Weblog Manual

Contents:

Login and managing your account ……….p. 2

Uploading files……………………………………p. 3

Uploading images……………………………….p. 4Cropping images..………………p. 5

Blog posts…………………………………………..p. 6Icon description…………………p. 7Text, links, etc……………………p. 8+9Google Maps……………………...p. 10Images………………………………p. 11Videos……………………………….p. 12Picture galleries…………………p. 13

Managing Comments…………………………..p. 14+15

Contact………………………………………………p. 16

1 – Login & managing your account

• Visit www.foralivingplanet.eu/cms• Type in your Username & Password• Click „Login“ button• Important note: Your browser must accept popups!

• Click „My Account“• Here you can change your username, password, name and email address• To confirm your changes click „Modify“

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2 – Uploading Files

• Click „Downloads“• Select your country, then your school• Here you can add, edit, copy or delete files (Word, Excel, PDF, etc.)• To add a new file click „Add new“ (see next page for details)

• Click „Durchsuchen“ and choose file from harddrive or server• Type in a name („Title“) for the file• You can also shortly describe the contents of the file (optional)• Click on „Send form“ to save 3

3.1. – Uploading Images

• Click „Images“• Select your country, then your school• Here you can crop („Clipping“), edit, copy or delete images• To add a new image click „Add new“

• Click „Durchsuchen“ and choose image (jpg) from harddrive or server• Type in a name („Title“) for the image• Type in description for the image (optional)• Type in picture credits („Copyright“)• Click „Send form“ to save 4

3.2. – Cropping images

• Go to the image list of your school and click „Clipping“ for the picture you want to edit -> a new window appears• Choose small, medium or big picture• Select your desired view • Click „crop now“ to save

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4.1. – Blog posts

• Click „Contents“, then „Project diaries“• Select your country, then your school• Click „Blog“• Here you can add, edit, copy or delete blog posts• To add a new post click „Add new“

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4.2. – Blog posts / Icon description

1 Bold text2 Italic text3 Marks text as quotation4 Creates list 5 Internal Link6 External Link7 Defines email address8 Inserts Google Map9 Inserts Youtube-Video10 Inserts image11 Removes all tags

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4.3. – Blog posts / Text, links, etc.

How to format text:• Mark the part of the text you want to be bold and click the symbol for bold text (see previous page) – the same goes for italic text, quotation and listings

How to insert internal links:• Mark the part of the text you want to be linked and click the symbol for internal link –> a new window appears• Click on the dropdown menu „Navigation“ and select the desired menu item• Choose your desired post and insert it by clicking „Insert“

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4.3. – Blog posts / Text, links, etc.

How to insert external links:• Mark the part of the text you want to be linked and click the symbol for external link -> a new window appears• Type in URL and click OK

How to insert email address:• Mark the part of the text you want to be linked and click the email symbol -> a new window appears• Type in email address and click OK

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4.4. – Blog posts / Google Maps

How to insert Google Maps:• Click the Google Maps symbol -> a new window appears• Drag and drop the red marker to the desired location• Optional: Type a few words into the field „Description“ (you can also type in a link!)• Click „Einfügen“ to save 10

4.5. - Blog posts / Images

How to insert an image, step 1:• Click the picture symbol -> a new window appears• Choose desired picture from the database by clicking „Insert“• Select desired size of picture from dropdown menu (Thumbnail, Medium, Big)• If you choose „Big“, you can define an image view

How to insert an image, step 2:• In the field „Alignment“, you can define the position of the image (left-aligned, in between the text, right-aligned)• Also, you can define the image as a link (internal or external) or…• … „Big sized image (Lightbox)“: When a user clicks on the image, it appears in its original size• Click „Insert now“ to insert image into post

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4.6. - Blog posts / Videos

How to insert a Youtube-Video:• Visit www.youtube.com• Choose the desired video• Copy Video-ID (the part of the URL after the equation sign).• Example: The Video-URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbi4S-fngbY -> you have to copy fbi4S-fngbY

How to insert a Youtube-Video:• Go back to the CMS• Click on the video icon –> a new window appears• Insert Video-ID (e.g. fbi4S-fngbY)• Click OK

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4.7. – Blog posts / Picture Galleries

How to create a picture gallery, step 1:• Click on „Images“ (below the content field)• Click „Add new“ -> a new window appears

How to create a picture gallery, step 2:• Choose your school in dropdown menu „Navigation“• Add pictures to the gallery by clicking „Insert“• Repeat this step to insert more pictures• When you‘re done close popup window• Optional: You can change the order of the images by drag and drop

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5 – Managing comments

Comment alert:• When someone comments one of your posts, you receive an email• Now you can directly edit or delete this comment (you have to be logged in!)• NOTE: All comments get published immediately, so be sure to check your emails regularly

Editing comments:• You can edit the original comment and/or comment it yourself, e.g. answering a question (type your comment into the field „CMS comment“; you don‘t have to type in your name – it will be shown automatically on the website)• You can edit and delete comments in the CMS any time

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5 – Managing comments

More options:• When you are working in the content section, click „Comment function“ below the content field • Here you can allow or disallow comments for this post• Also you can block further comments from this moment on (the old comments will still be visible) 15

6 – Contact

Any problems or questions? Contact me! • Email: ema@wwf.at

• Office number: +43 1 488 17 – 232

• Emergency number: +43 676 834 88 - 232

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