The Editable Area shows you the area on the web page where you will be making the majority of your changes. Any text, image, or link changes you make in the Content Editor will go within the Editable Area box. You will be able to critique any changes you make to the page from this view. You can turn the Editable Area box off so you can see the work you have done in the Content Editor with all the header, footer and side bar graphics and menus. An assessment can then be made as to whether or not the page looks good as a whole.
To turn the Editable Area box on, click on the Show Content I Can Edit button in the upper right hand of the screen.
To turn the Editable Area box off, click the Hide Content I Can Edit button below the Editable Area toolbar.
The Editable Area also provides links to the other areas in the Content Management System. These buttons will be important to learn, because they are the keys to unlocking the power and versatility of the Content Management System.
This button opens the Add a Page Wizard. Here you will be walked through the process of adding a new web page to your site.
This button opens the Control Panel and File Tree Window. The Control Panel gives you access to generate menus and back end settings for the web site. The File Tree gives you the ability to change menu headings and their order.
This button opens the Edit Content Window. This window is where you can make all the changes to the Editable Area. Text, image, link, and table changes are made with this window.
This takes you to the Page Properties window. This window allows you to set editing permissions, header/footer sets, menu settings, background settings, and code and scripting settings.
Publish Page
This button allows you to save and activate any page changes that you have made. Any changes made will be visible on the web site once the publish button is pressed.
This button takes you to the Site Properties Window. This window allows you to make changes to the permissions and appearance settings, code and scripting settings, and the file friendly name.