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   TECH-niques Newsletter
August 2008   

Technology Tip

Left Navigation (NOVUS 4.5)
Prior to publishing a page for the first time, you will want to know where users can find the web page once it is published. In order for the page name to appear as a link in the left navigation area of a published page, the Yes radio button must be selected.

Click "Properties" tab in the Rich Text Editor
Select "YES" radio button

More options with Left Navigation:
Apart from links to your web pages, you can add links to Files or outside web pages to your LEFT NAVIGATION in 4 simple steps:
Step 1:
In the NOVUS content tree, right click on the web page for which the left navigation is to be modified and click "Create".
Step 2:
In the Create Page pop-up window, type the name you want to appear on the left navigation and under Choose Document Type, select "Link to Another Page". Click "Create" to continue.
Step 3:
The new node created gives you an option to add an outside link, internal link or file/image link. Make the appropriate selection based on your requirement.
Step 4:
Finally, click the "Visibility" tab and select "Yes" for "Show in left nav?".Click "Save/Publish" for the changes to reflect on your LIVE web pages.
Website of the Month
Internet Tutorials
Instructional guides on the Internet and World Wide Web for the academic and research community. Topics range from Basics of Internet to tips on conducting research on the internet plus explanation of how Search Engines work.

http://www.internettutorials.net/

Professional Development

Upcoming Conferences
eLearning 2009 (February 21-24, 2009), Portland, Oregon
eLearning 2009 is the friendliest and most comprehensive annual distance learning conference you will find for eLearning practitioners. It is the one place where you will learn who is doing what, what technologies they are using, what works, and what doesn't. For more details click the link below:
Conference Website

Webcast of the Month

NOVUS 4.5 Demo

NovusCMS is a solution that will empower both technical and non-technical staff with the ability to create and administer their own websites. The ability to view and, in some cases, approve content prior to publishing is a core feature. The solution is user friendly enough to empower even the basic user with the ability to easily create top quality web content.
http://novuscms.com/demo.aspx

PDWS Website Feature

HCC New Website
The new HCC website goal is to help our audience find information easily and at the same time improve the college's web presence. Following are the features you can utilize to navigate to different sections of the newly redesigned HCC website:

Global Navigation
  • Top Navigation: At the top right corner of each HCC webpage.
  • Top Navigation: Top global navigation below the banner image on each HCC webpage
  • Footer Navigation: Botton of each page
  • Breadcrumbs:
  • Search: Google search integrated to HCC website

About Us
For all department contact information, go to the About Us section of the PDWS website.

http://pds.hccfl.edu/pds/AboutUs.cfm?ID=2

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