Difference between revisions of "Adobe Contribute"

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# Type your [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ username]] and [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ password|password]] into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
 
# Type your [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ username]] and [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ password|password]] into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
 
# Under "On the SFTP server, what folder contains your website?" simply add "www-docs/" to the end of the default text. It should look something like this: /Net/gac/home/f/s/fsmash/www-docs/
 
# Under "On the SFTP server, what folder contains your website?" simply add "www-docs/" to the end of the default text. It should look something like this: /Net/gac/home/f/s/fsmash/www-docs/
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# Click "Next >".  Enter your name and email in the corresponding text boxes.
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# Click "Next >". You should now see a summary window with the information you previously filled out.  Click "Done" to finish.
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== Organization website ==
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To set up Contribute to maintain your organization's website, please follow these steps:
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# Open Contribute.
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# In the [[menu bar]], select '''Edit > My Connections'''.
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# Click on the button labeled "Create..."
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# A new window will pop up. Click "Next >"
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# Under "What do you want to connect to?" make sure that "Website" is selected. In the box that asks "What is the web address (URL) of your website?" type in the URL to your organization's website. For your reference, this should resemble http://gustavus.edu/orgs/yourorganization/
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# Click "Next >"
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# Under "How do you connect to your web server?" select "Secure FTP (STFP)".
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# Under "What is the name of your SFTP server?" type ftp.gac.edu
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# Type your [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ username]] and [[ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ password|password]] into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
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# Under "On the SFTP server, what folder contains your website?" enter "/cis/www" followed by the directory your organization's website is in. For instance, if your organization's website was located at http://gustavus.edu/orgs/yourorganization/ then you should enter "/cis/www/orgs/yourorganization/".
 
# Click "Next >".  Enter your name and email in the corresponding text boxes.  
 
# Click "Next >".  Enter your name and email in the corresponding text boxes.  
 
# Click "Next >". You should now see a summary window with the information you previously filled out.  Click "Done" to finish.
 
# Click "Next >". You should now see a summary window with the information you previously filled out.  Click "Done" to finish.

Revision as of 13:18, 10 December 2008

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Adobe Contribute is a WYSIWYG web page editor that is used at ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ to maintain an increasing number of parts of the ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ website.

Installing

If you do not have Contribute installed on your College-owned computer and want to use it, please contact the Technology Helpline.

Getting started

If you have Contribute installed on your computer and are ready to jump in, the best place to start is the built-in tutorial. To access the tutorial, take the following steps:

  1. Open Contribute.
  2. In the menu bar, select Help > Contribute Tutorial

Personal homepages

To set up Contribute to maintain your personal homepage, please follow these steps:

  1. Open Contribute.
  2. In the menu bar, select Edit > My Connections.
  3. Click on the button labeled "Create..."
  4. A new window will pop up. Click "Next >"
  5. Under "What do you want to connect to?" make sure that "Website" is selected. In the box that asks "What is the web address (URL) of your website?" type in the URL to your personal homepage. For your reference, this should be so if your username is fsmash, this should be
  6. Click "Next >"
  7. Under "How do you connect to your web server?" select "Secure FTP (STFP)".
  8. Under "What is the name of your SFTP server?" type ftp.gac.edu
  9. Type your ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ username and password into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
  10. Under "On the SFTP server, what folder contains your website?" simply add "www-docs/" to the end of the default text. It should look something like this: /Net/gac/home/f/s/fsmash/www-docs/
  11. Click "Next >". Enter your name and email in the corresponding text boxes.
  12. Click "Next >". You should now see a summary window with the information you previously filled out. Click "Done" to finish.

Organization website

To set up Contribute to maintain your organization's website, please follow these steps:

  1. Open Contribute.
  2. In the menu bar, select Edit > My Connections.
  3. Click on the button labeled "Create..."
  4. A new window will pop up. Click "Next >"
  5. Under "What do you want to connect to?" make sure that "Website" is selected. In the box that asks "What is the web address (URL) of your website?" type in the URL to your organization's website. For your reference, this should resemble
  6. Click "Next >"
  7. Under "How do you connect to your web server?" select "Secure FTP (STFP)".
  8. Under "What is the name of your SFTP server?" type ftp.gac.edu
  9. Type your ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ username and password into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
  10. Under "On the SFTP server, what folder contains your website?" enter "/cis/www" followed by the directory your organization's website is in. For instance, if your organization's website was located at then you should enter "/cis/www/orgs/yourorganization/".
  11. Click "Next >". Enter your name and email in the corresponding text boxes.
  12. Click "Next >". You should now see a summary window with the information you previously filled out. Click "Done" to finish.
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