6. Add an empty Content Item
Instructions:

TO PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS, RIGHT-CLICK IN THIS BOX AND SELECT 'Print'

 

You should now be in the 'Edit' (NOT Edit Content) view of the new page e.g.

Screenshot showing Edit view of page

 

The new page has 2 empty "regions". These are containers for your content.

The regions are:

  • The Item region. This is where you add your content items i.e. to hold the information you write or copy. You will normally only need 1 content item, but large amounts of text (over 4 A4 pages) may mean you need to create additional content items.
  • The Portlet region. This is where in the future you will be able to pull in bits of programmed code from a library. There are no general-purpose portlets available at the moment, so you should not use this region.

 

You must add a Content Item to the Item region in order to put any information on to your page.

 

To add a content item to the Item region:

 

  1. Click on the Add Item icon AddItem icon
    You will see the Add Item start page
    Screenshot of Add Item page
  2. Check that the Content item type is selected, then click Next >>
    The Item Attributes page is displayed e.g.

  3. The options on this page have not yet been defined for College sites, so you can ignore this section and click on Finish.
  4. You will see the 'Edit' view of the page with the Content Item added to the Item region, together with a link to 'Edit Content' e.g.
    screenshot of page showing new item