Task 1 - Download and install Contribute

Download a copy of Contribute from the Public folder in the Beltz server or download a copy from www.macromedia.com

1. In the Finder, click on Go, Connect to Server.
2. Type, beltz in the address field.
3. Select Public from the list.
4. A new window will open. Open the folder called Contribute.
5. Download the version for your computer. The dmg file is for Macs and the exe for PCs.
6. Double click the downloaded file. A white drive will show up on your desktop, double click the file inside it. Follow the instructions to install.
1. Go to Applications, Macromedia Contribute, and open Contribute.
2. When the installer will ask you for a Serial Number. This is available through the NPS Technology Department.
3. Select No when prompted if you want to create a connection to a .Mac account.
4. The next thing you need to do is setup a connection to your web site. Click on Create Connection.

1. Leave Web site selected from the menu and type http://www.nomeschools.com/~yourusername/ in the following field. The username is the same as your email. Click Continue.
2. Select FTP from the “How do you connect to your web server?” menu, and type nomeschools.com for the name, and your email username and password.
3. You should see /home/users/yourusername/ next. Type web at the end so it reads /home/users/yourusername/web. Click Continue.
4. Type your name and email address in the next window. Click Continue.
5. When asked about what role you are assigned to, select Administrator. Click Continue

There are 2 ways to add a new page to your site.

1. Create a new page and link to it later

2. Create a link and create  and a new page at the same time

All District pages should be built using the NPS template.  This will allow your page to

reside inside the NPS main site so that the user has continuous access to the navigators and all district sites will have a consistent look and feel.

1. Select File > New page.   In your template folder you will find a several templates named

• Blank - Blank template allowing the most flexibility
• Beltz_Teacher.  The Main NBHS teacher template - this should be the index page for each NBHS classroom.
• Picture - allows the easy creation of a photo display page.
• 

2. Give the page a title - THIS WILL SHOW UP ON THE TOP OF THE BROWSER WINDOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE VIEWING YOUR PAGE.  NO SHORT CUTS HERE. 

3. Click OK

Task 13 - Format an Entire Table -

(alignment, width, border, color, background color)

1. In your draft, select the table by clicking in the upper left corner of the table. 

2. Click the Format menu and select Format Table.

3. Make your selection here.

Click on Advanced for more flexibility -

A section anchor is an invisible marker placed in your page to mark a specific topic or place. You can then create links to the anchor that allow website visitors to jump to the specified position in the page.

Creating a section anchor in Contribute:

In Edit mode place the cursor at the point on the page to which you wish to create a link.
Click Insert > Section Anchor. A dialog will open.
Enter the name of the anchor, making it clear and meaningful so that others will understand what it's marking. For instance, The anchor for this task is named Task8 (no spaces).
Click OK to close the dialog. A small arrow icon will be added at the cursor point. This will only be visible in Edit mode. It will not be visible when browsing the web page.
Repeat this for each anchor needed.

Note: Keep in mind when previewing the page that anchors at the bottom of the page may not be seen if the page is scrollable, and they will jump to the top of the page only if it is a long page with room to scroll.

Now that the section anchors have been created, you need to link to them:

In edit mode highlight the text or element that will be the link.
Click the Link button and choose Drafts and Recent Pages.
In the dialog that opens choose the page on which you are working. It will be marked as Current Page.
To access the anchors click on the Advanced button to open the advanced link options.
In the advanced options click the section anchor pop-up menu to see the list of anchors on the selected page.
When linking to other drafts or recent pages, check the section anchor pop-up menu for anchors that have been established within these pages.
Select the anchor to which you want to link.
Click OK to create the link.
To test the anchor link, publish the page and click the link. You can also use the Preview in Browser option(F12).
Note: If you are trying to link to an anchor on an external web page, the anchors should show up in the advanced dialog. If they are not listed, find the right link by going to the page in question and clicking on the link that leads to the anchor. The full path will be displayed in the address bar, and anchor name will be listed at the end of the path. It should something like: #anchorname. Add the anchor name in the section anchor dialog without the pound sign (#), or paste the full path in to the URL field.

 ***You MUST name your main page (or beltz template index)***

To delete a draft page

1. Select the page in your browser

Click the Cancel button

1. To Insert a LINK to the document -

2. To insert the contents as a Flash document

3. Insert the contents in a new or existing page - Windows only.

Task 18 - Add a FlashPaper Document