Site Builder news

New Convocation sites launched

Convocation at Memorial now has a new look and feel. The new websites have been divided by campus, have new URLs and take advantage of the capabilities of a templated look. General Convocation information can still be found at www.mun.ca/convocation/, while campus-specific information can be found at new URLS: www.mun.ca/convocation/stjohns/ and www.mun.ca/convocation/cornerbrook/, respectively.

If you or your department is interested in setting up a new templated website or giving your existing site a fresh new look and feel, contact the Web Content Editor at webeditor@mun.ca.

Spaces available in Site Builder training session

There are still spaces available in the March Site Builder training session. These classes are geared towards those who wish to brush up on their Site Builder skills, or have specific questions they would be best asked in person. The March session will be held on Tuesday, March 19th at 2pm.

Anyone wishing to attend must RSVP to the Web Editor.

Jan 28, 2013

Web Content Services launches regular Site Builder training

Web Content Services is again offering monthly Site Builder training classes. The classes will be geared towards those who wish to brush up on their Site Builder skills or have questions they feel would be best asked in person. The sessions will be held on the last Friday of every month.

Anyone wishing to attend can view the schedule through Site Builder's calendar and must RSVP to the Web Content Editor at webeditor@mun.ca.

WCS/C&C launch Public Engagement site

Web Content Services and Computing and Communications have launched a joint project, www.mun.ca/publicengagement/. The new site provides a new look and feel for the Office of Public Engagement, a branch of Memorial University that focuses on collaboration between the University and the pubic. Everyone is encouraged to take a peek at the website, especially their calendar of events for Engage Memorial Week (February 12-15) and their Success Stories page, specially created by WCS’s Web Specialist, Tyrel Jennings, to highlight just a few of the public engagement stories of Memorial’s faculty and staff members.

If you or your department is interested in setting up a new templated website or giving your existing site a fresh new look and feel, contact the Web Content Editor at webeditor@mun.ca.

New Year, new look...

It's the start of a new year and that means a lot of exciting projects will come to fruition within in the next few months. Web Content Services and Computing and Communications will be launching new sites and new looks for MUN Today, Public Engagement, Research, as well as the Faculty of Business and the Gardiner Centre. Keep an eye out for updates on all of those projects in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, Memorial’s Department of Newfoundland and Labrador Studies has refreshed its website with a new look using our Associations template. We encourage you to take a look around and check out the latest issue of their journal.

If you or your department is interested in setting up a new website or giving your existing site a fresh new look and feel, contact the Web Content Editor at webeditor@mun.ca.

Did you know...?

When adding content to Site Builder, a great tool to use is the “Link files” feature. This allows users to click from page to page on their site as well as direct users to related information. Users are able to link internal files (files created or uploaded to Site Builder) or external files (email address to URLS).

Step 1: To create a link, the user must first highlight either the text or image they want to create a link from. Then click on the “Link” icon, which looks like a chain, in the bank of icons above the content area. Once you’ve clicked on the “Link” icon, the “Insert/edit link” window will open. From this window, you select which type of link you wish to make, either an internal link (can be selected from the drop-down list) or an external link (the URL of the external website or Email address).

Note: Internal links can be any file you create in Site Builder (.php file, PDF, .doc, .mp3, .ppt) and can be selected from the “Internal” drop-down list.

Step 2: Once you have finished, click the “Insert” button at the bottom left-hand side of the window.

Note: When adding an email address as a link, if you omit the required “mailto:” prefix, you will be prompted to have the prefix added for you before Site Builder accepts any changes. You will also be prompted by Site Builder if you have not added the “http://” prefix for an external link. Simply click on “OK” and Site Builder will make the required changes for you.

To view these instructions with pictures, please follow this link.

Did you know...?

‘Related Links’ is a great feature that allows users to add links to pages related to the content of that page. Users can use this feature to highlight relevant pages within their site or point to interesting external sites or useful files. ‘Related Links’ appear on the top-right of a finished page.

Here are the steps to create a related link:

Step 1 - If you haven't already done so, create a new page or open an existing page.

Step 2 - Scroll to the bottom of your screen. At the bottom of the page you will see a series of blank spaces with the headings 'Link Text' and 'Link URL'. (If these spaces are not already visible, click on “Related Links” in the gold bar on the left.)

Step 3 - Type the text you want to appear (ex: “Past issues” in the above example) in the left space called Link Text. This is the text that will appear in the Related Links box on your page.

Step 4A - Insert the web page address, or URL (including 'http://') in the space at the right.

OR

Step 4B - If you are linking to something within your own site use relative links. To do this, use this syntax: ../sectionname/filename.ext in this example, sectionname indicates the section the file is in, filename is the file's name, and ext is the extension (filetype) of your file (ex: php, pdf, doc)

Step 5 - Save your page.

To view these instructions with pictures, please follow this link.

 If you have any questions or concerns, email webeditor@mun.ca.

A new face in Web Content Services!

We are pleased to welcome Cara Brown as Web Editor in Web Content Services. Cara will hold the contract position until April 1st, when Andrea Kelly returns from Maternity leave. Cara has worked as an online news editor and reporter with VOCM. She holds a B.A. in history with a minor in English from Memorial and was a proud participant of the ArtsWorks programme.

Tyrel Jennings, who was previously filling-in as Web Editor, will continue to assist in Web Content Services in his position as Web Specialist. Tyrel will now focus on providing front line Site Builder support. While his new number has yet to be determined, he can still be reached via E-Mail.

To reach Cara for assistance, call 864-6717 or email webeditor@mun.ca.

Site Builder auto-formatting feature

It has been brought to the attention of Web Content Services that when a user is entering or editing content through Site Builder and hits the ‘Enter’ key, Site Builder will automatically start a new paragraph as opposed to starting a new line.

For example, Site Builder will do this when you press ‘Enter’ at the end of a sentence:

Billy’s parents gave him a bike for his birthday.

Billy rode his new bike to school to show it to all of his friends.

To start a new line as follows, simply press ‘Shift’ and then ‘Enter’:

Billy’s parents gave him a bike for his birthday.
Billy rode his new bike to school to show it to all of his friends.

If you have any questions or concerns, email webeditor@mun.ca.

Sept 27, 2012

A very useful new feature in Site Builder!

CCweb implemented a number of small improvements to Site Builder today, one of which, we think, will make users very happy.

If you see a broken link, or wish to make a change, on a live page you own, simply click on 'last Updated Date' in the page footer.

Clicking on this will bring you directly into the Editor for that specific page so you can make changes in one step!

The only proviso is that you must log in (if you are not already logged in) to Site Builder and have permission to edit that page.

A small feature, but one I think you will take advantage of!

Of course, if you see a problem, email webeditor@mun.ca.

For more information see https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/new_features.php

June 26, 2012

New Site Builder feature!

We have added a new feature to Site Builder, the ability for users to set a page reminder!

This feature allows you to set a private email reminder for a single page. When you select a date a short reminder is sent to the email associated with your MUNlogin, you have the option to update the content at that time or ignore the reminder.

For more information see https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/new_features.php

www.mun.ca: Banner & Spotlight section trackers

Track the dates of banners https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/banners/upcoming_banner_schedule.php and spotlight section items https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/spotlight_section/spotlight_section_tracker.php on www.mun.ca.

Google Analytics: Adding a user

To add another user to your Google Analytics account, see https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/google_analytics/add_user.php

Site Builder features!

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Need Site Builder training?

Contact the Web Editor to book a time.

Looking to add a banner to your site?

See our step-by-step guide to get started. https://builder.ucs.mun.ca/help/banners/