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Delete - How do I delete a web page?

delete,how,web pagedelete - how do i delete a web page?delete - how do i delete a web page?

Editor Toolbar - What icons does it include?

editor,toolbar,icons,includeeditor toolbar - what icons does it include?editor toolbar - what icons does it include?

Revert - How do I revert to a previous version of a web page?

revert,previous,version,web pagerevert - how do i revert to a previous version of a web page?revert - how do i revert to a previous version of a web page?

Track Changes - How do I track changes to my web pages?

track changes,track,changes,web pagestrack changes - how do i track changes to my web pages?track changes - how do i track changes to my web pages?

Metadata - How do I add metadata to a web page?

meta data,addmeta data - how do i add meta data to a web page?metadata - how do i add metadata to a web page?

Approve - How do I approve a web page?

approve,web pageapprove - how do i approve a web page?approve - how do i approve a web page?

Working off campus

home,vpn,working,off campusworking off campusworking off campus

Web Page - How do I create a new web page?

create,web page,howcreate a new web page - how do i create a new web page?web page - how do i create a new web page?

Web Page - How do I edit a web page?

editing,web page,edit,web,page,easier,/?editeasy editing a web page - how do i edit a web page?web page - how do i edit a web page?

Formatting - How do I remove formatting from text?

remove,formatting,textremove formatting - how do i remove formatting from text?formatting - how do i remove formatting from text?

Replacing a file

replacing,filereplacing a filereplacing a file

Release Management: How do I set a future publishing date

release management,future publishing date,future,publishingrelease management: setting a future publishing date, how to set a future publishing date.release management: how do i set a future publishing date

Folders - How do I create a new folder?

folders,create,new folderfolders - how do i create a new folder?folders - how do i create a new folder?

Move - Moving a file/page/folder

page,folder,move,moving,filemove - moving a file/page/foldermove - moving a file/page/folder

Menu - How to re-order

menu,order,managefor the website to function correctly, and in accordance with the design, it is necessary to ensure that items appear in the correct order in any generated menus.menu - how to re-order

Menu - How to hide

menu,hide,metadata,righthide the menu on the right hand side in the generic templatemenu - how to hide

Contact Us

contact,profile,component,contacts,list,people,staff,team,web control,webcontrolcontact uscontact us

Issuu

issuu,issuubox,isue,component,webcontrol,widgethow to add issuuissuu

Text Box

textbox,component,widget,webcontroltextbox - adding onto your pagetext box

Split Box

splitbox,split,box,component,widget,webcontrolsplitboxsplit box

Tabs

tabs,tab,menu,layout,componenttabstabs

Tabs A-Z

tabs,a-z,tab,menu,layout,componenttabs a-ztabs a-z

Forms - How to add an email notification

form,forms,email,notificationhow to add an email notificationforms - how to add an email notification

Forms - Access form submissions

forms,form,submissionshow to access form submissionsforms - access form submissions

Accordion

accordion,layout,component,dropdown,down,drop,expansionaccordionaccordion

Preview - How do I preview a web page?

preview,web pagepreview - how do i preview a web page?preview - how do i preview a web page?

Meet the Team

contact,profile,team quick list,component,contacts,list,people,staff,team,webcontrol,web,controlcreating a 'meet the team' pagemeet the team

Google Analytics access

google,analytics,access,segments,filtering,internal,external,trafficgoogle analytics accessgoogle analytics access

Voice search

voice searchvoice search is conversational, natural, and consists of longer sentences. comparatively speaking, traditional web search is short and basicvoice search

GTM (Google Tag Manager): Tag naming convention, cookie control, cookie declaration and maintenance

google,gtm,tag,cookiecleanup tags and add cookie controlgtm (google tag manager): tag naming convention, cookie control, cookie declaration and maintenance

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – form declaration

general data protection regulations,gdpr,form declaration,formsgeneral data protection regulations (gdpr) – form declarationgeneral data protection regulations (gdpr) – form declaration

Your country pages – how to update them

international pages,agents,brunel contacts,events in country,testimonial,genericinternational pagesyour country pages – how to update them

Discover Uni

discover uni,kis,ug,undergraduatediscover uni every undergraduate course page must have a widgetdiscover uni

Entries - Entry searching

entries,entry,searching,search,intranet,staff,studententries - entry searchingentries - entry searching

Entries - Change the view of the entry listing

change,entry,listing,intranetchange the view of the entry listingentries - change the view of the entry listing

Entries - Entry usage

entries,entry,usage,intranetentries - entry usageentries - entry usage

MS Bookings - How to add to the Student Intranet or Extranet

ms,bookings,booking,microsoft,365ms bookingsms bookings - how to add to the student intranet or extranet

Documents and image folder creation

documents,image,folder,pdf,doc,ppt,uploaddocuments and image folder creationdocuments and image folder creation

Image Box

imgbox,component,widget,webcontrol,imageimgbox - adding onto your pageimage box

Video Box

videobox,component,widget,webcontrol,video,youtube,boxvideobox - adding onto your pagevideo box

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) - Metadata - What are the guidelines?

metadata,keywords,seo,search engine optimisation,googlethis training page highlights the importance of using metadatasearch engine optimisation (seo) - metadata - what are the guidelines?

FormStack

formstack,forms,form,component,widget,webcontrolhow to add formstackformstack

Entries - Schedule entries to be published or unpublished

schedule,entries,published,unpublishedschedule entries to be published or unpublishedentries - schedule entries to be published or unpublished

Entries - Entry editing

entries,entry,editing,entries editing,save,content typesentries entry editingentries - entry editing

Entries - New Entry

entries,new entry,entryentries new entryentries - new entry

Course pages - Unpublish, Archive, Delete

entries,entry,unpublish,archive,delete,courseentries entry unpublish, archive, delete, coursecourse pages - unpublish, archive, delete

Entries - Entry unpublish, archive, delete

entries,entry,unpublish,archive,deleteentries entry unpublish, archive, deleteentries - entry unpublish, archive, delete

Entries - Entry version history

entries,entry,version,versions,history,compareentries entry versionentries - entry version history

Course pages - Version history

entries,entry,version,versions,history,compare,courseentries entry version coursecourse pages - version history

Google Analytics GA4

google,analytics,ga4,google analyticsgoogle analytics ga4google analytics ga4

Content review - Course checker dashboard

course checker,content review,dashboardcourse checkercontent review - course checker dashboard

Content review - Extranet Entries dashboard

content review,entries,dashboard,extranetcontent review (entries) dashboardcontent review - extranet entries dashboard

Content review - BruNet dashboard

content review,brunet,dashboardcontent review brunet content review dashboardcontent review - brunet dashboard

Content review - Staff intranet dashboard

content review,staff intranet,dashboardcontent review staff intranet dashboardcontent review - staff intranet dashboard

Accessibility - Silktide extension

accessibility,silktide,extension,install,add,removeaccessibility - silktide extensionaccessibility - silktide extension

Interactive Google dashboard

interactive,google,dashboard,ga,ga4,analyticsinteractive google dashboardinteractive google dashboard

CRM form embed

crm,form,embedcrm form embedcrm form embed

Browsers and Logging in - Which browsers can I use for Contensis?

browsers,which,contensis,logging in,loginbrowsers - which browsers can i use for contensis?browsers and logging in - which browsers can i use for contensis?

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – Your responsibilities

general data protection regulations,gdpr,formgeneral data protection regulations (gdpr)general data protection regulations (gdpr) – your responsibilities

Form setup

forms,form,gdpr,general data protection regulationsforms gdprform setup

Intranet training

intranet training,staff intranet,student intranet,intranetintranet trainingintranet training

Basics

cms,content managment system,ux,user experience,reponsive design,seo,search engine optimisationweb basicsbasics

UniBuddy - How To

unibuddyunibuddyunibuddy - how to

Cookie declaration

cookie,cookies,declaration,ico,edirective,cookie controldeclare mandatory cookie informationcookie declaration

Content review - Extranet Classic dashboard

review content,classic,extranetreview content (classic)content review - extranet classic dashboard

Content review - Module checker dashboard

content review,module checker,dashboardcontent review module checker dashboardcontent review - module checker dashboard

Image/Photo SlideShow

slideshow,images,component,widget,webcontrolslideshow - adding onto your pageimage/photo slideshow

How to use images/photos on your webpage

accessibility,images,alternative text,cropping images,digital asset library,editing images,image guidelines,image size,optimising images,resizing imageshere you can find our images/photos guidelines for web editorshow to use images/photos on your webpage

What are the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and why are they important?

social inclusion,accessibility,wcag,web content accessibility guidelines,silktide,uxhow to improve your website accessibilitywhat are the web content accessibility guidelines (wcag) and why are they important?

Tone of voice and writing style guidelines

brunel brand,tone of voice,writing style guidelineshere you can find our brand tone of voice and writing style guidelines for web edtors.tone of voice and writing style guidelines

Creating and managing links

creating linkscreating hyperlinks in contensiscreating and managing links

DropDownWebLinks component

dropdownweblinks component

How to add projects widget

how to add projects widget

Promote event

promote event

Staff people profiles

staff people profiles

Login, edit

login, edit

Advanced resources

colour,components,boxes,layout,edit,events,news,bespoke,training,onlineadvanced resources

Adding YouTube videos

adding,editing video component,webcontroladding youtube videos

Website Project Proposal

website project proposal

YouTube submission

youtube submission

Course pages - Fees, Admissions

course pages - fees, admissions

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course pages - fees, admissions

Content review - Dashboards

content review - dashboards

Course pages - BLC tab

course pages - blc tab

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course pages - blc tab

Student testimonials

student testimonials

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student testimonials

Course pages - Selecting Level, College, Department and Subject Areas

course pages - selecting level, college, department and subject areas

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course pages - selecting level, college, department and subject areas

Course pages - Academic tab

course pages - academic tab

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course pages - academic tab

Course pages - Adding a KIS code(s)

course pages - adding a kis code(s)

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course pages - adding a kis code(s)

Course pages - Adding a title and 'Slug'

course pages - adding a title and 'slug'

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course pages - adding a title and 'slug'

Course pages - Adding Course Study mode(s)

course pages - adding course study mode(s)

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course pages - adding course study mode(s)

Course pages - Adding metadata

course pages - adding metadata

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course pages - adding metadata

Course pages - Adding UCAS / PG code

course pages - adding ucas / pg code

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course pages - adding ucas / pg code

Course pages - Application links (UG Part-time, PG, Agents & Clearing)

course pages - application links (ug part-time, pg, agents & clearing)

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course pages - application links (ug part-time, pg, agents & clearing)

Course pages - Banners and banner CTAs

course pages - banners and banner ctas

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course pages - banners and banner ctas

Course pages - Content - adding the modules per year

course pages - content - adding the modules per year

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course pages - content - adding the modules per year

Course pages - Content - Content Introduction / Research journey (PGR)

course pages - content - content introduction / research journey (pgr)

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course pages - content - content introduction / research journey (pgr)

Course pages - Course location/s

course pages - course location/s

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course pages - course location/s

Course pages - Course Overview

course pages - course overview

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course pages - course overview

Course pages - Course Status, Start Date, and Placement

course pages - course status, start date, and placement

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course pages - course status, start date, and placement

Course pages - Creating Entry Requirements entries

course pages - creating entry requirements entries

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course pages - creating entry requirements entries

Course pages - Creating Tuition Fees entries incl. selecting UG / PG values (BPC – only add fee notes)

course pages - creating tuition fees entries incl. selecting ug / pg values (bpc – only add fee notes)

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course pages - creating tuition fees entries incl. selecting ug / pg values (bpc – only add fee notes)

Course pages - Full course

course pages - full course

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course pages - full course

Course pages - Page Render Controls

course pages - page render controls

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course pages - page render controls

Course pages - Pathway progression and Pathway (BPC)

course pages - pathway progression and pathway (bpc)

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course pages - pathway progression and pathway (bpc)

Course pages - Related courses

course pages - related courses

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course pages - related courses

Course pages - Selecting and creating a Course entry

course pages - selecting and creating a course entry

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course pages - selecting and creating a course entry

Course pages - Student Testimonial selection: Where are they created?

course pages - student testimonial selection: where are they created?

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course pages - student testimonial selection: where are they created?

Course pages - Supervision (PGR) / Adding accreditation logos

course pages - supervision (pgr) / adding accreditation logos

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course pages - supervision (pgr) / adding accreditation logos

Course pages - Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Feedback, Careers and your Future

course pages - teaching and learning, assessment and feedback, careers and your future

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course pages - teaching and learning, assessment and feedback, careers and your future

Course pages - UCAS/PG Placement Code / Picking an English Language Band

course pages - ucas/pg placement code / picking an english language band

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course pages - ucas/pg placement code / picking an english language band

Course pages - YouTube

course pages - youtube

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course pages - youtube

Logging in - Online guide

login,logging,browsers,edit,ie,firefox,chrome,adfslogging in - online guide

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login,logging,browsers,edit,ie,firefox,chrome,adfslogging in - online guide

Creating a folder/section

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create,folder,sectioncreating a folder/section

Workflow

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workflow,approving, pass to another user,approve,check-in,submitworkflow

Using Components

edit,add,boxes,components,layout,webcontrols,cta,row,accordion,expansionusing components

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edit,add,boxes,components,layout,webcontrols,cta,row,accordion,expansionusing components

Create a news item

add,new,create,news,dal,digital asset library,tagscreate a news item

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add,new,create,news,dal,digital asset library,tagscreate a news item

Create an event

event,create,dal,digital asset library,thumbnail,tags,override datecreate an event

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event,create,dal,digital asset library,thumbnail,tags,override datecreate an event

Use news and events component

news,events,component,display,edit,view,listing,generate,calender,adduse news and events component

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news,events,component,display,edit,view,listing,generate,calender,adduse news and events component

Content tab

undo,redo,edit,html source,spellchecker,paste,images,library,hyper links,image library, cms content, external url,email link,anchor,insert symbol,horizontal line,import from word,headings,styles,standard formatting,cleaning text,text align,list options,block quote,visual blocks,find and replacecontent tab

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undo,redo,edit,html source,spellchecker,paste,images,library,hyper links,image library, cms content, external url,email link,anchor,insert symbol,horizontal line,import from word,headings,styles,standard formatting,cleaning text,text align,list options,block quote,visual blocks,find and replacecontent tab

Metadata tab

required, hiding navigation,right side,optional, description, keywords,secondarymetadata tab

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required, hiding navigation,right side,optional, description, keywords,secondarymetadata tab

Properties tab

title & file name, menu options, release management, content schedules and aliasesproperties tab

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title & file name, menu options, release management, content schedules and aliasesproperties tab

Version history tab

preview version, dual view,track changes,status,audit,revertversion history tab

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preview version, dual view,track changes,status,audit,revertversion history tab

Comments tab

comments tab

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comments tab

Variations

variations

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variations

Replacing content

replace,file,word,pdf,editreplacing content

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replace,file,word,pdf,editreplacing content

Editing components

edit,component,webcontrolediting components

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edit,component,webcontrolediting components

Image optimisation

shrink,jpg,optimise,speed,images,jpegimage optimisation

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shrink,jpg,optimise,speed,images,jpegimage optimisation

Folder homepage

folder homepage, set,change,properties,home,filenamefolder homepage

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folder homepage, set,change,properties,home,filenamefolder homepage

Essentials Cloud

logging into contensis,an overview of the main contensis work area,a look at folder and file menus,how to create a folder,how to create new content,how to make your content viewable by the outside world,test,followed by questions,homeessentials cloud

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logging into contensis,an overview of the main contensis work area,a look at folder and file menus,how to create a folder,how to create new content,how to make your content viewable by the outside world,test,followed by questions,homeessentials cloud

House writing style

house writing style

Workareas overview

workareas,overview,interface, forms, logging out,contentworkareas overview

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workareas,overview,interface, forms, logging out,contentworkareas overview

Save and preview

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save,preview,mobile view,landscape,portrait,copy,shadow copy,personalisationsave and preview

New content

types,templates,content,new,files,generic,landing,page,new pagenew content

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types,templates,content,new,files,generic,landing,page,new pagenew content

Menu system

menus,edit,archive,delete,move,copy,make folder homepage.audit trail,manage menu,refresh,rename,new,content,new folder,menu ordermenu system

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menus,edit,archive,delete,move,copy,make folder homepage.audit trail,manage menu,refresh,rename,new,content,new folder,menu ordermenu system

Archive content

archive,restore,show,hide,contentarchive content

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archive,restore,show,hide,contentarchive content

Main menu update

main menu update

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main menu update

Course pages - Entry requirements, Admissions

course pages - entry requirements, admissions

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course pages - entry requirements, admissions

Course pages - International Entry Criteria (Entries)

course pages - international entry criteria (entries)

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course pages - international entry criteria (entries)

Relationship tab: banner images and related pages in the old Contensis (Classic)

banner images,related pages,remove,add,bannerrelationship tab: banner images and related pages in the old contensis (classic)

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banner images,related pages,remove,add,bannerrelationship tab: banner images and related pages in the old contensis (classic)

Adding banner images in the old Contensis (Classic)

banner,size,dal,digital asset library,imagesadding banner images in the old contensis (classic)

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banner,size,dal,digital asset library,imagesadding banner images in the old contensis (classic)

Social media champion guidelines

social media champion guidelines

Social media guidelines

social media guidelines

Creating an email rule for Contensis alerts

creating an email rule for contensis alerts

Components - How to add

components - how to add

Social Media Manual Component

social media manual component

Student Intranet - Social Media home page

student intranet - social media home page

Managing Form Responses

forms,gdprmanaging form responses

Policy Manual

policies,policy,trainingpolicy manual

Course pages - International Entry Criteria (Classic) editing country pages

course pages,international entry criteriacourse pages - international entry criteria (classic) editing country pages

Forms - How to create a form

forms - how to create a form

Request access to Blog

request access to blogrequest access to blogrequest access to blog

Research projects – How can I create a research project page?

projects,grant,website,createresearch projects – how can i create a research project page?research projects – how can i create a research project page?

PhD studentships and topics content and page building guide

blog,trainingstep by step guide on creating a studentship or topic entry and guide in creating your contentphd studentships and topics content and page building guide