linking Web pages together is a hierarchy see Figure 1 1 From the homepage users are presented with a series of links that usually represent the main topics in your Web site Every time the user selects one of these main links they follow a particular path that takes them deeper into your site and the topic they have chosen L Ty Contact i I p si ews SE ries ata roduct Range 1 MaPormer organisations ESTA i Link 1 ESTbh Link 2 i ESTe Link 3 ESTd 8 Abuk licatio ns Product Range 2 Brochure Ewents ESTa Annual Report 1 ESTb d E5Te 3 Figure 1 1 Example of a simple site hierarchy So
33. ce of the Label Note The yellow icon indicates that the option is selected O dl ah le D Font size B B Bold L I LZ Italic E El Left Aligned KnesesesereeRERREERREREERE RRE ENER EREEREREREE ENER EEN EREREE RER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERERER RER EE RER ERER RER ERER RER ERR ERERER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER EE RER EE NEE EE RER EE RER EE RER EE RER EE RER EE RER EREREER EE E RER ER RENE ER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER NEE ERER RER ERER RER ERER RENE ER RER ERER RER ERER ENEE sian nananana nana nina ni nni nina ninna nin nni EERER EE EER EE EERER EEN ERER RER ERER ERR ER ENEE R EE EE RRE ENER eee d oS E E Centred on the page E Right aligned 6 Decide whether you would like the field to be displayed i e visible to your users 7 Click on the Save button Remember A spellchecker is available at all times All of the EST fields can be edited in the way described above with the exception of one the mandatory field Technology Categories In this field you will see a matrix The matrix has been developed so that you can easily categorise your technologies In particular this is important if you want your users to be able to search your EST Pages The categories used in the matrix are described in the Technology Categories section below O To edit the technology categories field 1 Select the field by clicking on it once
34. ck on the blue icon The Move Page window will open 3 From the menu choose the folder that you would like to move the page or file to A4 Click on the Move button O To view the contents of a particular folder Current Folder View all files in all folders ze To search for a page or file 1 Enter the Page Title or File Name in the search window 3 2 Click on the grey icon i To preview a page of file in a list i 1 Select the page or file that you wish to preview from the list i 2 Select the red icon from the main menu To email your friend or colleague with a link to a particular page i 1 Selectthe page that you wish to email from the list i 2 Select the red icon from the main menu 2 Compose and then send the email 3 Modify your Site Theme Cp The Modify your Site Theme section is where you will establish the look and feel of your site The site theme determines the colour and layout of your Web pages as well as the look and feel of your Web site To help you we have provided you with eight templates each of which has six colour choices Alternatively you can design your own site theme by selecting one of our custom options 3 1 Our Themes i To modify your site theme using one of our templates see Figure 3 1 1 Select a theme from the templates provided on the left hand side of the screen by _ clicking on the preview image once i 2 Select the colour of your menu by sel
35. d custom HTML to your page Check your spelling Whenever you enter text there is the option of checking your spelling by clicking on icon At this stage the spellchecker is only available in English However additional thesauri in other languages maybe added depending on demand If you would like a thesaurus in a different language added to ESTIS Builder please email us with your request Send your email to ESTIS unep or jp Welcome to my first ESTIS page ESTIS is an Informatio nt tool to assist the transfer of ESTs ESTIS encompasses three integrated com tralised IT network for improved access and local control in EST related inform EN Find out more Link Custom HTML 2003 UNEP DTIE IETC Figure 6 4 The basic page elements Adding a new page element To add a new page element to your page 1 Click on one of the green page element icons 2 Edit the page element using the editing window that opens 3 Click on the Save button Note If you are adding a horizontal line or line break they will automatically appear on your page Page 25 Adding a headline or text o To adda headline or text O 1 Click on the green headline or text icon The Headline Editor or Text Editor will open i 2 Enter the headline or text that you would like to appear on your page 3 Format the headline and text Note The yellow icon indicates that the option is selected we H Font size B B Bold LA
36. dit O 2 Select the blue icon from the main menu The Form Field Editor window will open 3 Make your changes 4 Click on the Save button i Note If you click on the Send button the Form Submit Editor window will open This allows i you to change the name of the button i Form processing After you have finished building your form you must fill in the Form Processing Details The processing details tell us where to email the information that users have submitted O To complete the form processing details 1 Click on the grey El icon in the top left hand corner of your screen The Form Processing Details window will open see Figure 6 12 i 2 Enter the email address that you want the results of the form sent to i 3 Enter the Email Subject This is what will appear in the subject line of the email that is sent to you i 4 Select a Redirect Page this is the page that your users will be taken to once they have i submitted their form You might like to send them back to your homepage or you may i create a new page to thank them for completing the form i 5 Click on the Save button Form Processing Details This form will be processed and sent to the following email address Email address Email Subject After a user has submitted the form they will be redirected to the following page Redirect Page Home English D Save Cancel Figure 6 12 Form processing details Form results
37. door Built Environia Design Material Cor O Renewable Non Renewz Ga H VE ee Processing L Production Figure 6 8 Translating your EST Template The technology categories matrix Page 36 6 5 EST Page Before you begin building an EST Page make sure that you have designed your EST Template The EST Template is a compulsory page that it allows you to describe your technologies in a consistent format When you build an EST Page the EST Template that you have created will appear for editing The EST Page can be edited and customised in exactly the same way as the EST Template see Section 6 4 above for details but this time you are adding the specific details of a technology The template simply acts as a guide Remember You can access and edit the EST Template from the Page List 6 6 Search Page A Search Page will allow users to search your EST pages or any page you have selected to include in ESTIS search The five main steps for building a search page are essentially the same as any other page see Section 6 2 but there are two differences There are several new editing functions that enable you to add different search elements There is one new step where you provide search processing details Building a search page The Search Page includes four options for searching your site 1 Search by keyword 2 Search by search key 3 Search by location 4 Search by category using the search matrix
38. e creating your Web site in two languages two EST Templates will appear in the Page List Details of how you can translate your EST Template into another language are provided below There are three field types associated with the EST Template mandatory fields EST Elements and Custom EST Elements The mandatory fields indicated by the red icon are fields that you must complete for each technology while the EST Elements 3 and Custom EST Elements i are optional and enable you to customise your template O To add an EST Element to your template i 1 Select the green lt 3 icon from the main menu 2 Select the field that you would like to add from the list provided 3 Click on the Add button O To add a Custom EST Element to your template O 1 Select the green oS icon from the main menu 2 Edit the new field as prompted by the EST Editor see below 2 Select the Save button O To edit an EST field mandatory or custom o 1 Select the field by clicking on it once O 2 Select the blue icon from the main menu The EST Editor window will open EST Editor Giel E Label Technology name Hint H the label is empty it will not be displayed Technology name Technology name Display on page I Fi f w dl j Save Cancel Modify or enter a Label for the field This is what your users will see Fill the field if it is likely to be the same for every EST Page e g Contact Address i Format the appearan
39. e it does not offer search keys outside the scope of any search keys selected via the search processor control See Figure 6 10 To edit the location search Select the location search by clicking on it once j d Click on the blue icon The Location Search Editor will open 3 You can rename the search by entering a new Label A You can choose a default location 5 Click on the Save button O To edit the search matrix Select the search matrix by clicking on it once j 12 Click on the blue icon The Search Matrix Editor will open 3 Enter a Label for the search matrix 4 Select the categories that apply to your technologies This will reduce the matrix so that only the categories that you have selected appear on your search page 15 Click on the Save button i You also have the option of giving the search button a new name O 1 Select the search button by clicking on it once O 2 Click on the blue amp icon The Search Submit Editor will open 3 You can rename the button by entering a new Label 4 Click on the Save button Search Processor Details Search pages include special search processing controls that you access by selecting the icon in the top left hand corner of your screen Search processor controls allow you to restrict the scope or pages that are searched by the search page You can restrict the scope of the search page searches to 1 All pages 2 EST pages only
40. ecting an image on the right hand side of your screen 3 Use the red t icon to preview the site theme that you selected A Save your site theme by clicking on the red Lei icon in the main menu i Note The corresponding number of your selection will appear at the top of the screen as will i a small preview of your site theme For example in Figure 3 1 theme 3 01 has been selected i PR _ __ ef 6 FF et Selected Theme Theme 3 03 Theme 3 04 Theme 3 05 Theme 3 06 Theme 3 0088029 Figure 3 1 Selecting your site theme 3 2 Custom Options lf you would like to design your own site theme you have the choice of two custom options Custom Top Menu and Custom Left Menu AER EREREERE ERR ERR ERR ERERERERERERE RER RENE EE ENEE ENEE ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER EEN ERER ERR ER EE RER ERER RER EE RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER EE ana nin nana ni ninna nina RER EE RER EE NEE EE RER EE RER EE RER EE RER ERER EEN ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER RENE ER NEE ERER RER ERER RER ERER RER ERER NEE ERER RER EREREER EE RENE ER EER EE RENE ER ENEE RER ERER RER ERER EEN ERE RER EE REENEN ER RER EE EE EERER EE nin inni EERER EEN ERER RER ERER ERR ER ENEE R EE EE RER EREE RENE EEN i To develop a custom theme see Figure 3 2 1 Choose either Custom Top Menu or Custom Left Menu from the theme options on the left
41. g and un publishing your pages 2 6 Organising the List To help you organise and manage your lists you can 1 Change the order of the list 2 Create folders 3 Move pages and files into folders 4 View the contents of different folders 5 Search your pages and files QUeceemeeeeeceneneeeeemeeeeesemeeeeeesmeeeeenrmeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeeeeueeeeeeueeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeseseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeseeeeauseseeeeseeeeeuseeeeaeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeseeeseaeeenseeeeeeseeeeeeeeaseeeeeateaeeeaseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenety i To change the order of a list i 1 Click once on a heading in the table e g Title Type Last Modified or Language etc 2 To reorder the list in either ascending or descending order click on the heading again To create a new folder i 1 Select the violet icon from the main menu the Add Folder window will open 2 Enter a name for the new folder 3 Click on the Save button i To delete a folder i 1 Select the violet icon from the main menu the Delete Folder window will open 2 From the menu choose the folder that you would like to delete 2 Click on the Delete button i To move a page or file into a folder Select the page or file by clicking on it once j d Cli
42. ionally restrict it to this keyword list as well The description along with your page title is usually displayed in search results Search keys are an optional method of categorizing your page within the ESTIS search component _ Allow ESTIS search component to search this page search keys _ 1 Red _ 6 Purple _ 2 Green _ 7 Maroon _ 3 Blue _ B Black Q 4 Yellow 9 White _ 5 Green 10 Grey Edit search key names Description Keywords comma deliminated Limit ESTIS search component index to keyword list Save Cancel Figure 6 5 Add information for search engines 5 Saving your pages Once you are happy with the page that you have built or edited you must save the page i To save a page 1 Select the red icon from the main menu o If your page has been saved the grey icon appear in the top corner of your screen lf the O page is unsaved the red and grey ei icon appears Remember ESTIS Builder does not automatically save your pages so it is important to save the page that you are working on before you select any of the eight main icons from the main menu It is also a good idea to save the page periodically while you are working 6 3 Homepage A homepage is the minimum requirement of any Web site which is why this page cannot be deleted The homepage acts as the entry point to the site and is the first page your users will see As such a homepage will often look different to yo
43. n your users internet browser A Page Title can help users navigate your site by telling them where they are Therefore it is good idea to give your pages meaningful titles e g ESTIS Builder User Manual i To give a page a page title o 1 Select the grey Z icon from the top left hand corner of your screen 2 Enter the title of the page in the window that opens see Figure 6 3 13 Click on the OK button o Note The Page Title that will appear alongside the icon Page Title Untitled Cancel OK d Figure 6 3 Enter page title window 2 Editing your pages All Web pages are made up of a number of page elements such as headlines horizontal lines links images and text If you have never built a Web site you maybe unfamiliar with some of these page elements Figure 6 4 illustrates the main page elements Page elements ESTIS Builder provides you with eight main page elements that you can add to your page with the click of a mouse Additionally there are some page elements that are only available when you are building a particular type of page e g EST Page and Form The page elements that are specific to these page types will be described in more detail below The eight main page elements are as follows Add a headline to your page Add text to your page lal Add an image to your page P Add a link to your page Add a horizontal line to your page amp Add a line break to your page Ad
44. nguages will enable the possibility for networking amongst ESTIS service providers Common Ground There is a clear need to establish EST communities with common interest in specific areas e g transportation Such EST communities can either be horizontally integrated bringing together stakeholders with similar needs services or vertically integrated bringing together stakeholders that are concerned with different steps in the EST technology transfer process of a specific kind of technology Building Quality Need for an easily accessible and public technology verification process for ESTs Networking There is no need to establish one single EST Web site It is more viable to establish an Internet based network of EST sites each tailored for specific needs of its target group UNEP IETC believes this knowledge management system will assist in improving EST information access and transfer throughout the world What is an EST At present UNEP IETC defines an EST as a technology that e Protects the environment Pollutes less Uses resources in a more sustainable manner Looks to recycle its own wastes and products Handles residual wastes Note a process is currently in place engaging technology experts from around the world which is reviewing how we define an EST Who is ESTIS for Administrators and decision makers in local authorities institutions NGOs and communities What are the benefits of using ESTIS Builde
45. nology either within each medium air water land or separately Other subcategories may include for example Energy and Buildings Rehabilitation Any service provided by a technology in relation to restoring remediating rehabilitating or replenishing a material resource or ecosystem closer to its original state or a more pristine and cleaner condition Air Any service provided by a technology in relation to rehabilitating Air processes or a detrimental human impact on the Air and its processes Land Any service provided by a technology in relation to rehabilitating Land processes or a detrimental human impact on the Land and its processes Water Any service provided by a technology in relation to rehabilitating Water processes or a detrimental human impact on the Water and its processes Associated notes for Rehabilitation Biodiversity and ecosystem rehabilitation must be explicitly stated as included in the Air Water Land mediums If Air Land and Water are to be mutually exclusive then a technology which acts at the boundary or edge of two or more mediums is given a top level categorisation Transport Any technology relating to moving people or materials by motorized or non motorized means from one geographical location to another Motorized Any technology relating to moving people or materials by motorized means from one geographical location to another Non Motorized Any technology relating to moving people
46. noninanesnannonenanininn nisnisan nisnanInannanIninnanIninnanIninnanInannananI na ananI n nna nine ani ninna ninni ani nine ana ninna nani nani nin anIninnanIni ninna ninni ini ninna nani ninna nin ana nina RER EE NEE EE RER EE RER EE RER EE RER EREREER EE RER EREREER EE RER ER ERR E RER ER NEE ERER NEE ERER RER ERER NEE ERER RER ERER RER EREREER EE EEN ER ENER EE nni ni nannini ini ni ninna nin nn ini nei ni ninni naar nn inni nni EERER EE EERER EE nina nananana nannini ninni ninni O To modify your site menu bar i Select the grey icon from the main menu 2 If you are creating your Web site in two languages you will be prompted to select the O menu that you would like to modify i e English or other i 3 Edit your menu using the green editing icons that have appeared in the main menu For details of how to edit your page using the editing icons refer to Section 6 2 i i 4 Save ll O Note There is one additional green icon for adding spaces to your menu To add a space i click on the green icon 5 Add File EL The Add File section allows you to upload files that you would like to use with your site for example your company logo photographs or a brochure 5 1 File Limitations Files are limited to 1MB maximum size and the following document and image file types Supported Documents Extension Adobe Acrobat Dt Microsoft Excel IS Microsoft Powerpoint ppt Microsoft Word doc Plain Text txt Rich Text Format Att Su
47. nter your details in the login window User lr Password ESTIS Community Essentials Similarities and Differences Overall ESTIS Community operates in exactly the same way as ESTIS Builder Just as you did for your ESTIS Builder site you will build a homepage and other pages for your community including choosing a new site theme and developing a site menu The main difference between ESTIS Community and ESTIS Builder is that when you login to your community site for the first time there are shared EST z and shared page lists that include all pages that your community members have created for their own ESTIS Web site and chosen to share publish with the ESTIS Community The idea is that you can share information and also that you can create a search page so that visitors to your community Web site will be able to search the shared documents of all the members in the community In addition there are two other differences you cannot create an EST page at the community level and ESTIS Community does not include an administration function If you would like to add an EST page or change your administration details you must do so at the ESTIS Builder level User Notification ESTIS Community offers the ability to automatically notify all users of the community when a page is published or a published page is updated If community notification is active you will also have the option to exclude modified pages from the community notific
48. of these pages must take place at the ESTIS Builder level e The shared pages of B and IC can publish e All community pages e Their own shared pages cannot publish e The shared pages of B and IC And vice versa for B and C Glossary of Icons Main Functions at Home Manage your pages and files Ce Modify your site theme Modify your site menu bar SL Add new file El Add new page User List Notify users of community updates d Exit Help Management Icons E Add new folder a Remove folder Add new user Page List EST List I File List Shared EST List e Share Page List Action Icons gt Move to folder Z Edit Vi Duplicate page Publish D Make home T Move up Move down D Delete O Preview E Save Email A Information for search engines Search processing details Form processing details Z Edit page title i Page information D Switch on sidebar D Switch off sidebar Bl Delete sidebar Editing Icons 3 EST Element CG Custom EST element Add headline Add text m Add image amp Add link Add horizontal line Add custom HTML dl Add line break Adda space A Add search element Add single line text field Add multiple line text field EI Add checkbox Formatting Text Icons LC W Font size Text bold unselected B Text bold selected Italics unselected LE Italics selected Left aligned unselected
49. on this link The Edit your language Region Names window will open see Figure 6 7 6 You can delete the text on the left hand side and enter your translation 7 When you have completed the translation click on the Save button EST Editor Edit Japanese Region Names EIEN E Label Regions Technology location Africa Africa ri Americ Hint If the label is empty it will not be displayed SOSEN pia Technology location Asia Asia You can select from one to three technology locations Europe Europe Global Global Japan 3 E Oceania Oceania None Selected H be e None Selected HH Display on page F Save Cancel Edit Japanese region names Figure 6 7 Translating your EST Template The location category To translate the technology categories matrix Select your EST Template in the second language from the Page List Click on the blue Z icon in the main menu The EST Template will open for editing Select the technology categories matrix by clicking on it once 1 2 3 4 Click on the blue Z icon The EST Matrix Editor window will open see Figure 6 8 5 You can delete the text in the matrix and enter your translation 6 When you have completed the translation click on the Save button EST Matrix Editor Label Technology categories Hint H the label is empty it will not be displayed HARD Technology and Information Ambient _ In
50. ow will open see Figure 6 10 Select what types of pages you would like the search page to search i Optionally limit the search to pages with specific search keys by selecting these keys If no search keys are selected the search page will search pages regardless of search key A Select the Save button ON o To edit the search key names 1 Select the H icon in the top left hand corner of your screen The Search Processing Details window will open see Figure 6 10 O 3 At the bottom of the window you will see a link to edit search key names Click this link and the Edit Search Key Names window will open see Figure 6 10 _3 Enter new names for any of the search keys A When you have finished editing your search key names click on the Save button 6 7 Form Page A form is page with text fields and checkboxes that can be filled out by your users and then sent automatically to you by email A form could be used for example for a short survey or to request peoples contact details so that they can be added to your mailing list The five main steps for building a form are essentially the same as any other page see Section 6 2 but there are two differences There are several new editing functions that enable you to create different fields for gathering information There is one new step where you provide details for processing the form Building a form There are three new page elements or fields that
51. pages ld Design your EST Template before you start building EST pages The EST Template ensures that you describe all your technologies in a consistent format The Technology Categories Matrix has been developed so that you can easily categorise your technologies In particular this is important if you want your users to be able to search your EST Pages at the ESTIS Builder If you require guidance you can find help in the menu on the left of your screen or if you want to know how to do something specific click on the I icon The Manage your Pages and Files section allows you to manage all the files and pages that you have created or uploaded to your site The pages and files that you create will appear in one of three lists 1 Page List 2 EST List Z 3 File List By default when you select the icon you will be taken to the Page List To navigate between lists use the green icons that appear in the main menu 2 1 The Page List The Page List see Figure 2 1 provides you with a list of all the Web pages that you have created along with the following details e Status The publish status published d unpublished D the designated homepage gt and whether the page is linked to from another page e Type The type of page see Section 6 e Title The page title that you have given the page e Modified The date and time the page was last modified e Language The language that the page has been created in
52. pported Images Extension Graphics Interchange Format GIF jit Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG Jpg Portable Network Graphics PMG png Remember lf you are an Apple Macintosh user you must add the appropriate three letter file extension to the file name for example gif for GIF images 5 2 Uploading Files To upload a file Select the grey SI icon from the main menu Click on the Browse button Select the file that you wish to upload Click on the Open button H Select the red icon from the main menu A SR i If you are successful the following message will appear Success File x has been i _ successfully uploaded to your site Dencenmeeneeceneneeeremeeeensemeeeeeesmeeneeerneneeeereaeeeereeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeaeseeeeaeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeseeeeeseeneeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeseeeeaeseeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeseeeeeeseeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeauseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeereeseeeeaeseeeeeeeeeeeeemiseeeemteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeasneeeemsneeeemineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeenneeesee 6 Add New Page EI The Add New Page section allows you to add new pages to your site When you first select the grey El icon you will be prompted to select the type of page that you wish to create see Figure 6 1 If you are creating the site in English and another language you will also ha
53. r e Allows users to build their own customised Web site to manage and publish their EST information on the Internet e Enables users to grow their information collection e Facilitates the dissemination of EST information e Allows the prospective manager of an ESTIS site to build an EST template or EST data entry sheet for describing their ESTs in a consistent format e Provides the option of creating a Web site in English and a second language e Enables a search page to be built for search by keyword category matrix and or location of where the technology is supplied and used What are the benefits of using ESTIS Community e Facilitates networking e Promotes information sharing ESTIS Builder members can form an Internet community to share EST resources either in English or their national language Instructions for Operation ESTIS Builder ESTISbuilder ESTIS Builder Application Form ESTIS Builder is a free service for members Anyone can apply to become a member However to ensure that ESTIS Builder is used appropriately UNEP IETC has the right to accept or decline any application for membership o To become an ESTIS Builder member 1 Complete the ESTIS Builder Application Form available at www ESTIS net builder Upon submission of the form the application details will be sent to UNEP IETC for processing UNEP IETC will notify you of the processing results via email usually within one week If i
54. t to know how to do something click on the Gi icon Figure 1 4 The sub menu ESTIS Builder Philosophy ESTIS Builder is based on a philosophy known as WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get This means that when you create and edit your Web pages using ESTIS Builder you can see what the end result will look like while the document is being created Another important concept is that wherever you are in ESTIS Builder only the relevant icons will appear in the main menu 1 3 Getting Started To get started we suggest that you A Select your Site Theme Eo B Start building your Home page and EST Template C Build any other pages that you want included in your site E D Develop your Site Menu i E Publish your pages 1 4 Things to Remember When you first start using ESTIS Builder it may seem like there is a lot to remember As a quick reference the list below describes some of the most important things to remember Many of these concepts are described in more detail in the sections below If you are creating your Web site in two languages you have to decide which homepage is viewed by your users D A page has to be published before it can be seen by your users and before you can make a link to it from another page To edit a page or a page element select the page or page element it will appear highlighted and then select the appropriate icon from the main menu Remember to save any changes that you make to your
55. that users can navigate your Web site it is important to include a navigation bar that appears consistently on every page The navigation bar typically includes links to all the main pages in your site including the homepage Using ESTIS Builder the Site Menu Bar will contain your main navigational links Tip Draw your web site structure on paper before you begin building your site Web page Components A Web page is made up of a number of components see Figure 1 2 including a page title page contents menu and Web site address Several of these components appear consistently on every page e g site theme and menu whereas others vary e g page content and page title Those components that remain constant form a template for your pages and give your site a uniformed appearance nESTS Homepage gt fi e http jp1 esys net sites nests Page title
56. to act as a lifesaver for when you are unsure about how to do something For more specific help relating to the page that you working on refer to the Help Menu on the left of your screen Instructions for Operation ESTIS Community ESTIScommunity Once you have built a Web site using ESTIS Builder it can be linked to other ESTIS Web sites to form a community ESTIS Community allow users to share their EST resources either in English or another language Forming a Community To create an ESTIS Community you must first apply to UNEP IETC To make an application to form a community 1 Send an email to UNEP IETC at ESTIS unep or jp with your request Note please include details of all the ESTIS Builder site that you would like included in your community along with contact names and contact emails for the administrator of each site If your application is successful UNEP IETC will create your ESTIS Community Web site and email each member of the community with details of how to access the site AeRREEREEREERE ERR ERR ERR ER ERR REREREN ENER EE REENEN ERR EN ENEE RENE EE RER ER ERR ERER EEN EREREE RENE ERR ERER ERR ERER ERR ERER RENE ER EEREREREER ENEE RENE ERR EREREE RER ER ERR EREREE RER ER ERR EREREE RER ER ERR EREREE RENE ERR EREREE RENE ERR ERER EEN ERER ERR EREREE RER ER ERR EREREE RENE EE REN To login to ESTIS Community Eer Community Login Community ID O 1 Go to http www estis net community i Site ID _2 E
57. ur other pages to set the tone for the Web site If you have decided to create your Web site in two languages you will have two homepages and you can choose which homepage your users view by default To edit your homepage Select the homepage from the Page List E i 2 Select the blue A icon 3 Edit the page using the green editing icons 4 Save your changes by clicking on the red icon To choose which homepage Is viewed by your users 1 Select the homepage from the Page List 2 Select the blue 3 icon from the main menu Note In the Page List the green Co icon will appear alongside your selection 6 4 EST Template The EST Template is a compulsory page that it allows you to describe your technologies in a consistent format If you imagine that you are creating a database of your technologies the template outlines the information that you will provide for each technology i e Technology Name Technology Description and so on The EST Template can also save you time For example if you would like your address to appear on every EST Page you can add these details to your EST Template and they will automatically appear on any new EST Page i To edit your EST Template Select the EST Template from the Page List j 2 Select the blue icon from the main menu 3 Modify the template using the green and blue icons that appear in the main menu 4 Save the EST Template by selecting the red icon Remember If you ar
58. ve to decide which language to create the page in 6 1 Page Types Aside from the homepage there are a number of page types typically found in a Web site To help you design your Web site templates of several common page types are provided You can select from seven different pages types EST Describe your EST Search Let users search your Pages News Announce your news Contact Tell people how to contact you Links Provide a list of useful links to other Web sites and resources Form Build a form Blank Start with a blank page Once you have made a selection a template opens for editing and you can start building your own page Page Type Select new page language English Japanese Select new page type EST Describe your EST Search Search your documents News Announce your news Contact Make contact Links Add links Form Build a form Gei Blank Start with a blank page Select Figure 6 1 Selecting a page type 6 2 Building a Page The Five Steps There are five main steps to building any page see Figure 6 2 Give the page that you are building a Page Title Edit the template to add your own content Preview the page Enter keywords and a description of the page for search engines Save your page ae E Q unwed Z olo ETH kt de dg Figure 6 2 Building a page The five steps 1 Giving you pages a title Each page that you create will have its own Page Title that appears i
59. your application is successful the email will include your Site ID User ID and Password 2 Start building your own ESTIS Web site Remember While most of the ESTIS Builder Application Form is straightforward there are two fields that you should pay special attention to Site Name It is important to choose your Site Name carefully If available the Site Name will identify your site as follows http www ESTIS net sites site_ name Language ESTIS Builder supports sites in English and optionally one other language If you would like to create your site in another language as well as English you must select a second language from the language field Please think carefully about your selection as once you have submitted your application your decision will be permanent and cannot be altered If you do not apply for a second language at this time you cannot do so at a later date ESTIS Builder Login To login to ESTIS Builder ESTIS Builder Login Site ID 1 Go to http www estis net builder 9 2 Enter your details in the login window Password Lo gin y Once you have logged in you can change your password by selecting the grey icon from the main menu 1 Home a 1 1 Web Design Basics ESTIS Builder has been developed with the non web designer in mind However there are a few basic principles of Web design that will help you get started Structure and Navigation A Web site consists of a num

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