The Contribute Workflow; Learning Macromedia Contribute; Where To Start - MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE-USING CONTRIBUTE Use Manual

The Contribute workflow

Contribute uses a browse-edit-publish workflow to help you easily find the page you want to edit,
make changes to the page, and then update the page on your website.
Note: You must connect to a website before you can edit and publish pages on that website. For more information,
see "Connecting to a website" on page 18.
Here's an overview of the Contribute workflow:
1. Browse to a page.
browser functions as other web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, and has a familiar look and
feel. The browser toolbar has the normal navigation buttons, plus a Choose button to help you
navigate to files that aren't linked on your website. You can create bookmarks in Contribute and
view your Microsoft Internet Explorer bookmarks. You can also use shortcuts in the Pages panel
in the sidebar to quickly access any current drafts.
2. Edit your content.
open the page in the Contribute editor. Contribute copies the file from your web server and locks
it on the server so that no one else can edit the page while you're working on it.
You use the Contribute editor as you use a word processor to edit text, images, tables, and links in
the page. You can even add a Word or Excel document to your website. The toolbar contains
familiar editing buttons, plus buttons for you to save your edits until later, cancel your edits, or
publish your edits to the website.
3. Publish the changes.
your website. All you have to do is click the Publish button and Contribute replaces the existing
page on your web server with your edited version so that it is live on your website. 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.
For information about all of these resources, see "Contribute resources" on page 15. If you're
wondering which resource to start with, see "Where to start" on page 14.

Where to start

The Contribute resources you start with and use regularly depend on what your role is in
using Contribute.
Contribute website administrators
and help users get connected. As you use Contribute, refer to the How Do I panel for quick steps
to complete common administration tasks, and refer to the online help to get more detailed
information about Contribute administration tasks and features.
Contribute users
complete basic tasks. Then, complete the tutorial to update some sample web pages and learn
more about Contribute. As you use Contribute, refer to the How Do I panel for quick steps to
complete common tasks, and refer to the online help to get more detailed and complete
information about Contribute tasks and features.
For more information about all the resources, see "Contribute resources" on page 15.
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Use the Contribute browser to find the web page you want to edit. The
When you find the page you want to edit, you click the Edit Page button to
When you finish editing your page, you are ready to publish the page to
should start with the Quick Start guide to install Contribute
should start with the Quick Start guide to understand how to use Contribute to