Editing HOWTO

General

Each resource on a page will have a resource tool set in its bottom right corner. The resource tool set allows you to edit, cut / copy to clipboard, delete or set permissions on the resource. Your permission settings to a particular resource determine which of the following icons you will be able to use.

Enter editing mode

The appearance of this icon indicates that a user has editing rights over a page. Clicking it takes the user into "editing" mode for this page. Editing mode allows the user to make changes to the content of the page which normally consists of the ability to add, modify and delete content depending on the specific permissions that have been set at that level.

When in "editing" mode user-generated elements on the page will change in their appearance to add a series of icons indicating the different operations that can be carried out by that user.

Return to normal view

This icon appears when the user is in "editing" mode for a page and returns the user to the normal page view without the editing icons and links, i.e. as it will be seen by the public.

Page properties

This icon give access to a form for changing the properties of a webpage or a project.

Add a resource

This icon indicates that a resource can be added at that location on the page. It should be possible to add content either above or below existing content.

Edit a resource

When this icon displays you can at any time edit the resource. For example you can edit text in a text resource, modify a link, replace an image with another image, re-scale an image etc. etc.

Cut to clipboard

With this function you can cut a resource from the page to your clipboard. This allows you to move a resource to another location on this page or any other page in the system (where you have editing rights). To retrieve the resource, go to destination placeholder, click on the paste from clipboard icon and the resource will be pasted at that placeholder.

Copy to the clipboard

With this function you can copy a resource from a page to your clipboard. This allows you to duplicate the resource at another location on this or any other page in the system (where you have editing rights). To paste a copy of the resource at destination placeholder, click on the paste from clipboard icon at destination placeholder.

Delete a resource

To delete a resource from a page. Note this function will permanently delete the resource. You cannot retrieve it after this operation. The system will ask for confirmation after clicking on the icon to prevent accidental deletion of resources.

Paste from clipboard

Both the icon and the name of each resource acts as link for selecting the resource and pasting it into the selected location.

The column headers can be used for changing the display order of resources within this listing.

Set permissions

Just like you can set permissions to a page you can set permissions to any resource on a page. For example you might want to prevent the Public to see a particular file. Click on permissions icon for that file and change the permissions.