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Logs you out of page editing mode. Use Site Navigation to go to Department pages, Employee Resources, News and Events, and your personal space on My Intranet.  Breadcrumbs help you see where you are on the eIntranet site. Breadcrumbs also are navigation links. You can click Home to go to the home page, or other links on the breadcrumb trail to go to those pages. Typing a term in this Search box looks for content on the Marketing page and the pages that are under its departmental domain. This box of links connects you to important or often-used content. Communicate important dates and events to members of the Marketing department. This content block uses the ei_UpcomingEvents widget to show a list of scheduled calendar events. Display news items that affect the Marketing department using the ei_ListSummary widget to show a list of content. In this case, the type of content is News with the newest entry at the top. You can choose to automatically scroll the content. Display the members of the Marketing department. This content block uses the ei_CommunityGroupMembers widget to show members in a community group. Administrators can add, remove, and invite others to the group. This content block uses the ei_ActivityStream widget to show the activity of users and groups inside your eIntranet (not just your department) with whom you have connected. You can choose the types of information you want to see from your colleagues and groups. Displays a list of content using the ei_ListSummary widget. In this case, the type of content is documents with the highest rated documents at the top. A teaser shows the first few lines of the document. You can choose to automatically scroll the content. Displays content entered into a blog for the Marketing department using the ei_RecentBlogPost widget. A teaser appears with the first few lines of the blog with a link to the blog page for the whole story. Click Department Wizard to create or delete a department for your intranet. View the Site Map of your intranet. Opens the Welcome Guide page. Enters the Workarea of the CMS400.NET, which gives you powerful customization of the web site beyond the "out-of-the-box" eIntranet V2. See the consolidated Ektron CMS400.NET Reference for information about the functionality that created the eIntranet V2. Use the Search box to look for items on the eIntranet site. You can click on the tabs below to search the entire site, or search for colleagues, groups, or activities. Click here to go to your inbox to read your messages. Opens your profile page where you can customize your intranet information. This content block uses the ei_UpcomingEvents widget to show a list of scheduled calendar events. Use this to communicate important dates and events to your employees. Use Site Navigation to go to Department pages, Employee Resources, News and Events, and your personal space on My Intranet.  Use the Workarea to search the Intranet site. Login to create and edit content, such as adding a new department page, and customizing your eIntranet through the CMS400.NET Workarea. This content block uses the ei_ActivityStream widget to show the activity of users and groups inside your eIntranet with whom you have connected. you can choose the types of information you want to see from your colleagues and groups. This content block uses the ei_PhotoOfTheDay widget to display an image file, scaled to fit. Highlight a story or event, and add a caption. People can print and email the posted picture. This content block uses the Twitter Feed widget to show status updates from people you have connected to using Twitter. Use this to stay connected with your customers. Set it to show tweets related to your company and stay informed about what others are saying about your product and services. This content block uses the ei_RecentBlogPost widget to display content entered into a blog. A teaser appears with the first few lines of the blog with a link to the blog page for the whole story. This content block uses the ei_Collection widget to show a list of links to content selected from the CMS400.NET. Create links to important or often-used content. This content block uses the ei_ContentBlock widget to show any content from the CMS400.NET. You also can add ratings for the content, links to Add to Favorites, Email, and Print, and comments submitted by logged-in visitors. This list shows important phone numbers. This content block uses the ei_ListSummary widget to show a list of content. In this case, the type of content is News with the newest entry at the top. You can choose to autmatically scroll the content. This content block uses the ei_ListSummary widget to show a list of content. In this case, the type of content is Announcements sorted in descending order: (Traffic, Pizza, Parking).

Departments > Marketing

The default Ektron eIntranet Marketing department page contains information and features that are related to Marketing, such as industry news, most requested collateral, members of the Marketing organization, and activity in the department. The following figure shows the default Marketing page. Hover over a content block to see a description of how the Marketing page is constructed.

The following table describes each area of the page.
Block Function
Site Navigation Tools
(upper right)
Use the Site Navigation tools to search the Intranet site.  You also can log out of page edit mode, add a department page, view the site map, go to the Welcome Guide page, and enter the Workarea of the CMS400.NET.
Site Navigation Menus
(upper left)
Use Site Navigation menus to go to Department pages, Employee Resources, News and Events, and your personal space on My Intranet.
Breadcrumb bar Breadcrumbs help you see where you are on the eIntranet site. The breadcrumb in the figure indicates that it is the Marketing department home page. Breadcrumbs also are navigation links. You can click Home to go to the home page, or other links on the breadcrumb trail to go to those pages.
Quick link navigation block

This box of links connects you to important or often-used content.

Marketing Group Members

Displays the members of the Marketing department. This content block uses the eI_CommunityGroupMembers widget to show members in a community group. Administrators can add, remove, and invite others to the group. For information about its properties, see eI_CommunityGroupMembers Widget.

Marketing News

Displays news items that affect the Marketing department using the eI_ListSummary widget to show a list of content. For information about its properties, see eI_ListSummary Widget. In this case, the type of content is News with the newest entry at the top. You can choose to automatically scroll the content.

Upcoming Marketing Events

Communicates important dates and events to members of the Marketing department using the eI_UpcomingEvents widget to show a list of scheduled calendar events. For information about its properties, see eI_UpcomingEvents Widget.

Activity Stream

Displays the activity of people and groups with whom you have connected using the ei_ActivityStream widget. Administrators can determine the types of information that appears, such as blogs, comments, micro-messaging status, and so on. For information about its properties, see eI_ActivityStream Widget .

Collateral Rack

Displays a list of content using the ei_News widget. For information about its properties, see eI_News Widget. The newest and highest rated content is at the top.

From the Marketing Blog

Displays the content of the blog entries that are stored in the Marketing Blog folder of CMS400.NET.

Tasks for modifying this page are similar to modifying the home page, which is described in Editing the Default Home Page. The tasks you can perform are as follows:


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