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Navigation: How should I edit .nhtml menu files?Navigation: I get an error when I try to edit the TMS webpage I created through generating navigation
Write error: Why can't I edit the new page I have created in TMS?Dreamweaver can be customised for optimal operation for maintaining University of Adelaide websites by setting the Dreamweaver Preferences. Before using Dreamweaver to make changes to a University of Adelaide website, you must first set up a connection to your site in the development server, using the instructions for setting up sites in Dreamweaver.
Why won't Dreamweaver connect to my site?Dreamweaver uses a password defined within WebAccess to connect to the webdev server (previously LDAP (email) password also worked). If you have been using an LDAP password, you will need to change to the new password in your Dreamweaver site definitions. To find your connection password, go to WebAccess, click on any one of your sites and then click on the FTP Settings me...
Where can I find the username and password I need to connect to the website in Dreamweaver?To check your WebAccess password, go to WebAccess, click on any one of your sites and then click on the FTP Settings menu option. The password will be displayed on this page. To change your username/password settings you must go to Manage Sites (or Edit Sites or Define Sites in earlier versions of Dreamweaver) in Dreamweaver and where you can change your remote site connec...
Why do I get the option to Make Writable rather than to Check Out when I double click on a file?This happens if the Local Root Folder is not set correctly when setting up your site in Dreamweaver. If the drive specification part of the setting for location root folder isn't correct, Dreamweaver can still locate the file, but doesn't check it out correctly. The solution is to go back into Manage Sites and using the notes on setting up sites in dreamweaver to guide you...
How do I put an image on to my website using Dreamweaver?To put an image onto a website using Dreamweaver, the image file must first be put into the local site, then checked in to the development server before being uploaded to the live site. The steps involved in putting an image on to a website are the same as for uploading other standard document types. The image can then be linked to or included in a page.
How do I put a document or file on to my website using Dreamweaver?To put a file onto a website using Dreamweaver, the file must first be put into the local site, then checked in to the development server before being uploaded to the live site. The document can then be linked to from a webpage.
Do I need to upgrade to the latest version of Dreamweaver?Only the basic editing and file management functions of Dreamweaver are using when updating webpages running under University of Adelaide templates. Although Dreamweaver 8 is the currently supported version, the functionality of Dreamweaver 4, DreamweaverMX, and DreamweaverMX 2004 are all adequate for updating University webpages. Therefore if you are using an earlier vers...
How do I display the Dreamweaver properties box?If the dreamweaver properties box (options) is showing, it can be redisplayed by selecting Window from the toolbar and clicking Properties from the drop down menu.
What are Local and Remote views in Dreamweaver?When Dreamweaver is used to connect to websites on the University web servers, Dreamweaver works with two copies of the website. The Local view is the working copy of the site which is stored on a local drive and the Remote view which is the master version of the site stored on the webdev development server. Dreamweaver can be used to transfer webpages and other files betw...
Which file view should be used when checking out files?The process of checking out a file is the same regardless of whether the local or remote version of the file is selected for the check-out operation. In either case, the latest version of the file is copied from the remote site to the local one and the local version is opened for editing.
When is it possible to use drag for linking?When the local view is used to show the site structure of the local site in Dreamweaver, it is possible to use the drag pointer, which appears alongside the link field, to drag to a file within the site to create a link. If drag is not working, check that local view of the files is showing. NOTE: In order to use the drag pointer to create a link to a file in the site, it i...
How can I fix files that are checked out to my old username in Dreamweaver ?If files were left checked out to your old user when you updated Dreamweaver to the new usernames, then they will continue to be checked out to your old user, and will show a red tick. To undo these old check-out locks, click on the each of the files and check them out to your new user, either by clicking the green ticked arrow icon or by right-clicking and selecting check...
Can I check-in or Put a file that isn't checked-out to me?It is possible to check in a file that isn't checked out. Dreamweaver considers the files on a local drive to be the master version and therefore any selected local file will be checked in over a webdev file, even if that file isn't checked out to you. This means that it is essential to be very sure that the correct file is selected before clicking the blue-padlocked check...
Why won't FTP connect to my site?FTP uses a password defined within WebAccess to connect to the webdev server (previously LDAP (email) password also worked). If you have been using an LDAP password, you will need to change to the new password in your FTP site definitions. To find your connection password, go to WebAccess, click on any one of your sites and then click on the FTP Settings menu option. The p...
Where can I find the password I need to connect to the website using FTP?To check your WebAccess password, go to WebAccess, click on any one of your sites and then click on the FTP Settings menu option. The password will be displayed on this page.
How do I get access to maintain a website?If there is a website administrator for the site in your area, they can organise for you to gain access to the site. If not, you will need to have the head of your area, ie the notify Online Media by email that you require access to maintain the site, citing the site name and your LDAP userID and they will set up the access for you.
Why has my bookmark to my webdev site stopped working?Sites running under separate virtual hosts previously used separate ports to connect to the webdev server. This meant that their URLs contained a colon followed by a number in the URL. This has now been changed and so any sites bookmarked with the port number at the end of the URL will no longer work. The sites can be accessed by removing the colon and port number from the...
How do I format text on my page to appear as a heading?Text is formatted using the heading format options. The available formats are Heading1 though Heading6 and paragraph format. In both Dreamweaver and TMS/TinyMCE these are set by selecting the appropriate format style from the Format drop down field in the properties box. The University of Adelaide style related to that format type is then applied to the text when it is dis...
Should the heading formats be used in order?The heading styles are designed to be applied in a hierarchy order within each page from Heading1 down to Heading6. That is, the main heading of the page should be assigned as a Heading1 and remaining headings within the page should be set as Heading2 down to Heading6, as required.
How are page titles defined for University webpages?The page title that appears in the topbar of the browser display for University webpages is based on a "site title" that is defined for each site and the Heading1 for the page. The homepage of each site has the site title as the page title and all other pages in the site use a concatenation of the site title and the Heading1 for the page.
How can I change the appearance of text on my webpages?When using University of Adelaide templates, text and headings will automatically be formatted according to the corporate styles. In general, this corporate look should not be manually overwritten. Please contact Online Media before making style changes.
Can I copy text from a word document into my webpage?Text should not be copied directly from a word document into a webpage as word's formatting will be transferred with the text. Instead, copy the content from the word document and paste it into an unformatted text document, then copy the new text and paste that into the editing window. This can be done either by: copy from word and paste into a notepad document, then copy ...
Can an email link send emails to multiple recipients?Yes, if multiple email addresses are specified after the the mailto: with commas separating each email address, then the resulting email will be sent to all email addresses listed.
Should I open links to external sites in a new window?No, links should not spawn new windows. This practice was common in the past when opening links outside the University site, however it is no longer considered to be good practice. Reasons for avoiding links opening in new windows include: people can configure their browsers not to spawn new windows and therefore won't be able to access the pages
Does it make any difference if I leave off the trailing "/" in a link URL?For a link that ends in a folder name, for example, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/folder_name/, the link should be specified with the trailing "/". The link will work without the "/" but will require one extra call to the server and so will not be as efficient.
How should I name files in my site?Filenames for all files within University websites, whether they are webpages, documents, pdfs or images, should be made up of only lowercase letters, numbers and underscores. This means that uppercase letters, spaces and special characters should not be used in filenames on University websites.
Should I keep copies of old files and documents on my website?No, old versions of files and files that are no longer linked to from your site should be removed. Where possible use reusable filenames for documents so that the names do not need to be changed when the document is updated. This minimises the manual work that needs to be done to remove old files and also the need change links when a file changes.
Should my filenames reflect the version of my documents?Where possible, versions or other changeable information should not be used in filenames. If reusable filenames are used instead, links remain correct when the files are updated. This is particularly important when other sites may be linking to documents that are within your site, maximising the usefulness of the information contained in your site.
How can I avoid links from other sites to pages in my website from breaking?Links to pages in your site will break when filenames are changed or files are moved to different locations in your site. Therefore name files in a way that doesn't change when the content of the file is updated, by avoiding dates and version numbers in fienames. Before building your site or changing the structure of the site, take time to consider how best to organise the...
Why do I see a list of files instead of a webpage when I link to a folder in my site?When a URL specifying a folder name rather than a file is entered in a browser for a University of Adelaide site, the server searches for, and displays, a webpage called index.html in the specified folder. If there is no index.html file, a list of the files in the folder is displayed instead. To avoid this happening, always make sure that every folder in your site contains...
How do I link in the course planner so my link will work next year?To make links which will work in future years without modification, use the following URL: http://access.adelaide.edu.au/courses/search.asp?crseid=xxxxxx&ifl=1&m=r Replace "xxxxxx" with the 6 digit course ID from peoplesoft. This will return information for the current year, or the following year from December 1. Courses often have multiple offerings (eg,...
Why aren't my navigation changes appearing?the appropriate navigation file (usually nav/site.navinc) must be checked out, the changes made and then the file must be checked it a generate navigation request must be submitted to create new navigation files for the site from the updated navigation text file
How can I edit the .nhtml menu files for my site?The navigation html files, .nhtml, should not be edited directly. To change the navigation menus on a site, the navigation text files, which have an extension of .nav or .navinc should be edited to reflect the required menu structure. A script is then run on these files through the webaccess interface to create all the navigation files throughout the site. One advantage of...
How do I upload my navigation changes to the live website ?To upload navigation changes to the live website, all the navigation files in the site must be uploaded. The easiest way of doing this is to do a full upload to ensure that all navigation files are uploaded. Alternatively, the files can be uploaded using Upload Selected with all of the navigation files selected. NOTE: clicking the upload link for the site.navinc file in TM...
Why doesn't my page print correctly on A4 paper?Where possible University of Adelaide are set up to allow the page to resize appropriately for displaying for different screen and window sizes, and also to resize for printing. However, if there is an object within the page content that forces the page to be set at a certain size then it may not be able to resize appropriately for screen display or printing. Things that c...
How can I make a page fit on A4 paper when it prints?If a page has been created with overly long objects in the content, the browser may have difficulty in printing the page on standard sized paper. If this is a page that you are responsible for maintaining, the objects causing the problem should be corrected. If this is a page maintained elsewhere, you may be able to set up your browser to scale the page to fit onto standar...
Why don't my TMS access changes work?Once access restrictions have been set on a TMS website, the folder containing the restrictions must be uploaded to he live website for the changes to be active.
Why is my text is deleted when I try to set an anchor in TMS?To set an anchor in TMS, click before the text where the anchor is to be set, without highlighting any text. Click the anchor icon, type a name for the anchor and click insert. The anchor will then be set at the cursor position. If text is highlighted when the anchor icon is clicked, the anchor will replace the highlighted text, causing it to be deleted.
What is the templates/ folder used for in my TMS site?The templates/ folder in a TMS site is used for custom templates for the site. Putting other files in a templates/ folder may cause the site to function unpredictably. When pages, or folders, are created through generating navigation in TMS, it can take up to one hour for the system to update the access to allow them to be edited. If you get an error when you attempt to ed...
How do I unlock a file that I have locked in TMS?When you edit a file in TMS, the file is automatically locked on webdev so that no one else can change it at the same time. The file will stay locked until you:
How do I put an image on to my website using TMS?To put an image onto a website using Dreamweaver, the image file must first be put into the local site, then checked in to the development server before being uploaded to the live site. The steps involved in putting an image on to a website are the same as for uploading other standard document types. The image can then be linked to or included in a page.
How do I put a document or file on to my website using TMS?To put a file onto a website using TMS, the file must first be uploaded to the development server and then be uploaded to the live site. The document can then be accessed through a link from a webpage.
How can I create a new webpage using TMS?There are several options for create a new webpage, depending on whether the page is to be included in the menus or it to be a basic page linked to from the body content of another webpage. To add a new page that is in the menus, edit the nav/site.navinc file to add the new page at the appropriate place in the menu structure. Save changes to the navigation file. The menu s...
How do I fix a TMS page that is showing double templates?TMS webpages contain only the content of the pages. The template information is "wrapped around" the page content at the time the page is displayed in a browser. Old style University webpages contained the template information within the page. Therefore if an older style page is displayed in a TMS site, it shows the old style template information in the content o...
How do I update the copyright date to the current year?Each year the copyright date in the footer file, footer.html, for each TMS site is updated automatically on the development server. In order for this copyright date to be updated on the live website it is necessary to upload the footer file to the live site. This can be done by explicitly uploading /includes/footer.html to the live site or by doing a full site upload.
Why aren't changes to my pages showing up on the website?Changes are made to pages on the development web server, webdev, and can be viewed there. Before the pages will appear on the live website they need to be uploaded. For TMS sites, an individual page can be uploaded by clicking on the upload button in the tool box, or pages or the whole site may be uploaded using WebAccess.
How can I put a hit counter on my website ?Hit counters must not be included in pages using University of Adelaide web templates. This is because: they not only look unprofessional, they are unreliable, they can cause problems with the page display and use of a third party counter that links to an external, commercial website may be a compliance issue for the the University. Instead of using a hit counter, statisti...
How can I make my browser always load the newest version of a webpage?For Internet Explorer, you can set up your browser to display the latest version of a webpage whenever it is requested:
Why is my browser showing an old page despite my cache settings?Ensure your browser is configured to always check for newer versions versions of stored pages. If older versions of pages are still being displayed, you may need to clear out temporary internet files from your hard drive and then redisplay the page. To do this in Internet Explorer:
How do I edit meta data on my website?Meta data is information stored in the header section of a webpage that is used to enhance its searchability. As this information is not stored in the visible part of the page, it is necessary to edit the code of the page to edit the meta data. In TMS/TinyMCE edit the meta.html page and click on the HTML icon to edit the code and in Dreamweaver edit the page in code view.
Do I have to wait for Google to index my pages?Adobe Acrobat or the ITS PDF Relay service can be used to create PDF files. If you have a full version of Acrobat, you can convert word documents to PDF from within word by selecting File => Print and selecting Adobe PDF as the printer. If you do not have a full version of Adobe Acrobat, ITS offers an automated PDF creation service. To convert an existing word document ...
Should I create PDF files by scanning documents as images?A PDF file created by scanning a document to obtain an image file, and then creating a PDF file from that image, the text is embedded in the PDF as an image, the text features of the PDF are lost and search engines cannot identify the text in the document. Therefore this method of creation is not recommended. Preferably, PDf files should be created from word documents usin...
Can I create online forms for my website?Yes, a simple form program, called wikmail, is available to university web authors. Using wikmail, you can create simple online forms on your site and have the results of the form sent to a specified email address.
Can the output email from a wikmail form be sent to more than one email address?Yes, the output email from a wikmail form is sent to the email address listed in the hidden recipient field. If a comma-separated list of email addresses is specified for this field, all of them will receive the output from the form.
Can I send the results from a wikmail form to a non-University email address?No, output from a wikmail form can only be sent to a University email address. This is to avoid the forms being abused for spamming purposes. If the output of a form needs to be sent to a non-University email account then wikmail cannot be used.
How do I put wikmail form results into a spreadsheet?When someone submits a wikmail form the output is sent to the recipient defined for the form as an email. This email contains the output in a readable form and also contains a tab separated file (.tsv file) attachment with the output of the form. To put the form results into a spreadsheet, display the .tsv file (through your email or in notepad), copy the contents and then...
Is there an automated way to import wikmail form results into a spreadsheet?No, the results of wikmail forms must be manually copied into a spreadsheet. Automating this process requires more complex programming than is available with a simple form application and is economically feasible only for complex forms or those that have a large number of respondents. If your area has a need for a custom programmed online survey, please contact Online Medi...
Can I put copies of my published journal articles on my website?You must have permission from the journal publisher before reproducing published journal articles on your site. In some instances, the journal articles may be available online and it may be possible to link to them on the journal site.
Can I show new research findings on my website?Any information shown on a website is considered to be published and therefore my not be considered for future publication in a journal articles. Before listing any information on a website, consider whether publishing online may have negative implications or preclude future publication in a recognised journal.
Can I copy relevant information from another website onto my site ?Before publishing any information on a website, it is necessary to ensure that you are not infringing copyright. Where information listed on another website may be relevant to your audience, it is preferable to link to the information in its current location.
Can I use relevant photographs of people, such as staff members, clients or patients on my website?It is an infringement of privacy to publish identifying images of people on a website without their permission. Before publishing photos of people, obtain a signed copyright release form from them. The copyright & release form (doc 45kB) used may be based on the form used by the Marketing & Strategic Communications Office or you can contact Online Media for further... |
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