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eMPower Quick Start Guide

If you need help with any of the following instructions, please contact Web Services at x5184 or webserv@rice.edu.

Getting Started

You must be using Internet Explorer versions 5 through 7 to edit your website.
You must also allow your browser to accept cookies from http://cohesion.rice.edu
If you are a Mac OS X user, you must first download the Remote Desktop Connection Client from http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient. You will use the RDC to connect to a server. Use the following address to connect to the Terminal Server: adterm.rice.edu and then login to ADRICE domain using your NetID credentials. From there, open Internet Explorer. For assistance, contact Web Services.

Logging In

Although your website uses a virtual host name (such as http://webtrain.rice.edu), your* actual host name is different, usually beginning with *cohesion.rice.edu* and your department's general area (for example: http://cohesion.rice.edu/it/webtrain). This is good to know when linking within your website and when logging in (you will need to log in using the actual host name).
Log into your website by typing your actual host nameinto the address bar and adding /adminon the end (in this example: http://cohesion.rice.edu/it/webtrain/admin).
After entering your username and password, delete the /admin off the URL (for example: http://cohesion.rice.edu/it/webtrain). This will take you to your website. If you are properly logged in, you will see green boxes around all content blocks.
Navigate to the page you wish to edit, and choose Menu> Check Out. This will open your page in the Editor. If the page was not properly checked in, your choices will be different. Choose Edit to open the page in the Editor.

Using the Editor

TEXT can be copied and pasted from another program like MS Word. When you paste, you will be asked if you would like to "Clean up HTML." Answer Yes. When typing, your text will wrap. If you need to end a paragraph, press Return or Enter. This will place a blank line between paragraphs. If you do not want a blank line between paragraphs, press Shift+Return (or Shift+Enter).

GRAPHICS need to be uploaded into the Library before being inserted in a page. Mac users will need to contact Web Services to do this. To upload an image, open the Library and click on Upload Image. Browse to find the image on your computer. Be sure to only use letters and numbers in the filename. Give it a description, select your website under Content Group and click Upload Image. To insert the graphic in the page, open the page in the Editor, go to where you want the graphic, and click Library. Select your website's folder and then the Imagesfolder. Select your graphic and click Insert. A window will pop up that allows you to format your graphic. When you are done formatting, click OK.

FILES that you want on your website (e.g. PDF documents) must be uploaded into the Library. Mac users will need to contact Web Services to do this. To upload an image, open the Library and click on Upload File. Browse to find the file on your computer. Be sure to only use letters and numbers in the filename_._ Give it a description, select your website under Content Group and click Upload File. To link to a file from a page, open the page in the Editor, type and highlight the text for the link, and click Library. Select your website's folder and then the Files._Select your file and click _Insert.

Creating an EXTERNAL LINK (to an external website). Type the text you wish to make a link out of (for example, "Click here to visit Rice's homepage"). Highlight the text and click on the Insert Hyperlinkbutton. In the box labeled Link:, type the URL to which you are linking (in this case, http://www.rice.edu).

Creating an INTERNAL LINK (to a web page within your website). Type the text you wish to make a link out of. Highlight it and click Library button. Open your site folder, open the Quicklinks folder and find the web page you want to link to. Select it and click the Insert button.

Creating a New Page

From the Menu, choose Create Content. A new window will pop up.
Select the folder and sub folder for your page. Click Next.
Select the appropriate Template. Click Previewto see what your page will look like in a particular template. This will open a new window; you can close this window when you have previewed the template. Once you have selected your template, click Next. This will open your new page in the Editor.
Give the page a title and start adding content.
When you have added some or all of the content, click Save and Submit.
If you are not going to link to the page immediately, you will need to write down the URL for the new page. Without this URL or a link to the page from another page, it will be difficult to find the new page again.
To link to the page you just created, see the instructions above for an internal link.

Additional Notes:

Be sure to log out.

For Mac users, if you accidentally closed your windows and were logged out, you will need to completely exit out of Internet Explorer and relaunch it. Don't forget to log into the Remote Desktop Connection Client.