Learning how to edit your page and text in Modern Campus CMS is one of the most valuable skills you can learn.
Keep these functions in mind on your journey to adding and editing content:
The toolbar mimics a word processing software with some specialized buttons unique to Modern Campus CMS
There are multiple ways to navigate to a page to edit it. To edit a page, first it must be available to be checked out to you.
Remember to get approval from your department's web supervisor to make major changes to your content.
In Edit Mode, click a green direct edit region button. Note: Clicking the green direct edit buttons will "check out" the page if unlocked.
To access the page properties and other functions, click the lightbulb to check the page out instead of using the green direct edit buttons.
To access your directory, first click the Split File Navigation button.
Register for an Intermediate training to learn more functionality with the Content Pages View.
To edit a content region, click its green direct edit button. This will open a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-is-What-You-Get) editor.
Once you have completed your edits, click the Save button to return to the page preview screen. If you wish to return to the folder
structure view without saving your work, click the split-screen button in the upper left-hand corner. Don't forget to "check in" the page if your
work is complete.
Find out what each button represents on the toolbar and see examples of how to use them.
Use shortcuts to help you edit text quickly as you get used to Modern Campus CMS.
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Save
Click on the Save icon to save the current page. The page will not be live on the
website until after it is published.
To save without exiting Edit mode, click "CTRL + S" for Windows, or "CMD+ S" for Mac.
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Exit Without Saving
Exits the Edit Mode without saving any changes.
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Restore Last Draft
Restores the content to the last saved point, including auto-saves.
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Cut
Removes content from a document. To do this, highlight the content and click the "Cut"
icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + X"
Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with Modern Campus CMS - this is a browser issue.
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Copy
Copies content from the page. To do this, highlight the content and click the "Copy"
icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + C"
Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with Modern Campus CMS - this is a browser issue.
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Paste
Pastes copied content onto a page. To do this, click where the content should be placed,
and click the "Paste" icon.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + V"
Many browsers disable the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for security purposes. This is not a problem with Modern Campus CMS - this is a browser issue.
Paste as Plain Text
Pastes copied content onto a page while removing all formatting of the text. To do this, click where the content should be placed, and click the "Paste as Plain Text" icon.
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Find and Replace
Allows the user to find certain text on the current page and replace it with other text.
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Undo
Undo the last changes made, one by one.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + Z"
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Redo
Redo the changes that were previously undone.
Keyboard shortcut: "CTRL + Y"
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Spellcheck
Checks the spelling of the editable section. Misspelled words are underlined with a red line, and clicking on the word will give the following options:
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Clear Formatting
Removes all formatting applied to the text. To do this, highlight the text to be updated and click the "Clear Formatting" icon. This returns the selected text to the default format settings.
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Bold
Turns selected text into Bold text.
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Italic
Turns selected text into Italic text.
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Bulleted List
Turns the selected text into a bulleted list. Example:
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Numbered List
Turns the selected text into a numbered list. Example:
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Decrease Indent
Decreases the indent of a paragraph. To decrease the indent of a paragraph, click on the "Decrease Indent" icon. Each consecutive click will move text further to the left.
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Increase Indent
Increases the indent of a paragraph. To increase the indent of a paragraph, click on the "Increase Indent" icon. Each consecutive click will move text further to the right.
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Block quote
Block quote is a block-level element that can be used to set-off quotations or to cite material.
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Superscript
Formats the selected text as superscript text.
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Subscript
Formats the selected text as subscript text.
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Align Left
Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, to the left margin.
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Align Center
Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, in the center between the left and right margins.
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Align Right
Aligns the selected text, such as a paragraph or heading, to the right margin.
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Insert/Edit Mailto Link
Inserts a hyperlink to an email address.
Guide to creating links
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Help
Displays a window with references for all icons in the toolbar.
Paragraph
Lists the block-level styles that can be applied to a selected paragraph, including
headings. To apply a style from the Paragraph drop-down menu, click the within the
selected text and select the style from the drop-down.
Guide to Formatting & Styles
Styles
Lists the custom classes that can be applied to a selected paragraph, including headings.
To apply a style from the Paragraph drop-down menu, highlight the selected text and
select the style from the drop-down. NOTE: classes on the "Styles" drop-down menu
are toggle-based.
Guide to Formatting & Styles
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Insert/Edit Image
Allows users to insert or edit an image on a page.
Guide to Inserting Images
Guide to Editing Images
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Insert/Edit Video
Allows users to insert a video on a page by pasting a link from a video hosting site such as YouTube or Vimeo.
Note: Do not upload videos to Modern Campus CMS.
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Insert Horizontal Line
Adds a horizontal line to the page.
Insert Line Break
Inserts a line break into the text. This pushes text directly to the next line without separating the text.
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Insert Special Character
Inserts a special character into the text, such as the copyright symbol or registered trademark symbol.
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Edit Source Code
Allows users to view and edit the HTML code for the section.
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Insert Snippet
Allows users to insert snippets into the editable section on the page.
Guide to Snippets
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Table Drop-Down Menu
Allows users to insert and edit tables. This button will bring up a drop-down menu
where all table properties are found, from inserting a new table to merging cells
and editing properties.
Guide to Tables
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Maximize Content Region
Expands the editable region to fill the width of the frame window.
