A-Z Index
In my conversations with Web Manager users from different departments, I’ve found that many people do not use the A-Z Index to help them find pages on Liberty’s site. I use it almost exclusively because it’s FAST. Much faster than searching or guessing, and I am all about fast when I’m on the computer. Sometimes I chuckle to…
Using PDFs Appropriately
Today I ran across a short article (Avoid PDF for On-Screen Reading) about PDFs and using them on the web which I thought would be good to share with my web site contributor friends. But if you absolutely don’t have the time, here’s a pithy quote from it that captures the essence: “No matter how tempting…
Tutorial: Learn How To Sign-Off With Ease
Introduction This quick tutorial is going to give you an overview of the sign-off feature: How it benefits you What it means How to use it The sign-off feature was created to give you, the publishers, a handy tool for keeping your web content up to date and relevant. This will translate into better web…
Official Page = Home Page
If you take a look at your page list (under “Open Page”) you may notice that one of your pages is titled Official Page. (You cannot change the title of this page.) Every collection of web pages on liberty.edu that has an official page is considered its own web department. This means that the…
New Sign-Off Makes Life 43% Easier
Introduction Once again, the office of IT—Creative Media is answering the call to make life easier…with the new sign-off feature! Starting Wednesday, March 9, Publishers will have 30-days to try out the new feature in Web Manager. Use these 30 days to review, test, and get familiar with sign-offs. What are sign-offs? Sign-offs allow…
Introducing: The New File Manager Uploader
We have launched a new and improved version of File Manager. Since a few things have changed, I want to give you a rundown of differences and improvements in the new File Manager. Improvements The new File Manager is more streamlined It has better options for uploading multiple pictures It is easier to find an…
Headings
Part 2 in the series: Making Stuff Better We’ve all used the heading styles in the toolbar editor. But I thought I’d tell you a little more about them so you know how to use them effectively. Headings are great for communicating to the user. Not only do they describe a section of content, but…
A CMS Is Not Enough
Part 1 in the series: Making Stuff Better WordPress is a particular type of tool called a Content Management System, or as they are commonly referred to, a CMS. CMS tools are very useful – you, the users of WordPress, do not need to be able to handwrite your html and CSS or even be…
Improve Your File Names And Reap Rewards
Why should you care about how you name JPGs, PDFs, and other files used on your web pages? Because doing it the right way helps avoid problems and can actually improve the value of your web pages. Well-Named Files… Improve search results Make identifying files easier Keep urls neat, tidy, and easy to read Proper file naming involves…
Icons – You Know You Want Them
Do you long for icons to adorn your pages when linking to social networks? Well, covet no more. The icons below are available for your use. Benefits of Using These Icons on Liberty.edu Users will get a better overall experience when browsing our site if the icons are standardized across all Liberty.edu department pages. Icons…