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Adobe Contribute CS3
Tutorial
Mesa State College Contribute Training
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What is Contribute?
Contribute is an application designed for users who want to easily and quickly make changes to a web site, but who are not professional web designers. The focus of the application is getting new and updated content out to the web without the effort of designing the entire site.
The„contributor‟ can be assured that they can update their web site without the fear of breaking the site. In addition, any errors that are made in the content of a page, for example, can easily be rolled back to the previously working state.
Contribute Workflow The webmaster creates the shell of the website, complete with links to the various pages, and employs a consistent appearance across all pages. Theentire site is tested for functionality, and then published making the site available. Next, the contributors begin editing established pages by adding specific content to these pages. What a contributor can do corresponds to the „role‟ he or she is assigned. Roles control who can edit pages, to what degree they can edit, and whether they can publish the changes directly to the web site, or submitthem for review.
Getting Started
Four steps are required to get set up for working in Contribute.
1. Call the Webmaster, 248-1686, for website needs assessment.
2. Install Contribute from NAL.
3. Receive a Site Connection Key file, via GroupWise.
4. Install the key file.
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Installing Adobe Contribute
The Webmaster will coordinateContribute needs with the IT department. As soon as you have been added to Contribute, you will receive an email with a site connection key. At that time you will see the installer icon in the NAL window.
1. Next, install Contribute from the NAL icon, Adobe Contribute CS3 Installer. If you would like assistance, or run into any problems, please contact Tom Watson @248-1768.
2. Locate the icon anddouble-click to start the installation. You will see one prompt asking you to confirm the install. Click OK. After this point there is no indication that the software installation is running. The installation program will take between 30 – 45 minutes. When the installation has completed, you will find the Contribute icon in your Start menu, under All Programs.
Receiving the Site Connection Key
1. Youwill receive a GroupWise email containing your connection key file. This connection key contains the site‟s address, user name, and your permissions.
2. Open the email message, and save the Site Connection Key file to your desktop.
Right-click attachment icon and click SAVE AS. Save to your desktop.
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Installing your Site Connection Key
1.Next, from the desktop, double-click the attachment icon.
2. Contribute will begin to launch, and the following dialog box will appear containing your Novell login name:
3. Enter your Novell login password, click both checkboxes, and click the OK button.
4. The following dialog box will appear as Contribute is connected to the new Mesa State web site.
No different login accounts to remember;just use your Novell account name and password.
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5. Click OK.
6. The Contribute Home Page window will appear showing the connection to the Mesa State site.
7. As a backup measure, consider copying or moving your key file to your F: drive. If your connection information were to become lost or corrupt, you can rerun the key file to re-establishthe connection.
The “Windows” Contribute Interface
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Sidebar; contains PAGES pane, and HOW DO I pane.
Menubar
Document Area
Contribute Home Page (Main Contribute Window)
Toolbar
Sizing Handle
The “Apple” Contribute Interface
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Sidebar; contains PAGES pane, and HOW DO I pane.
Menubar
Document Area
Contribute Home Page (Main Contribute Window)
Toolbar
Sizing...