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'''Adobe Contribute''' is a [[WYSIWYG]] [[web page]] editor that is used at 鶹Ƶ to maintain an increasing number of parts of the 鶹Ƶ [[website]].
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[[Image:adobe_ct.jpg|frame|right]]
  
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== Personal homepages ==
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'''Adobe Contribute''' is a [[WYSIWYG]] [[web page]] editor. It is no longer used at 鶹Ƶ.
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To set up Contribute to maintain your [[personal homepage]], please follow these steps:
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== Getting started ==
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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:
  
 
# Open Contribute.
 
# Open Contribute.
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# In the [[menu bar]], select '''Edit > My Connections'''.
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# In the [[menu bar]], select '''Help > Contribute Tutorial'''
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# Click on the button labeled "Create..."
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# If using Contribute CS5, the Contribute Tutorial is located in the lower right of the initial pop up screen.
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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 personal homepage. For your reference, this should be http://homepages.gac.edu/~yourusername/ so if your [[username]] is fsmash, this should be http://homepages.gac.edu/~fsmash/
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# Click "Next >"
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==Troubleshooting==
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# Under "How do you connect to your web server?" select "Secure FTP (STFP)".
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If you are having problems connecting to your website, try to remove and re-add your connection by following these steps:
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# Under "What is the name of your SFTP server?" type ftp.gac.edu
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# Open Contribute.
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# Type your [[鶹Ƶ username]] and [[鶹Ƶ password|password]] into the other two boxes and click "Next >"
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# Go to Edit -> My Connections.
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# 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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# In the window that appears, click on "Publishing Server."
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# Click "Next >". Contribute may now give you a warning. Ignore this and click "OK".
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# Click on the "Remove" button at the top of the window.
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# Click "Next >" again.
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# Click Close.
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# Select "Publisher" and click "Next >"
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# Quit out of Contribute.
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# Finally, click "Done" and you have successfully set up your Contribute site!
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# Follow the steps under [[#Connecting|Connecting]] to re-connect to the Publishing Server.
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{{Tech help}}
  
 
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[[Category:Adobe]]
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[[Category:Discontinued Adobe]]

Latest revision as of 15:06, 23 April 2020

Adobe ct.jpg

Adobe Contribute is a WYSIWYG web page editor. It is no longer used at 鶹Ƶ.

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
  3. If using Contribute CS5, the Contribute Tutorial is located in the lower right of the initial pop up screen.


Troubleshooting

If you are having problems connecting to your website, try to remove and re-add your connection by following these steps:

  1. Open Contribute.
  2. Go to Edit -> My Connections.
  3. In the window that appears, click on "Publishing Server."
  4. Click on the "Remove" button at the top of the window.
  5. Click Close.
  6. Quit out of Contribute.
  7. Follow the steps under Connecting to re-connect to the Publishing Server.
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