Ektron
Most of your time in Ektron is spent creating, editing, and performing other activities with contenttypes of content include HTML, XML Smart Forms, forms, polls, surveys, DMS documents, Office documents, multimedia, blogs, Web calandars, discussion boards, assets, and content imported from Sharepoint.. Content encompasses all of the articles, news, forms, blogs, discussion forums and even calendars that appear on your website. Authors can conveniently update content directly from the website (after logging in). To access the full functionality, however, users complete tasks within the Workarea.
You can manage Ektron content using 1 or more tools.
The Workarea is a central location where you can perform most tasks for managing your website. The Workarea is similar to Microsoft Outlook in its ability to manage email, calendars, tasks, and so on.
NOTE: To access the Workarea, you must be logged in to your Ektron website.
The Workarea has 6 tabs in the upper left corner. Use them to access all other pages.
The following list shows the Workarea's main pages.
The Workarea uses 2 primary style sheets:
Ektron.workarea.css
—the primary CSS file for the workarea. It replaces the previous Ektron version’s global.css file.Ektron.workarea.ie.css
—is used for Internet Explorer browsers, and generally targeted at IE7 or less. It includes overrides for some CSS rules in Ektron.workarea.css that get around IE CSS bugs or deficiencies.Using widely accepted style sheet classes and class attributes, you can modify the Workarea, including colors, spacing, fonts, and so on. Also, if you later upgrade or re-install Ektron, you can reuse this file and retain your changes.
NOTE: Several language specific Images are used at the top of the Workarea. They reside in the language folders and always start with the word “Workarea
” and end with “_top
.” These images are 467 pixels wide by 77 pixels high. Their width can change but the height cannot. There are approximately six images in each language folder. an Adobe Photoshop file, Workarea_top.psd
, can be found under \Workarea\images\English folder
. You can modify these images as needed.
To access the Workarea, log into your website and click Workarea. The Smart Desktop is the default tab.
NOTE: The Application Setup screen lets you determine the initial screen that appears when you access the Workarea. See Also: Modifying Setup Information
The Smart Desktop contains useful information that pertains to you. You may personalize this page by adding, moving or deleting Workarea widgets. See Also: Personalizing the Smart Desktop
To personalize your Smart Desktop, you choose and arrange widgetWidgets are mini-applications that you place on a Web page using PageBuilder; a widget provides either specific functionality (calculators, search, social bars, etc.) or areas into which you can add content (content blocks, list summaries, collections, and so on).s that pertain to your work. To access the Smart Desktop, click the Desktop tab in the Workarea.
The default Smart Desktop displays several widgets with information about your website. You can create new tabs on a Smart Desktop to add, move, delete, and organize widgets by subject. Each tab consists of 1 or more columns, which you can create to further arrange widgets on a tab. The following screen has 2 columns.
Smart Desktop widgets are stored in a widget tray. Drag and drop widgets from the tray to any tab and column on the Smart Desktop.
Prerequisite
You are a member of the Administrators group.
You must complete this procedure before administrators can create a default Smart Desktop.
The following procedure shows how an administrator creates a default Smart Desktop consisting of a unique arrangement of widgets, tabs, and columns. The default desktop becomes every user's Smart Desktop until modified by the user. A user can reset the Smart Desktop to the default setting by running the Reset Widgets command (see Restoring Tabs and Widgets).
NOTE: If you change the default Smart Desktop, that action does not affect existing users' desktops. Those desktops are set to default settings only if the user runs the Reset Widgets command.
Smart Desktop widgets are located in the Web server's workarea\widgets
folder. You can also make Personalization and PageBuilder widgets available to the Smart Desktop.
IMPORTANT: Some Personalization and PageBuilder widgets may not work properly on the Smart Desktop. Test them before notifying users.
Prerequisite
You have access to the Ektron Web server's file system.
siteroot\widgets
folder to the siteroot\Workarea\Widgets
folder. Be sure to copy all widget-related files and folders. The following image shows all Calendar widget folders (with their files inside).An end user can do the following when customizing a Smart Desktop:
Prerequisite
Smart Desktop widgets have been enabled. See Also: Enabling Smart Desktop Widgets
After placing a widget on the Smart Desktop, you may drag it to any desktop location.
Tabs help you organize your Smart Desktop. You may add or remove tabs. For example, you create an eCommerce tab on which to drop orders widgets. To add a tab:
A user can restore the Smart Desktop to the default widget and tab set.
WARNING! This action removes all tabs and widgets you have modified on your Smart Desktop. After you restore, the default tabs and widgets appear.
The following list describes the standard Smart Desktop widgets. See Also: Adding Smart Desktop Widgets
As an administrator, you can add, edit, and delete fonts to and from the Ektron application. By adding fonts, you are allowing the content contributors to use them when creating content. Administrators can also edit the name of a font, and delete a font from the system.
Minimizing the number of available fonts makes the website look more uniform. The following figure shows the Font Manager screen.
NOTE: Only members of the Administrator User Group can view, add, or edit fonts.
The new font is available to use when adding or editing content if the Application Setup screen’s Enable Font Buttons field is checked. See Also: Getting Started with Ektron
When you edit a font, the font or family name is changed. Editing does not change any fonts in existing content.
By deleting a font from the system, you are taking away the content contributors’ use of that font in their content.
NOTE: When you delete a font from Ektron, you do not delete it from your computer.
The following topics explain about managing content in Ektron.