Chapter 21: Building And Updating Co-Author Sections; Understanding Co-Authoring - Adobe GOLIVE CS2 User Manual

Chapter 21: Building and updating Co-
Author sections

Understanding co-authoring

The Co-Author feature
Sometimes, the person best suited to update content in certain sections of a website isn't a web designer, but another
employee, who may or may not be web savvy. For example, imagine the News section of a corporate site, which
contains articles relevant to the company and needs weekly updating. Rather than use a web designer's time to revise
the content, a marketing intern can be tasked with updating it.
The Co-Author feature in Adobe GoLive allows web designers to build sections of a site that other people can then
easily update. Sites can include regular pages that the web designer updates, and template-based pages that the co­
author updates. Co-authoring is especially useful when someone unfamiliar with website design needs to update
information in targeted areas of a site.
Web designers use the full version of GoLive, including the Co-Author section window, the Co-Author Editor, and
the Co-Author palette, to create the site and build the co-author sections. Co-authors use only Adobe Co-Author
(not the complete version of GoLive). Adobe Co-Author uses a simple, streamlined interface that provides only those
features required by the co-author—features that let you update text, images, and links in pre-designed sections. The
Co-Author Editor in GoLive and Adobe Co-Author use the same interface.
Co-authors are responsible only for the updating phase; the web designer creates, tests, and uploads the section and
its files before handing it off to the co-author to update the content.
GoLive provides several Co-Author site samples in the New dialog box: Choose File > New, and then click Site > Co-
Author Samples.
Creation and updating phases of a Co-Author section
Co-authoring workflow
Co-authoring consists of two distinct phases: the first performed by a web designer, or a professional skilled in
website development and design; the second performed by a co-author, or someone available to continually update
the site who is not necessarily an expert in web development.
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