Page Content

How to

1. Insert & Create Content
2. Move Content on a page
3. Edit Content
4. Remove or Delete Content

Inserting Content

Navigate your way to the page you wish to edit using menus/hyperlinks. Alternatively you could also use the Page Manager or button. Once you have arrived at the page select the  button from the Aplinx toolbar.

The page you are going to edit might look similar to the following:

The page shown above was created with a Masterpage applied. The Masterpage contains a menu, a good layout and lots of empty space! There are "insert" buttons in every section or object that is editable. Please refer to Masterpage or Managing pages for more information regarding how to alter page layout.

If you have imported a Masterpage template there may be default content already in the pages. You may remove or edit this content before adding your own. This content may have been inserted either at the page or Masterpage level. The Masterpage that has been added in this example contains two 'Insert' buttons. Both indicate the location of an Editable Content area. The top is called 'Title'. Under this is the 'Content Area'. Naming your editable content areas the same on each Masterpage in your Aplinx system allows you to change the look of your entire website quickly without loosing any content. For more information please refer to Masterpage.

Choose where you want to place the object and click the 'Insert' button. In the example below content will be inserted into 'Content Area'.

A new window will load. This is the Content Manager showing a variety of objects that can be added to the page. There are a few methods that can be used to select content:

1. Last Objects

2. Object ID Number

3. Content Type

If the object you wish to insert does not appear in the top ten or you do not know the ID number use the following method. This is also useful for creating new objects. Select the content type for the object. Main content types appear in the top right hand corner. They are Articles, Images and Products. Additional types are listed across the bottom: Attachments, Containers, Menus, Miscellaneous, Article Slideshow, Flash, Image Slideshow, Polls and Registration Forms. Click on the object type you would like to add.

New Content

Beginning with option three (3) above, select the object type you wish to create. This example will describe how a new Article is created.

1. Click on 'Articles'. A new page will load showing the Article Manager. Select 'Add Article'.



2. When the page loads again, enter the name of your new article in the text box and select 'Create'.


3. Your new article will appear at the bottom of the list in the Article Manager. Select 'Insert' to place the article on your web page.

The article selected has now been inserted into the page and an actions toolbar has appeared above it. You can use this Edit button to perform a variety of tasks on each object type. See below for more information on editing.

If you wish to insert more objects then follow the above steps.

Moving Page Content

To a Diferent Section

To move an object from one section to another: Select 'Click to Edit' in the object's grey actions toolbar. The object's menu will load on the left side of the window. Write down or keep a note of the object's ID number. Remove the object from the page. Insert the object in the correct content area. Using the object ID method will ensure your place the correct object in the new position.

Moving objects within the Same Section.

There are two methods that can be used to move objects within a single section.

The first involves the move button which can be found in the 'Edit Article' menu.

Select the grey button above the object that requires moving. This will load the 'Edit Article' menu on the left of the screen.

The second involves deleting and reinserting section content in the desired order.

When objects are inserted into a content area, the first object will appear next to the 'Insert' button. Additional objects inserted into the same section will appear between 'Insert' and the first object. For the example below the article titled 'Copyright' was added second. To have this object at the bottom of this section the article would need to be added before any others. For an object to be on top in this example, it needs to be added last.

• Identify each object's ID number by selecting their respective 'Click to Edit' button.
• Write or keep note of these numbers and the order by which each should appear on the page.
• Remove the objects from the page.
• Insert objects in order, beginning with the one that is required furthest from the 'Insert' button.

This example shows VERTICLE object alignment - where objects are inserted above or below each other. HORIZONTAL object alignment should be used when objects are required side by side - for left/right movement. For information on horizontal and verticle object alignment see Page Layout.

Editing content

When a new article is created the default text is the name you have given as the Article Title.

To edit an object you will need to enter the edit mode for that object type. Editing an object can be done via either the Object Manager or at page level.

Editing from the page

Select 'Click to Edit' in the grey actions toolbar directly above the object you wish to edit.

A small menu will load on the left hand side of this window. Select 'Edit Article'.

The Article Editor will load with this article.

Editing from the Article Manager

Enter the Object Manager as outlined above in Insert Content. Select 'Articles'

Locate the article you wish to edit and click on the radio button next to the object's ID number. Select 'Edit' from the menu on the left.

The Article Editor will load.

For more information on editing your article/s refer to Article Editor.

Other object types:

• Access to the Edit menu for a different object type on a page is the same. Select 'Click to Edit' on the grey actions toolbar above the object.
• To Edit an object via the respective Object Manager, click the radio button next to that object's ID number and select 'Edit' from the menu on the left.

Removing & Deleting Content

To remove an object from a page:

• Select 'Click to Edit' from the grey actions toolbar above the object you wish to delete.
• The object's menu will load on the left side of the window. Ensure that the object name and ID number match the article you wish to remove. Select 'Remove Object'.

A small window will appear - like the one below. Select 'OK' to remove the object from your page. The object will remain in its Object Manager for future use. For information on removing an object from the system completely refer to Content and select the Object type you wish to remove.