Alfresco tutorial

Alfresco Tutorial

– A Fresh Approach to Content Management

Overview.............................................................................................................................. 2 Starting with Alfresco.......................................................................................................... 3 Adding NewUsers............................................................................................................... 5
Home Spaces.................................................................................................................................................7

Creating Content.................................................................................................................. 9
In-line ContentEditing..................................................................................................................................9 Managing Properties and Meta-Data.......................................................................................................... 11

Spaces.................................................................................................................................12Working with Space Templates.................................................................................................................. 12

Smart Spaces...................................................................................................................... 14
AddingRules.............................................................................................................................................. 15 Adding Aspects...........................................................................................................................................17 Using the Clipboard.................................................................................................................................... 19

Collaborating with OtherUsers......................................................................................... 21 Checking Out Content........................................................................................................23 Checking In Content.......................................................................................................... 24
VersionHistory...........................................................................................................................................25

Sending Content for Review.............................................................................................. 27 Uploading and Transforming Content............................................................................... 28 Categories and AdvancedSearch.......................................................................................31 Forums and Discussions.....................................................................................................35 Summary............................................................................................................................ 38

Thursday, 23 February 2006

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Overview
This document provides an overview tutorial of the Alfresco™ Open Source Content Management System to accompany the download of the system available at: http://www.alfresco.org/download.html. You can also access an on-line demo by going to: http://www.alfresco.org/flash/alfrescov9d.html. In this tutorial we will go through the process of starting to work with Alfresco, right fromthe point after it is installed and running. We will walk through the process of logging in, adding a new user, and creating and managing content. We will also introduce the concept of a Smart Space, which is a collaborative space that uses rules to simplify the handling, management and transformation of content. We will also show how to use additional properties and categories to organize and...