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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Learning Macromedia Contribute ........
Page 4 Setting Contribute preferences ......... . . 28 Setting general preferences .
Page 5 CHAPTER 6 ..........57 Working with Text Adding text to a web page .
Page 6 Adding, deleting, and merging table rows and columns ......89 Adding rows and columns ..........89 Deleting rows and columns .
Page 7 Typographical conventions ..........135 Learning to administer Macromedia Contribute ......136 Contribute Quick Start .
Page 8 About advanced sitewide settings......... 156 About web server index pages .
Page 9 Problems creating a connection ......... . 191 Unable to view the My Connections dialog box .
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Page 11: Part I
Using Contribute Learn how to use Contribute to update and publish web pages within your website. This part contains the following chapters: • Chapter 1, “Welcome to Macromedia Contribute” • Chapter 2, “Getting Started” • Chapter 3, “Exploring the Contribute Workspace”...
Page 13: Welcome To Macromedia Contribute
CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Macromedia Contribute Macromedia Contribute enables users to easily create and edit web pages on existing websites. Whether you’re the one using Contribute to edit web pages or the one managing the website, you’ll find Contribute a very useful tool for browsing, editing, and publishing content to a website.
Page 14: The Contribute Workflow
Contribute also unlocks the file on the server so that other users can edit the page if necessary. Learning Macromedia Contribute Contribute includes a variety of media resources to help you learn the program quickly. These resources include an online help system, a tutorial, a printed Quick Start guide, and the How Do I reference panel.
Page 15: Contribute Resources
In addition to these resources you can find regularly updated tips, TechNotes, examples, and information at the Contribute Support Center on the Macromedia website. For information about where to start with the resources, see “Where to start” on page 14. For information about typographical conventions in the resources, see “Typographical conventions in...
Page 16: Typographical Conventions In The Contribute Resources
(Microsoft HTML Help). To use Contribute Help: Select Help > Macromedia Contribute Help or click the Help button in any dialog box for information about the dialog box. Note: A PDF version of the Contribute Help is included on your Contribute CD.
Page 17: Chapter 2 Getting Started
CHAPTER 2 Getting Started You need to install Macromedia Contribute, if it is not already installed. Before you install, be sure that your computer meets the minimum setup requirements. Before you can use Macromedia Contribute to edit and update your website’s content, you must create a connection to the website—actually, to the web server that stores your website.
Page 18: Installing And Launching Contribute
When the installation is complete, double-click the Contribute icon on your desktop, or choose Start > Programs > Macromedia > Macromedia Contribute to launch Contribute. The first time you launch Contribute you’ll see the registration screen. Click Register Now to register Contribute.
Page 19: Launching Contribute Without A Network Connection
To import a website connection key: Open the e-mail containing the connection key. If the connection key is not attached to an e-mail, navigate to the network location of the key, then copy it to your computer. You can also select Edit > My Connections, then click the Import button to navigate to the connection key.
Page 20: Disabling Your Website At Startup
Disabling your website at startup Contribute alerts you if it detects a problem with any of your website connections when it launches. Contribute displays the alert after the first website connection problem it encounters. You can have Contribute try to connect again. If Contribute still can’t connect, you can choose to disable the website connection and try to connect to your other websites, if any.
Page 21: Exploring The Contribute Workspace
CHAPTER 3 Exploring the Contribute Workspace You can use Macromedia Contribute as both a web browser and a web page editor. You can easily switch between browsing web pages and editing web pages. The Contribute workspace makes it easy for you to access pages, whether you’re browsing or editing.
Page 22: The Contribute Workspace
The Contribute workspace The Contribute workspace is made up of the following main areas: the Contribute browser/ editor, toolbar, and sidebar. Toolbar Welcome page in the browser/editor Sidebar This section covers the following topics: • “The Contribute browser/editor” on page 22 •...
Page 23: The Contribute Toolbars
Click any link in the How Do I panel in the sidebar to get more information on that task. If the task you’re looking for is not in the list, see Contribute Help (Help > Macromedia Contribute Help to get detailed information.
Page 24: Browsing And Editing Pages
To expand or collapse the panels in the sidebar: • Click the arrow in the panel title bar. To resize panels vertically in the sidebar: • Drag the title bar in the How Do I panel. Browsing and editing pages You can use Contribute to browse or edit web pages.
Page 25: Navigating To Web Pages
Navigating to web pages The easiest way to find a web page you want to edit, is to browse to the page in Contribute, just as you would browse to a page in any web browser. For information about editing pages, see “Editing existing web pages”...
Page 26: Viewing Drafts And New Pages
Viewing drafts and new pages Drafts you are currently editing, and new pages you’ve created but haven’t published yet, appear in the Pages panel. You can also access these pages using the File menu. To view a draft or new page, do one of the following: •...
Page 27: Setting Up Access To Commonly Used Pages
Setting up access to commonly used pages Contribute enables you to keep a list of bookmarks for pages that you frequently visit. You can add a bookmark for any page—not just pages in websites you’ve connected to. When you add a page as a bookmark in Contribute, it appears in your list of bookmarks (up to 1000 bookmarks).
Page 28: Setting Contribute Preferences
Deleting a page from your bookmarks You can delete any page from your bookmarks list, or you can delete a bookmarks folder. To view bookmarks, see “Viewing pages in your bookmarks list” on page 27; to add a page to your bookmarks, see “Adding a page to your bookmarks”...
Page 29: Setting General Preferences
• Select Firewall to add or change settings for your firewall (see “Setting firewall preferences” on page 30). • Select Invisible Elements to hide or show invisible elements (see “Setting invisible element preferences” on page 30). Setting general preferences You can set editing options, and determine how Contribute handles Microsoft Word and Excel documents when you insert them in a page, in the Preferences dialog box.
Page 30: Setting Firewall Preferences
To add a file type and associate an editor: Select Edit > Preferences, then select File Editors from the category list on the left. Click the Plus (+) button above the left pane, then type the file type. Click the Plus (+) button above the right pane. The Select External Editor dialog box appears.
Page 31: Setting Browser Encoding
Setting browser encoding You can set the browser encoding for a page, to determine how the page appears in the Contribute browser. You might need to set encoding if characters aren’t displaying properly in the Contribute browser. To change browser encoding: In the Contribute browser, right-click in the page.
Page 32: Using The Keyboard To Navigate Contribute
All of the items in the Pages panel and toolbar are accessible through the menus. To access information about the tasks covered in the How Do I panel, use Contribute Help (Help > Macromedia Contribute Help). To use the keyboard to navigate dialog boxes and tables, see “Navigating dialog boxes” on page 32 and “Navigating tables”...
Page 33: Authoring For Accessibility
• To move through a category list, press Control+Tab to shift focus to the category list, then use the arrow keys to move up or down the list. To see an example of a category list, select Edit > Preferences. •...
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Page 35: Working With Pages
CHAPTER 4 Working with Pages Macromedia Contribute enables you to edit existing pages on your website, including pages based on templates. You can cancel your edits or cancel a new page if you need to. If you have permission, you can delete pages and file types on your website. You can also export a page to an HTML file.
Page 36: Editing Existing Web Pages
Editing existing web pages You can edit any pages on your website, as long as you have permission and as long as someone else is not currently editing the page. This section covers the following topics: • “About editing” on page 36 •...
Page 37: Undoing Mistakes
Undoing mistakes In Contribute, as in most applications, you can undo individual mistakes as you make them. You can also redo an edit if you decide that you don’t want to undo it. Note: In Contribute, you can also discard changes, after you publish your draft, by reverting to a previously published version of a page if you need to.
Page 38: Working With Pages Based On Dreamweaver Templates
Working with pages based on Dreamweaver templates A Macromedia Dreamweaver template is a special type of page that contains a preset page layout, and includes elements, such as text and images. In Contribute, you can create a page based on a template.
Page 39: Editing A Template-Based Page
In a template, the designer creates regions to control which elements on a template-based page you can edit. There are editable regions in a template, which you can edit, and locked regions, which you can’t edit. In the employee template example, the company logo and address might be in a locked region.
Page 40: Setting Template Properties
Setting template properties The Dreamweaver template designer might enable you to show or hide parts of the page. You control this content in the Template Properties dialog box. In pages based on a template, there might also be editable attributes of the page, such as background color, which you can edit in template properties.
Page 41: Working Offline In The Contribute Editor
To launch Contribute to work offline: Start Contribute without a network connection. The Connection Failure dialog box appears. Select Work Offline. Click OK. The Contribute browser displays the Working offline page. Click a draft title in the Pages panel to start editing. Working offline in the Contribute editor When you’re working offline, the Contribute browser displays information about what you can do offline.
Page 42: Editing Content In An External Application
Note: To change your default editor, see “Setting file editor preferences” on page 29. If you are editing an image in Macromedia Fireworks, click No in the Find Source dialog box to indicate that you do not want to edit the source file for this image; you want to edit the image for your website only.
Page 43: Canceling A Draft Or New Page
In the external application, make changes as necessary, then save your changes and close the application. Note: If you are editing in Fireworks, click the Done button in the editing window. In Contribute, click the Publish button in the toolbar to publish your changes to the website. Note: If you need to make additional edits before you publish, click the Launch button on the External Application Editing page to open the content in the external editor.
Page 44: Exporting A Page
Select File > Delete Page. Note: This menu item is disabled if you do not have permission to delete pages on your website. An alert appears. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the file. Contribute deletes the page and displays the last page you viewed in the browser. Exporting a Page Contribute enables you to export a page from Contribute to an external HTML file.
Page 45: Adding Pages And Documents
Adding Pages and Documents With Macromedia Contribute you can add pages to your website. You can create a copy of a page, create a blank page, create a copy of a sample page, or create a page based on a template. After you create a page, you can change its properties, or even add keywords or a description for the page so that website visitors can use a search engine to find the page.
Page 46: Copying A Page On Your Website
You can create a new page based on a template. In Contribute there are two types of templates: • A template created in Macromedia Dreamweaver (see Dreamweaver Help > Using Dreamweaver). A Dreamweaver template is a template that a designer creates for you with editable and locked regions.
Page 47: Creating A New Page And A Link To The Page
Both types of templates enable you to create a copy of an existing template so that you can maintain a consistent look on your website, and give you a starting point for your new page. The only difference is that a Dreamweaver template has editable and locked regions (see “Working with pages based on Dreamweaver templates”...
Page 48 • Right-click, then select Insert Link. The Insert Link dialog box appears. Click the Create New Page button at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. Enter link text in the Link text text box, if you did not select text or an image in your draft. This is the text a website visitor will click to go to the new page.
Page 49: Creating A New Page Without Linking To It
Click the Advanced button to expand the dialog box, then set the advanced options as desired. Note: For information about the advanced settings, see “Setting the advanced linking options” on page 110. Click OK. Contribute adds the link to the draft, and then opens the new page in the Contribute editor. To return to the draft where you added the link, click the draft title in the Pages panel.
Page 50 To create a new page: In the Contribute browser, click the New Page button in the toolbar or, in the browser or editor, select File > New Page. The New Page dialog box opens. If you have multiple websites, and want to create the new page in a website other than the current one, select another website in the Create new page from section.
Page 51: Setting
Note: If your website administrator has restricted the types of new pages that you can create, or you do not have permission to edit this website, then you won’t see all of these options when you create a page (see your website administrator or “Setting permissions for new web pages”...
Page 52 Make changes to any of the following options: • Title specifies the page title that appears in the title bar of the website visitor’s browser; the title does not appear on the page itself. Giving a page a title is not the same as giving it a filename. For information about filenames, see “Publishing a page to your website”...
Page 53: Adding Keywords And A Description For A Page
Adding keywords and a description for a page You can associate keywords and a description with your web page. Adding keywords can enable visitors to type those words in a search engine and find the page. To add or change keywords and a description for a page: Browse to the page you want to add keywords and a description for, then click the Edit Page button in the toolbar.
Page 54: Adding Word Or Excel Content To A Page
Adding Word or Excel content to a page You can add the contents of a Word or Excel document to a new or existing web page. Note: The file size, after Contribute converts it to HTML, must be less than 300K. When you add content to a page, Contribute converts the content to HTML and copies it to your web page.
Page 55 • Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the link to appear, or select text or an image on the draft, then click the Link button in the toolbar and select File on My Computer. Enter link text, browse to the file you want to link to, then click OK. A link to the Word or Excel document appears in your draft.
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Page 57: Working With Text
CHAPTER 6 Working with Text Macromedia Contribute enables you to add and format text, much like a basic word processor. You’ll find a few differences in working with text in Contribute and a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, because Contribute formats your text using HTML behind the scenes.
Page 58: Adding The Current Date To A Page
To add text to a draft, do one of the following: • Place the insertion point in the draft, then type text directly into your draft. • Select text in another application, then select Edit > Copy. Place the insertion point in your Contribute draft, then select Edit >...
Page 59: Adding Special Characters To A Page
Adding special characters to a page You can add special characters, such as a copyright symbol or a pound sign, to your page. Note: You can only add special characters to pages that use Western (Latin 1) encoding. For more information about setting page encoding, see “Setting page properties”...
Page 60: Formatting Text
Formatting text Contribute enables you to format text—characters and entire paragraphs—quickly and easily. You can use menu options or use the toolbar to change text with one click. Align left Style menu Center Font menu Align right Text color Font size menu Justify Highlight color Italic...
Page 61 To change text font: In your draft, select the text you want to change Do one of the following: • Select a font from the Font pop-up menu in the toolbar. • Right-click, select Font, then select a font from the pop-up menu. Note: This option is not available if you are working in a table.
Page 62: Changing Text Style
• To add a font that is not installed on your system, type the font name in the text field below the Available fonts, then click the add arrows << button to add it to the combination. Adding a font that is not installed on your computer is useful, for example, for specifying a Windows-only font when you are developing pages on a Macintosh.
Page 63: Changing Text Color
Contribute. Note: You cannot attach a CSS style sheet to a page in Contribute to add more styles; use Macromedia Dreamweaver to attach a style sheet. To enable or disable CSS styles in Contribute, talk to your website administrator or see “Setting style and font permissions”...
Page 64: Changing Text Alignment
To change the text style: In your draft, select the text you want to change or place the insertion point within the text. Do one of the following: • Select a style from the Style pop-up menu in the toolbar. •...
Page 65: Creating Lists
Creating lists You can create numbered lists, bulleted lists, and definition lists in Contribute. You can also create sublists within your lists. This section covers the following topics: • “Creating numbered lists” on page 65 • “Creating bulleted lists” on page 65 •...
Page 66: Creating Definition Lists
Type the first list item. Press Enter to type another item, then repeat for each item. When you finish typing the list, do one of the following to turn off the bullets: • Press Enter twice. • Press Enter, then click the Bulleted List button in the toolbar. To create a bulleted list from existing text: In your draft, select multiple lines of existing text.
Page 67: Creating Sublists
Creating sublists You can change the level of a numbered or bulleted list item to create a nested list. For example, you might have a bulleted list where one of the bullets has a sublist of bullets. The nested list does not have to be the same type as the parent list; you can have a numbered list with a nested bulleted list.
Page 68: Setting List Property Options
If you want the sublist to be a different type of list than the parent list, click the Numbered List or Bulleted List button in the toolbar as appropriate. Type the list item, then press Enter to enter more items in the sublist. To leave the sublist, press Enter twice or click the Outdent button in the toolbar.
Page 69: Checking Spelling
To set list properties for a list item: In your draft, place the insertion point in the bulleted or numbered list item you want to change. Note: If you select multiple items, the list properties option isn’t available. Do one of the following: •...
Page 70: Finding And Replacing Text
Finding and replacing text You can search the draft you’re editing for specific text. You can also search for and replace text in drafts. Note: You can search for text in a page in the browser, but the Search and Replace dialog box depends on your default web browser.
Page 71: Working With Images And Graphical Elements
CHAPTER 7 Working with Images and Graphical Elements Macromedia Contribute makes it easy for you to edit, add, or delete images on your web pages. You can also add Macromedia Flash movies to a page. This chapter contains the following sections: •...
Page 72: About Inserting Images
Note: Images that you add to your page should be in one of the following web-ready formats: JPG, GIF, or PNG (16). If the image you want to add is in another format, you can use an image editing tool, such as Macromedia Fireworks, to convert the image to a web-ready format.
Page 73: Dragging Images To A Page
Dragging images to a page You can drag an image from another source to your Contribute page. You can also add images by using the Insert menu or Image button (see “Using the Insert menu or Image button to add images to a page” on page 72) or by copying and pasting them on the page (see “Copying and pasting images”...
Page 74: Changing Image Properties
Changing image properties After you add an image to a page (see “Adding an image to a page” on page 71), you can change its properties. Image properties include image source, size, padding, alignment, border, and alternate text. To change image properties: In your draft, select the image you want to modify, then do one of the following: •...
Page 75: Editing An Image
• Constrain proportions keeps the proportions of height and width constant. For example, if you double the height with this option enabled, then Contribute also doubles the width. Note: If possible, do not change the width and height of your image or you might reduce the quality of the image. If you must resize the image, it is a good idea to use an image editing program such as Fireworks.
Page 76: Resizing An Image
In the external application, make changes as necessary, then save your changes and close the application. Note: If you are editing in Fireworks, click the Done button in the editing window, then close the application. In Contribute, click Publish to publish your changes to the website. Note: If you need to make additional changes to the image before you publish, in Contribute click Launch to open the content in the external editor again.
Page 77: Inserting Flash Movies
Contribute aligns the image in relation to surrounding elements, such as text. Inserting Flash movies You can insert Macromedia Flash movies in your web pages. To insert a Flash movie: Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the movie to appear.
Page 78: Adding And Deleting A Horizontal Rule
• Select Format > Flash Movie Properties. The Flash Movie Properties dialog box appears. Select Start playing the movie when the page loads if you want the Flash movie to automatically begin playing when the page appears in a website visitor’s browser. Select Loop the movie continuously if you want the Flash movie to automatically start playing again each time it ends.
Page 79: Changing Properties For A Horizontal Rule
To delete a horizontal rule: In your draft, click the horizontal rule to select it. Press Delete. Changing properties for a horizontal rule You can customize the height, width, and shading applied to a horizontal rule on a page. By default, a horizontal rule in Contribute is 1 pixel high, expands to the width of the page or table cell in which it is inserted, and has a small drop shadow (or shading) applied.
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Page 81: Working With Tables
In Macromedia Contribute, you can add text and images to table cells the same way that you add text and images to a page (see “Working with Text” on page 57 and “Working with Images and Graphical Elements”...
Page 82 To insert a table: Place the insertion point in your draft where you want the table to appear. Do one of the following to open the Insert Table dialog box: • Click the Insert Table button in the toolbar. • Select Insert >...
Page 83: Inserting A Table Within A Table
Click a button in the Header section to indicate whether you want a header; select from the following options: • None indicates no header. • Left indicates a header column. • Top indicates a header row. • Both indicates a header column and a header row. Tip: Screen readers read headings for rows or columns that have one of these header types applied;...
Page 84: Selecting An Entire Table, Row, Or Column
Selecting an entire table, row, or column You might want to select an entire table, row, or column to copy and paste into another page (see “Cutting and copying table cells” on page 87) or to modify the background of all of the cells in the selection at once (see “Modifying table appearance”...
Page 85: Resizing Tables, Rows, And Columns
To select a line or a rectangular block of cells, do one of the following: • Drag from one cell to another cell. • Click in one cell, then Shift-click another cell. All of the cells within the linear or rectangular region defined by the two cells are selected. To select nonadjacent cells: •...
Page 86: Aligning Tables
Aligning tables You can indicate how a table aligns on the web page in relation to elements, such as text or images, around it on the page. You cannot select an alignment option when you create a table. You must insert the table (see “Inserting a table on a page”...
Page 87: Cutting, Copying, And Pasting Cells
Cutting, copying, and pasting cells You can cut, copy, or paste a single table cell or multiple cells at once, preserving the cells’ formatting (see “Cutting and copying table cells” on page 87). You can paste cells at the insertion point or in place of a selection in an existing table (see “Pasting table cells”...
Page 88: Pasting Table Cells
To remove a row or column from a table: In your draft, select a row or column (see “Selecting table elements” on page 83). Do one of the following: • Select Table > Delete > Row or Table > Delete > Column. •...
Page 89: Adding, Deleting, And Merging Table Rows And Columns
Adding, deleting, and merging table rows and columns You can modify an existing table by adding or deleting rows or columns. You can also merge cells to accommodate data. This section covers the following topics: • “Adding rows and columns” on page 89 •...
Page 90: Deleting Rows And Columns
Adding multiple rows or columns You can add multiple rows or columns to a table at the same time. To add multiple rows or columns to a table: In your draft, place the insertion point in a table cell. Do one of the following: •...
Page 91: Merging And Splitting Cells
Merging and splitting cells You can merge any number of adjacent cells—as long as the entire selection is a line or a rectangle of cells—to produce a single cell that spans several columns or rows. You can split a cell into any number of rows or columns, regardless of whether it was previously merged.
Page 92: About Conflicts In Table Formatting
About conflicts in table formatting When formatting tables, you can set properties for the entire table or for selected cells, rows, or columns in the table (see “Modifying table appearance” on page 91). When a table property, such as background color or alignment, is set to one value for the entire table and another value for individual cells, cell formatting takes precedence over row formatting, which in turn takes precedence over table formatting.
Page 93 • Select Table > Table Properties. The Table Properties dialog box appears. Make changes to any of the following options: • Table alignment refers to the location of the table in relation to any elements (such as text or images) that appear around the table. Select from the following options: Default aligns the table to the left side of the page, and does not flow text or images around the table.
Page 94: Modifying Row Or Column Properties
• Border color indicates the color of the table border around the table and between cells. Note: The border color does not show if the table’s border thickness is set to 0 for no border. • Background color indicates the background color of all the cells in the table. If you do not select a color, the default background is transparent.
Page 95: Modifying Cell Properties
Make changes to any of the following options: • Horizontal alignment indicates horizontal placement for content in the row or column. Options are Left, Center, and Right. • Vertical alignment indicates vertical placement for content in the row or column. Options are Top, Middle, and Bottom.
Page 96 • Click the Table button in the toolbar. The Table Properties dialog box appears with the appropriate tab selected. Make changes to any of the following options: • Horizontal alignment indicates horizontal placement for content in the cell, row, or column. Options are Left, Center, and Right.
Page 97: Using A Preset Table Format
Using a preset table format You can apply a preset design to a table and select options to further customize the design. Note: You can apply preset table designs to simple tables only. You can’t use these designs to format tables that contain merged cells or other unusual formatting that keeps the table from being a simple rectangular grid of cells.
Page 98: Sorting Tabular Data
In the Other rows section, select a color to apply to rows, then indicate how frequently you want the colors to alternate. Click Color to select a second row color, if you choose to alternate row color. Click OK. Contribute formats your table with the design you selected. Sorting tabular data You can sort the rows of a table based on the contents of a single column.
Page 99 From the Order pop-up menu, select whether to sort the secondary sort column alphabetically or numerically, and whether to sort it in ascending order (A to Z, lower numbers to higher numbers) or descending order. In the Options section, select any of the following additional options: •...
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Page 101: Chapter 9 Working With Links
“Testing links” on page 117 Creating text and image links In Macromedia Contribute, you can make text or images in your web page act as links. When a visitor to your website clicks a link—specified text or an image—the browser takes the visitor to another web page or file, or launches their e-mail application.
Page 102: Linking To A Draft Or Recently Published Page On Your Website
Linking to a draft or recently published page on your website You can create a link on your page to a draft that you are currently editing or to a recently published page on your website. Contribute has a complete list of current drafts for you to link to, and stores a list of the last ten pages you published on your website.
Page 103: Linking To A New Page
In the Select a page to link to section, select a web page from the list of drafts and recently published pages. A preview of the page you select appears in the dialog box for you to confirm the file you want to link to.
Page 104 • Right-click, then select Insert Link. The Insert Link dialog box appears. Click the Create New Page button at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. The bottom half of the dialog box changes. Enter link text in the Link text text box, if you did not select text or an image on your draft. This is the text a website visitor will click to go to another page.
Page 105: Linking To A Page On Your Website Or On Another Website
• Select a page in the Templates folder to create a new page based on a Macromedia Dreamweaver template (see Help > Using Dreamweaver in Dreamweaver MX), or based on a page on your website that the website administrator designated as a template. A template provides a starting point for your page and can provide a consistent look across your website.
Page 106 • Right-click, then select Insert Link. The Insert Link dialog box appears. Click the Browse to Web Page button at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. Enter link text in the Link text text box, if you did not select text or an image on your draft. This is the text a website visitor will click to go to the new page.
Page 107: Linking To An E-Mail Address
Linking to an e-mail address You can create a link to an e-mail address. The link can be text or an image. When a website visitor clicks the link, Contribute creates a new message, with the e-mail address you specified, in the visitor’s default e-mail application.
Page 108: Linking To A File On Your Computer
Enter link text in the Link text text box, if you did not select text or an image on your draft. This is the text a website visitor will click to send an e-mail message. Note: This text box is not available if you selected text or an image on the draft. Enter the e-mail address in the E-mail address text box.
Page 109 • Right-click, then select Insert Link. The Insert Link dialog box appears. Click the File on My Computer button at the top of the dialog box, if it is not already selected. Enter link text in the Link text text box, if you did not select text or an image on your draft. This is the text a website visitor will click to go to another page.
Page 110: Setting The Advanced Linking Options
Setting the advanced linking options The Insert Link dialog box has three advanced linking options: editing the link’s URL, setting a target, and linking to a specific place on a page. This section covers the following topics: • “Editing the URL for a link” on page 110 •...
Page 111: Setting A Target For Your Page
Setting a target for your page You can specify where a linked page opens by creating a target for the link. For example, you can indicate that your linked document opens in a new window, instead of opening in the current window.
Page 112: Linking To A Specific Place In A Page
Click OK. Contribute adds the link to your draft. Setting a target for an existing link You can edit an existing link to change or add the target. To specify a target for an existing link: Browse to the page that contains the link you want to edit, then click the Edit Page button in the toolbar.
Page 113 Adding a section anchor You can add a section anchor to a page, then link to that anchor from the same page or from another page. For more information about section anchors, see “Linking to a specific place in a page”...
Page 114 Select a named anchor from the pop-up menu. Note: Any anchors in the page you are linking to appear in the list. Click OK. Contribute adds the link to your draft. To indicate an anchor for an existing link: Browse to the page with the link you want to edit, then click the Edit Page button in the toolbar.
Page 115: Editing Links
Editing section anchors After you create a section anchor, you can change the section anchor name or you can delete the section anchor. Note: If you edit a section anchor, links to that anchor will be broken until you fix the link on the page that links to the section anchor.
Page 116: Removing A Link
To change link destination: In your draft, select the link you want to edit, then right-click and select Link Properties from the pop-up menu. The Insert Link dialog box appears. If you want to change the type of page you link to, click a button at the top of the dialog box; otherwise, skip this step.
Page 117: Testing Links
Testing links Contribute enables you to preview a temporary copy of a draft in a web browser. Use the Preview in Browser feature to test links and view content before you publish a draft. To test a link: In your draft, select File > Preview in Browser. Your page appears in your default web browser.
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Page 119: Working With Pages With Frames
You design pages with frames in an HTML design application, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver. You can edit pages with frames in Macromedia Contribute. Note: For more information about creating pages with frames in Dreamweaver, see Dreamweaver Help (Help >...
Page 120 For example, a web page might have one narrow frame on the side that contains navigation links, one frame along the top that contains the logo and title of the website, and one large frame that takes up the rest of the page and contains the main content. Title and logo frame Main content frame Navigation frame...
Page 121: Editing Frame Content
Editing frame content When you browse to a page with frames, Contribute enables you to change content in any of the frames, as long as you have permission. For more information about frames and framesets, see “About frames” on page 119. To edit content in a frame: Browse to the page with frames that you want to edit, then click the Edit Page button.
Page 122: Saving And Publishing A Page With Frames
Saving and publishing a page with frames Because a frameset is made up of individual web pages, when you edit a page that appears in a frame, you only alter the page you edit, not the frameset. Publishing a page that appears in a frameset is the same as publishing a page that isn’t in a frameset.
Page 123: Specifying A Target Frame For A Link
Specifying a target frame for a link You can specify a target frame for a link. For more information about targeting a frame, see “About targeting a frame” on page 122. To insert a link and select a target frame for the linked page: Browse to the page with frames that you want to edit, then click the Edit Page button.
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Page 125: Publishing Your Page
If the draft you’re publishing was already on your website, Macromedia Contribute replaces the existing page with your updated version. You can also make updates to an existing page, then publish it as a new page without altering the original page.
Page 126: Using The E-Mail Review Process For Drafts
Before you publish your draft, you can make the draft available for others to review—even if they don’t have Contribute or Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Use the Contribute e-mail review process to share your draft with others before you publish it.
Page 127: Making Your Draft Available For Review
Making your draft available for review When you are ready to have others review your draft, you can send a request for review and make the draft available online. For more information about the e-mail review process, see “Understanding the e-mail review process” on page 126. To use the e-mail review process: In your draft, select File >...
Page 128: Publishing A New Page
To publish updates to an existing page: In your draft, click the Publish button in the toolbar. If the draft does not contain links to any new, unpublished pages, then Contribute publishes the draft. If the draft contains links to any new pages, then the Publish New Linked Pages dialog box appears.
Page 129 To publish a new page: In the new page you’re editing, click the Publish button in the toolbar. The Publish New Page dialog box appears. Change the filename, if you want. The filename appears at the end of the web address for the page. Click the Choose Folder button beside the filename if you want to save this page in another location on your website.
Page 130: Publishing An Existing Page As A New Page
Publishing an existing page as a new page Contribute enables you to update an existing page, then publish it as a new page without overwriting the original page. This feature is similar to the Save as feature in other applications. For example, suppose you open the product page for men’s cargo pants and start updating the page with information about women’s cargo pants.
Page 131: Rolling Back To A Previous Version Of A Page
Click Publish or Next. If your draft does not link to any new pages, Contribute publishes the draft to your website, then displays it in the Contribute browser. If your page links to any new pages, the Publish Linked New Files dialog box appears. For each unpublished linked page (click the page name to select it), change the filename and folder location if you want, then click Publish All.
Page 132: Using The Page Rollback Feature
Using the page Rollback feature You can use the page Rollback feature to revert to a previous version of a published page. Note: The Rollback feature is not available if your website administrator has disabled it. For more information, see your website administrator or see “Enabling and disabling rollbacks”...
Page 133: Administering Contribute
Part II Administering Contribute Learn how to configure Contribute to work with your organization’s websites, create and distribute site connections for users, help contributers get started using Contribute, and manage the website’s settings and user permissions. This part contains the following chapters: •...
Page 135: Learning To Administer Contribute
HTML and cascading style sheets (CSS). This information is also intended for users of Macromedia Dreamweaver who are responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of the website. Using Dreamweaver, these users can both mange Contribute websites, as well as create web page templates for use by Contribute users.
Page 136: Learning To Administer Macromedia Contribute
Bold roman text indicates menu selections, option names, button and icon names, and text for you to enter verbatim. Learning to administer Macromedia Contribute Contribute includes a variety of media resources to help you learn the program quickly. These resources include an online help system, a tutorial, a printed Quick Start guide, and the How Do I reference panel.
Page 137: Contribute Help
(Microsoft HTML Help). To use Contribute Help: Select Help > Macromedia Contribute Help or click the Help button in any dialog box for information specific to that dialog box. You can find information in the help system using any of these features: •...
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Page 139: Contribute Administration Overview
CHAPTER 13 Contribute Administration Overview Macromedia Contribute introduces a new model for website management and collaboration software. This model consists of a website administrator who is responsible for both managing the website and controlling who has access to it, and contributors (also known as users) who are responsible for providing and updating website content.
Page 140: About The Shared Settings File
Create groups of users, called permission groups, and specify what the members of each group can do. See Chapter 15, “Managing User Settings and Permissions,” on page 165. Depending on your organization’s needs, you may only need to create a single permission group;...
Page 141: Rollback Files
The Apache web server allows visitors to view such files by default. If your website uses Apache, you must explicitly disable the browsing of folders and files that begin with an underscore. If you know how to modify the httpd.conf file on your Apache server and have permission to do so, you can use a DirectoryMatch directive like the following to prevent visitors from viewing any file in a folder beginning with an underscore: <DirectoryMatch "/_.*">...
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Page 143: Creating And Managing Website Connections
CHAPTER 14 Creating and Managing Website Connections After you have installed Macromedia Contribute, you must create a connection to a website before you can begin to edit its pages. This chapter describes how to use the Contribute Connection Wizard to create a connection. It also describes how to set sitewide settings for a website, and how to rename and remove website connections after you set them up.
Page 144 • Network path to the website (for connecting to local networks) The network path is the location of the website within your organization’s local network. The network path includes the name of the server on which the website is stored and the directory path of the website’s files on that server.
Page 145: Creating A Connection With The Connection Wizard
Click the New button. The Connection Wizard appears. The Connection Wizard guides you through setting up a new website connection. As you complete each screen of the Connection Wizard, click the Next button to move to the next screen. Tip: Click the Back button to return to a previous screen, if necessary. On the Summary screen of the wizard, review the connection settings to verify that they’re correct and click Done.
Page 146: Providing Your Name And E-Mail Address
Note: Your name and e-mail address will be seen only by other users connecting to your website using Contribute or Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. This information is not sent to Macromedia or anywhere else. To provide your contact information: Enter your name and e-mail address.
Page 147: Selecting A Connection Method
To provide your website’s web address: Enter the web address (URL) of the website you want to edit. If you aren’t sure of the exact web address of the website, click the Browse button and browse to the main page of your website. Note: If the web address you enter cannot be verified, a dialog box prompts you to confirm that you are entering the correct address.
Page 148: Providing Ftp Information
To select the method you will use to connect to the website, from the pop-up menu, select one of the following options: • Local/Network Enter the network path of the web server and the folder (directory) containing the website’s files. Click the Browse button to browse the web server and the website’s folder. (You can type the path directly in the text box if you’re familiar with specifying local and network paths, but using the Browse button ensures that the path is accurate.) Note: The network path is not a path to the location where files will be stored locally on your computer;...
Page 149: Setting Advanced Connection Settings
To provide FTP information: Enter the FTP address of your server. Enter your FTP user name. Note: Your FTP user name and password may not be the same as your Microsoft Windows network user name and password. Enter your FTP password. •...
Page 150: Becoming A Website Administrator
To set advanced connection settings, select either or both of the following options: • Use passive FTP to connect to the server enables Contribute to set up the FTP connection, rather than relying on the remote server to set it up. To use passive FTP, the firewall must be configured to allow the FTP client to set up the FTP connection.
Page 151: Selecting A Permission Group
Selecting a permission group If the website already has a website administrator assigned to it, the Connection Wizard prompts you to select a permission group. Select the permission group you want to be a member of. Reviewing the connection summary The final screen of the Connection Wizard displays a summary of the connection information you have entered.
Page 152 To become the website administrator of a Contribute website: Select Edit > My Connections to display the My Connections dialog box, which lists all of the websites that you have a connection to, as well as the administrator (if any) assigned to each website.
Page 153: Configuring Sitewide Settings
In the Administrator Password dialog box, enter an administrative password for the website; enter the same password again to confirm it and click OK. After you assign an administrative password to the website, the Administer Website dialog box appears, allowing you to configure the website’s settings and permission groups. Configuring sitewide settings When you define a website with Contribute, you can also specify settings that apply to all Contribute users who connect to the website.
Page 154: Changing The Administrator's Password
Changing the administrator’s password You can change the password used by the administrator. To change the administrator password: Do one of the following: • If the Administrator Password dialog box appears, enter the administrator password and click OK. • If the site has no administrator, a dialog box appears asking if you want to become the website’s administrator.
Page 155: Enabling And Disabling Rollbacks
Enabling and disabling rollbacks Rollback pages are backup versions of each web page published with Contribute. Each rollback page is a copy of the last published version of that page prior to the currently published version. For example, if you open a page for editing in Contribute, modify the content, and publish your changes without having previously updated and published that page, there is exactly one rollback version of the page (in this case the rollback version is the original page).
Page 156: About Advanced Sitewide Settings
About advanced sitewide settings Depending on how your web server is configured and the complexity of your website, Contribute may not be able to automatically detect all possible web server configurations. Contribute provides advanced configuration options that let you specify alternate configurations for your website’s index files and alternate web addresses.
Page 157: Adding Index Page Filenames
For example, if your website uses a Macromedia ColdFusion application server that uses the document type extension .
Page 158: Removing Index Page Filenames
Enter an index filename and click OK. The new index filename appears at the bottom of the list of possible index filenames. Using the arrow buttons, arrange the index pages in the order specified by your web server’s configuration. For example, if your web server is configured to use three index pages, index.htm, index2.htm, and 404error.htm, and the primary page is index.htm, then the designated order should be: index.htm...
Page 159: About Alternate Website Addresses
Select the filename you want to remove from the Index files list. Click Remove. Note: You cannot select multiple index files from the list; you must select each file individually and click Remove. About alternate website addresses Web servers can be configured in a variety of ways to respond to varying user needs. One common part of web server configuration is the mapping of web addresses to either different IP addresses (often for either load balancing or localization issues), or multiple web addresses pointing to a single IP address.
Page 160: Specifying Alternate Web Addresses
Specifying alternate web addresses If Contribute users will visit a website using a different host name, different directory path, or different port number, you must configure Contribute to recognize these alternate web addresses and associate them with the appropriate website connection. You need not configure Contribute to recognize all possible website aliases;...
Page 161: Managing Website Connections
Click OK to close the Sitewide Settings dialog box. Click OK to close the Administer Website dialog box. Managing website connections The My Connections dialog box (Edit > My Connections) lets you manage your website connections. The website connection management topics are: •...
Page 162: Editing Website Connections
Editing website connections You can edit the connection information for any Contribute website. This allows you to modify a connection if any of its parameters change (for example, if you move a website to a different network location or change its URL). In an imported connection, the only pieces of connection information you can edit are your name and your e-mail address.
Page 163: Disabling A Website Connection
Disabling a website connection When Contribute starts, it verifies all of the connections defined in the My Connections dialog box and opens a connection to each of the defined websites. If one or more of the websites are unavailable for any reason, Contribute is unable to open connections to those websites. To avoid such problems, you can disable a connection when a website is unavailable.
Page 164: Managing Contribute Sites Using Dreamweaver Mx
Contribute users from making changes to the website. To obtain the Dreamweaver updater and learn how to enable Contribute compatibility, visit the Macromedia website at www.macromedia.com. For more information, see Dreamweaver Help.
Page 165: Managing User Settings And Permissions
CHAPTER 15 Managing User Settings and Permissions Macromedia Contribute lets you control the extent to which users can alter a website by letting you create permission groups for each website and letting you define permissions for each group. After a website’s permissions are defined, Contribute creates a folder labeled _mm at the root of the website, and places a shared settings file in this folder.
Page 166 • If the site has no administrator, a dialog box appears and asks if you want to become the website’s administrator. Click Yes; then enter and confirm an administrator password for the website and click OK. The Administer Website dialog box appears. By default, Contribute creates two permission groups: Administrator and Users.
Page 167: Understanding Group Permissions
Contribute users can create new, blank pages, and what (if any) New Pages Macromedia Dreamweaver MX templates they can use to create new pages. You can also specify what pages, if any, the user can copy. The options in this category determine what options users see in the New Page dialog box.
Page 168: Accessing The Permission Group Dialog Box
The following sections describe each of the permissions categories in more detail. • “Setting general website permissions” on page 169 • “Setting folder and file access permissions” on page 170 • “Setting page editing and paragraph permissions” on page 173 •...
Page 169: Setting General Website Permissions
Select a permission group from the list of permission groups and click the Edit Group button. The Permission Group dialog box appears. Setting general website permissions The General permissions category lets you specify a starting (home) page that users in the selected group see on entering the website.
Page 170: Setting Folder And File Access Permissions
In the Group description text box, enter a brief description of the website. This description appears when a user selects a group to join. You can either select another permissions category to modify, or click OK to apply your changes. Setting folder and file access permissions The Folder/File Access permissions category lets you limit a group’s access to selected folders (or directories) and any subfolders they contain, as well as determine whether users can delete web...
Page 171 Setting folder access permissions You can choose to limit user access to specific folders within the website or to allow users to access all of the folders within the defined website. To define folder access permissions: In the Permission Group dialog box, select Folder/File Access from the category list on the left.
Page 172 Navigate to the folder you want to provide access to and click Select Folder. For example, if the website’s root is http://www.mysite.com and you want to specify that users only edit pages within a folder labeled marketing, click the marketing folder. The access path will appear as: http://www.mysite.com/marketing.
Page 173: Setting Page Editing And Paragraph Permissions
Setting page editing and paragraph permissions The Editing category lets you specify the degree of editing that users can perform to the website’s web pages, and how Contribute processes the creation of new paragraphs and typographic elements. To set page editing permissions: •...
Page 174 Note: These options apply only to pages that are not based on Macromedia Dreamweaver templates. A Dreamweaver template is a page created in Dreamweaver that has editable and non-editable regions; such templates provide their own restrictions, and are not controlled by the following editing preferences.
Page 175: Setting Style And Font Permissions
The following example shows how these two approaches to paragraphs might appear in a browser. Other editing options • Allow Multiple Consecutive Spaces (uses  ) lets the user insert multiple consecutive spaces between words. When this option is selected and a user inserts multiple spaces, Contribute inserts multiple entities ( ), which causes browsers...
Page 176 To set the style and font permissions for a website: • In the Permission Group dialog box, select Styles and Fonts from the category list on the left. (See “Accessing the Permission Group dialog box” on page 168.) Setting style permissions The Styles section of the Styles and Fonts category in the Permission Group dialog box determines whether users can apply styles, and if so, which styles they can use within the website.
Page 177: Setting Permissions For New Web Pages
Setting font permissions The Fonts section of the Styles and Fonts category in the Permission Group dialog box lets you specify how users modify font styles. Contribute has the following font permissions options: • Allow users to apply fonts and sizes activates the font and style menus in the Contribute editor toolbar.
Page 178 Contribute lets you control the types of new pages that users can create, and lets you specify templates that users can use to create new pages. The new page types include the following: • Create a blank page lets users create blank pages. •...
Page 179: New Images
New Images The New Images category of the Permission Group dialog box lets you specify the maximum file size (if any) of new images added by users. (See “Accessing the Permission Group dialog box” on page 168.) To set a maximum image file size, select one of the following options: •...
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Page 181: Sharing Website Connections
CHAPTER 16 Sharing Website Connections With the Macromedia Contribute Export Connection Wizard, you can easily set up users with connections to websites. The wizard provides an efficient mechanism through which Contribute users can share website connections for collaboration. Contribute lets you share website connection information by embedding website information within a file that you can either e-mail to users, or save to your computer for users to download and import.
Page 182 Do one of the following: • If the Administrator Password dialog box appears, enter the administrator password and click OK. • If the website has no administrator, a dialog box appears and asks if you want to become the website’s administrator. Click Yes; then enter and confirm an administrator password for the website and click OK.
Page 183: Choosing The Connection Key Settings
Click Send Connection Key. The Export Connection Wizard appears. Follow the instructions in the wizard, and click Next to proceed to the next screen. Choosing the connection key settings The Export Connection Wizard lets you send your current connection information, or customize your existing settings as needed for use by other permission groups.
Page 184 Select one of the following website connection options: Note: The connection method you choose, Local/Network or FTP, determines the next piece of information you must enter. • Local/Network If you use a local/network connection, you must supply the network path of the web server and the folder containing the website’s files.
Page 185 • If you connect to the website using FTP, you must enter the name of the FTP server, your FTP user name, and your FTP password. You may need to configure Contribute to work with your organization’s firewall. If so, you will need to know if your firewall supports passive FTP, and if you must provide a firewall host name and port number.
Page 186: Selecting A Permission Group
Selecting a permission group You must choose a permission group to assign the website connection to. To select a permission group: • In the Group Information screen, select a permission group to assign the website to. Choosing an export method for the connection key You can send the connection key to users via e-mail, or save it to your local computer or to a file server on the network.
Page 187: Reviewing The Connection Summary
To set the connection key export method: Select whether you want to send the connection key to users in e-mail, or save it as a file to your local computer, by selecting the appropriate option. Enter a password or pass phrase to encrypt the connection key. To protect your website and ensure the safety of your network, connection keys are encrypted using a password or pass phrase that you select.
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Page 189: Troubleshooting
CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting This chapter documents common problems that you may encounter as a Macromedia Contribute user and provides potential solutions. This chapter contains the following sections: • “Problems installing Contribute” on page 189 • “Problems launching Contribute” on page 190 •...
Page 190: Problems Launching Contribute
Problems launching Contribute The following sections describe problems you may encounter when launching Contribute: • “Startup is slow or the application appears to freeze” on page 190 • “The Connection Failure dialog box appears when connected to a network” on page 190 •...
Page 191: The Dial-Up Dialog Box Is Displayed When Connected To The Network
The Dial-up dialog box is displayed when connected to the network By default, the Internet Explorer web browser is configured to automatically dial a network connection if a connection is not present. In some instances, when Contribute is launched, this can cause Contribute to attempt to dial the network connection.
Page 192: Can't Move To The Next Panel In The Connection Wizard
Can’t move to the next panel in the Connection Wizard If you are unable to navigate to the next screen of the Connection Wizard, you may have incorrectly entered the connection information. Verify that you have correctly entered the website address URL and network path. If both of these items are correct, verify that the website is online using your computer’s web browser.
Page 193: Ftp Dialog Box Fails To Accept Your User Name And Password
To check if a folder is visible to your network: Select Start > Run from the Windows Start menu. The Run dialog box appears. Enter the network path to the folder in the Open text box, and click OK. For example, enter \\MyServer\MyFolder. Verify that the folder is visible to the network and that you have proper file access permissions.
Page 194: The Edit Button Is Disabled
The Edit button is disabled There are several reasons why the Edit button may be disabled for a certain page: • When you browse to a page, Contribute checks to see if you have permission to edit that page within the website. Depending on network traffic and server response, this can take a few moments (during this time the Edit Page button will appear dimmed).
Page 195: Clicking Edit Page Displays A Different Page
Using Contribute, select Edit > Administer Websites and select the website whose shared settings file you deleted. A dialog box appears informing you that the website has no administrator, and asks if you want to become the administrator for the website. Click Yes to become the website administrator. You will be asked to enter an administrator password.
Page 196: Publish Button Isn't Visible
Publish button isn’t visible If you are viewing a draft but the Publish button isn’t visible, you may be working offline. Select File > Work Offline to reconnect to the server. Clicking the Publish button reports errors There are several reasons why the Publish button may be disabled for a certain page: •...
Page 197: A New Page Has Broken Images Or Other Missing Elements
To correct this: • Ensure that the user has read access to any folders containing images or other referenced page elements (such as Macromedia Flash movies). • Check that the any file upload quotas set on the server have not been exceeded.
Page 198: I Forgot The Administrative Password
I forgot the administrative password If you forget the password assigned to the Contribute website administrator, you can reset the password by deleting the shared settings file from the website and creating a new shared settings file. Note: If you delete the shared settings file, all of the group permissions you have previously created are lost; you must set up those permissions again.
Page 199: Replacing A Deleted Web Page
Replacing a deleted web page If a user inadvertently deletes a web page from the web server, you can recreate the page from the rollback copies maintained on the web server. To do this, rollbacks must be enabled, and the option to delete all roll back copies of a page must not be selected.
Page 200: Removing A Single User From A Permission Group
• You’re using a dial-up network that authenticates open connections and disables them after a specified time period. Many corporate networks terminate connections that remain inactive for extended periods of time. If you have Contribute websites defined that you are not actively working with, you may need to disable these websites to avoid website unavailable errors.
Page 201: Using Contribute With Dynamic Pages
To delete a lock file: Using Contribute, browse to the page you want to unlock. At the end of the page’s URL, append the .lck extension to the filename in the Contribute browser. For example: http://www.mysite.com/index.htm.lck. Contribute displays the File Placeholder Page. The File Placeholder Page appears when Contribute encounters a file type that it can’t open.
Page 202: Editing Static Content In Dynamic Pages
Editing static content in dynamic pages You can allow users to edit static content within dynamic pages and protect only the dynamic portions of the page. Contribute users cannot edit source code, nor can they edit anything outside of the <body>...
Page 203: Appendix Keyboard Shortcuts
APPENDIX Keyboard shortcuts The following sections contain tables listing the keyboard shortcuts for Macromedia Contribute. File menu The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing File menu actions in Contribute. Action Shortcut Create a new page Control+N Edit Page...
Page 204 Insert Menu The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing Insert menu actions in Contribute. Action Shortcut Insert an image from your computer Control+Alt+I Insert table Control+Alt+T Insert link Control+Alt+L Insert a section anchor Control+Alt+A Add a Line break Shift+Enter Add a Non-breaking space Control+Shift+Space...
Page 205 Working in Templates The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for navigating template regions. Action Shortcut Move to the next editable region Control+Alt+E Move to the previous editable region Control+Shift+Alt+E Editing text The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for performing text editing actions in Contribute. Action Shortcut Create a new paragraph...
Page 206 Getting help The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for accessing the online help system in Contribute. Action Shortcut Open online help Open the Welcome Page Alt+Home Appendix...
Page 207 INDEX accessibility background color authoring for 33 applying to page 52 Federal Rehabilitation Act 33 background image keyboard-only navigation 32 applying to page 52 operating system features 31 bookmarks screen reader 31 adding to a folder 27 Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C) 33 deleting 28 accessibility, enforcing 175 deleting a bookmarks folder 28...
Page 208 115 a link to a Microsoft document 54 link text 115 blank pages 46 Macromedia Flash 42 bulleted lists 65 Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel documents 42 copy of the current page 46 non-HTML documents 42 linked new pages 103...
Page 209 editing options heading, applying style 63 accessibility 175 Help consecutive spaces 175 index 16 em dash 59 searching 16 e-mail attachment, connection key 18 using 16 e-mail links 107 highlighting text 63 e-mail review horizontal rule process overview 126 changing properties of 79 publishing or canceling a page 127 deleting 78 sending for review 127...
Page 210 39 creating a linked new page 103 looping Flash movies 77 creating new unlinked 49 defining text color 52 deleting 43 Macromedia Flash editing overview 36 editing 42 exporting to another location 44 margins linking to a new page 47...
Page 211 opening to edit 36 rollback files printing 44 _baks folder 141 publishing to your website 127 about 141 reverting to a previously published version 131 number of pages 155 rolling back to previous version 131 rollback pages saving a draft 37 enabling and disabling 155 saving and closing a draft 37 saving without publishing 37...
Page 212 Sitewide Settings dialog box 153 setting border width 93 sorting table data 98 setting table alignment 92 special characters, adding 59 setting table width 92 spelling See also table row and column properties checking 69 table row or column properties dictionaries 69 changing 94 splitting table cells 91...
Page 213 templates web address clicking in locked regions 39 DNS, multiple aliasing 159 described 38 port numbers 159 Dreamweaver 39 virtual servers 159 editable attributes 40 web pages editing a page based on 39 accessibility 175 modifying template properties 40 code, protecting 201 overview 38 consecutive spaces 175 setting template properties 40...
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