Posting Layouts to the Web

Layout tools - Adding layouts to a client page is a two-step process. Before you can add layouts you need to add a layout phase. This process is designed to allow for multiple rounds of design within every project. Simply click "add layout phase" and enter the title, date, and description of that phase (only the title is required). There is also a view order field incase you want to reorder the list of layout rounds. This screen also allows you to tag a layout phase as internal simply by selecting the "internal" check box. If selected, the layout phase will display only for internal staff, the client will not see this content until the internal link is deselected. Once you've added a phase you will need to select the "edit layout phases" link. Each phase is displayed with a "+" next to it. Clicking the plus sign reveals the individual layouts associated with that layout phase. Clicking the name of the layout phase allows you to edit the initial information entered for that phase. You can also add a new phase from this screen by clicking "add layout phase" at the top of the list. When you mouse over the layout phase name two options appear, "add layout" and "delete me."

The "add layout" link allows you to upload and describe each layout within the layout phase. You can add as many layouts as you want. Each layout screen allows you to enter a title for the layout, a date, a view order, and a description. To upload the layout click the attachments tab and use the browse button to find a .gif or .jpeg file. Note: Because the background of the client page is set to white, layouts that have white backgrounds will need a rule around them to distinguish the layout from the background. Selecting the "border" checkbox on the layout screen will add a one point black rule around the uploaded image.

To view a layout phase after it has been added, you can either launch the actual client page using the "view client page" button and click on its link just as your client would, or use the "view layouts" link under "layout tools." If you choose "view layouts" and there are multiple layout phases, a small pop up window will allow you to select which phase you want to view.

Schedules tools - The scheduling tools allow you to add schedule items (events), and view a current project schedule. The "add schedule items" screen contains a large number of fields, however most of them are self-explanatory. The fields include date, end date, time, event title, description, location, contact name, contact phone, and contact email. The screen also contains two check boxes: one for tagging an event as completed, the other for making an event internal (as previously discussed). When you view the schedule, a standard NewfangledCMS select pull-down menu appears next to each event. This allows you to easily access a schedule item's administration screen to change events from the list. Of course the pull down menus will not display for clients when they view the schedule. As with the final client page, the schedule can be viewed as a list, or in month or week mode.