USER MANUAL FOR THE PARLIAMENT WEBSITE.

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NEW WAVE TECHNOLOGIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ContentsLOGIN..........................................................................................................................................................3

DASHBOARD................................................................................................................................................4

How to add content.................................................................................................................................4

Alfresco repository..............................................................................................................................4

Basic page............................................................................................................................................6

Parliamentary activities.......................................................................................................................7

FAQs....................................................................................................................................................9

NEWS.................................................................................................................................................11

Opportunities – Jobs and Procurement Notices................................................................................13

Publications.......................................................................................................................................13

Gallery...............................................................................................................................................14

How to find content...............................................................................................................................15

How to edit and delete content.............................................................................................................16

HOW TO ADD TAGS...............................................................................................................................17

HOW TO ADD MENU.............................................................................................................................18

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LOGINTo login, type the username and password provided to you. Answer the math question and click on the LOGIN button as shown below.

Figure 1. Fill in the username, password and answer the math question and click login

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DASHBOARD

How to add contentAlfresco repository a) To add a repository click on the content link at the top of the page, choose add content and click on the alfresco repository link.

Figure 2. Click on the content link, go to add content and select alfresco repository

b) Fill in a title, select the alfresco folder to be added, select the document type and then save.

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Figure 3 Fill in a suitable title.

Figure 4 Browse for a repository folder and then select it

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Figure 5, finally select the document type and then save.

Basic pagea) To add a basic page, click on the content link at the top of the page, go to add content and

then choose the basic page. For image refer to Figure 2.b) Then add a title, a body and select full html as the text format.

Figure 6 fill in the title of the page and also the body.

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Figure 7 choose a text format and then save (by clicking on the save button).

Parliamentary activities.a) To add parliamentary activities, click on the content link, go to add content and then choose

the parliamentary activities option. Refer to figure 2b) Type in a title, fill in the dates (from and to), type the body, and select the text format.

Choose the activity type and finally click the save button.

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Figure 8 Add title, your preferred dates and type in the body.

Figure 9 select the text format.

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Figure 10 Select an activity type and click the save button.

FAQsa) To add a FAQ document, click on the ADD CONTENT link, and then select FAQs.

Figure 11 click on the add content link and then select FAQ

b) Fill in the title and the body.

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Figure 12 Type in the title and fill in the body

c) Then choose the text format and the FAQ type and click the save button.

Figure 13 select the text format, choose the FAQ type and click the save button.

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NEWS- To add news, click on the content link, go to add content and then choose the news option.

Refer to figure 2- Type in a title, fill in the body, select an image to be used and select FULL HTML as the text

format.- Note: The image size in featured area is 750 * 350

Figure 14 give a suitable title, fill in the body and choose a text format.

- Tag different news articles according to ones choice in the tag box just after the text format. To use multiple tags leave a comma after every tag.

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Figure 15 tag in the tag box, using commas to separate multiple tags.

- One can choose a date to publish or bring down an article. Simply click on the SCHEDULING OPTIONS link. Fill in the date you wish your article to be published and when you want it unpublished, or leave empty to default settings either to publish automatically, or if you wish to publish on a certain date but you do not want your article unpublished you leave the unpublish date space blank. Then finally click the save button.

Figure 16 fill in the desired dates and click save.

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- To unpublish an article, click on the PUBLISHING OPTIONS link, and uncheck the PUBLISHED box. Finally click the save button.

Figure 17 uncheck the published box and click the save button to unpublish an article.

Opportunities – Jobs and Procurement Notices- Go to add content, click opportunities.- A widow will load, add the title, or body and upload the Job or Procurement announcement

in the attachment field.- In the type field choose Job or Procurement Notices- Then save.

Publications- Go to add content, click Publications.- A widow will load, add the title, or body and upload the Job or Procurement announcement

in the attachment field.- In the publication type field choose either IEC Materials, Magazine or Press Release- Then save.

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Gallery- To add a gallery go to add content - Select gallery, a window will load where you add the title of the gallery, select multiple

photos from your computer then upload them. Photo Size: 1000*any- Select the gallery type.- Then save. As shown below

Arranging photos

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You can arrange photos by dragging them up or down using the cross icon. You can also add the title in the title field and you are able to remove any photo.

How to find content1. To find content simply click on the FIND CONTENT link at the top of the page.2. Select the document of preference.

Figure 18 after clicking on the find content link, select the file of preference

3. Content can also be filtered, by choosing the document type so as to ease one’s search.

Figure 19 choose the document type to filter the search

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How to edit and delete content1. To edit content, first of all select the document under FIND CONTENT. 2. Select the edit option at the top of the document when it opens up.

Figure 20 click on the edit link

3. Adjust the information, such as; the title, folder type E.t.c. Then click on the save button.

Figure 21 change information at will then click on the save button.

4. To delete content just click on the delete button at the bottom of the page. Refer to figure 21

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HOW TO ADD TAGS- To add a tag click on the STRUCTURE link at the top of the page, select taxonomy and then

click on tags.

Figure 22 Click on the STRUCTURE link, selct taxonomy and then click on the tags option.

- Select ADD TERM

Figure 23 Select the ADD TERM link.

- Type in the name of the tag.

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Figure 24 Type in the tag name.

HOW TO ADD MENU 1. To add a main menu put the cursor on the STRUCTURE link, select MENUS and then click on the MAIN MENU option.

Figure 25 Select the STRUCTURE link, choose menus and finally click on the MAIN MENU option.

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2. To add a new menu click on the ADD LINK option.

Figure 26 click on the ADD LINK option

- Type in the menu title, give the path, select the parent link if you desire to and click the SAVE button.

Figure 27 Type in the title, give it a path, choose a parent link if required and click SAVE.

4. One can also enable or disable certain menus according to preference. This is by checking or unchecking the boxes, as shown below.

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Figure 28 Click on the boxes under the enabled column to enable or disable.

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