ArtShowcase Publisher Quick Reference
Welcome!
ArtShowcase Publisher is an advanced content management
system that allows non-technical users to easily update information
on their websites without learning HTML or fear of ruining the
site design.
Users just login into ArtShowcase Publisher, click on the
page name, type in the new content and they're done. Pages are
instantly updated! What could be easier?
Forget about learning HTML or a complicated web design program.
ArtShowcase Publisher gives users the ability to quickly
and easily update website content - within minutes.
This documentation contains information on adding and updating
your items on ArtShowcase Publisher,
and other useful information.
Additionally, you can find a great deal of info by clicking "help"
when
logged in to ArtShowcase Publisher - the pop-up help will
provide information on all the components of the interface page
you
are viewing.
If you can't find the information you're looking for, email us
at support@theartsweb.com.
Go to the link http://www.theartsweb.com/cgi-bin/pp/pp.cgi
LOGIN PAGE
This is the Login Page. To access the program you must enter
a valid username and password. If you don't have a username or
password or you're having troubles logging in contact your system
administrator for further assistance.
Enter the Username and Password provided in your
Welcome Email (both are case sensitive). Now click the Login button.
Inactivity Timeout - If you have logged in and have been
inactive for a long period of time you will be automatically logged
off. When you access the program after "timing out"
it will display an error message and you will have to login again.
NOTE: If you continuously receive the "Inactivity Timeout"
error message check that your browser accepts cookies.
Invalid Login - If you enter an invalid username or password
an error message will be displayed on the status bar of the login
screen.
Disabled Account - If you receive an error message that
your account has been disabled it means that your access has been
temporarily restricted and you will not be able to login until
your access is restored. You should contact your system administrator
for more information.
Expired Account - If you receive this error message it
means that your account has expired and you will have to renew
your account in order to login again.
UPDATE PAGE
This is the Update Pages List. Note, your username
will appear as the Current User at the bottom left of this page.
Choose which page you like to edit. If you click on the page name,
you will be taken to the actual webpage. Choose the action "update"
to edit the page. Depending on your user level, you will have
different actions available to you. If you are not a Super User,
you will not have the option to edit html, remove or admin a page.
As a Cultural Partner, you are provided with four webpages. They
are listed as homepage, page 1, page 2, and page 3. Be sure to
update each page. Pages are displayed in pages with only so many
listings shown on each page. You can see the total number of pages
in the upper right hand corner or the screen displayed as "Found
5 of 5". The first number tells you how many listings matched
your search, the second number is the total number of listings.
The current page and total page numbers are displayed right below.
If you have more than one page of listings you can change pages
by clicking on the arrow links to move back or ahead one page.
If you want to quickly find a specific page you can enter a search
keyword in the keyword field and click "Search". Only
listings that match that keyword will be displayed. If at any
time you want to see the all listings just click "List All"
and every listing will be displayed.
Update Pages
This is the Update Page page.
If the page you are editing has an image option,
you can exchange the existing image. For this example, select
the add button under the logo header. Click on browse to find
an image on your computer or specify the URL. Select the image.
It must be either .jpg or .gif image and should not exceed the
size of 200 x 200 pixels. Click the Add button. If the size exceeds
the specifications, you will receive an error message. You will
receive a "File Added" message when the image is successfully
added.
WYSIWYG text box
With the WYSIWYG text box enabled you can format
text without using HTML tags. Your options now include bold, italic,
underline, align left/center/right, numbered lists, bulleted lists,
indent right/left, text color, text highlight color, insert horizontal
rule, add link, add image link, and view html source.
Please note that a WYSIWYG text box will only function in HTML
mode on Windows, and only for Internet Explorer version 5.5+.
All other browsers will use a regular text box to enter and edit
information.
As you enter text, pressing <enter> starts a new paragraph,
which leaves a blank line. For single line breaks, press <shift>
+ <enter>. To enter HTML directly into the WYSIWYG text
box, select the HTML button "<>", paste the HTML
and select the HTML button again to view the results.
To update your page change the information in the form fields
and click "Save". Be sure to select which images you
want displayed before Saving. Webpages aren't updated until you
click "Save" and you can always click "Cancel"
to return to the previous screen without saving.
Once you have saved your page, you will view a page stating "The
Following Page Has Been Updated." You can either "Click
to view the page" to view the page in your browser. Or click
the OK button and you can continue updating pages.
When you are done editing pages, click "Logoff" or
simply close your browser.
