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    Listed below, by chapter, is the Schoolwires User Guide.
     
     
    Chapter 1: About Schoolwires®

    Release 4.2 - User Guide V2

    Provides an overview of Schoolwires, Inc., its products, services and leadership.

    Click here to download the file. Ch1.pdf, 70.90 KB, 7/31/2007
    Chapter 2: Introduction to the User Guide for the Schoolwires Academic Portal
    Release 4.2 - User Guide V2
    Provides information concerning the structure and conventions of the User Guide as well as an overview of the components of the Schoolwires Academic Portal.
    Click here to download the file. Ch2.pdf, 72.39 KB, 11/28/2006
    Chapter 3: Site Structure, Navigation and User Registration

    Release 4.3.1- User Guide V2

    Provides an overview of the site structure for the Schoolwires Academic Portal. It also covers basic navigation and introduces roles and editing privileges.

    Click here to download the file. APCh3.pdf, 959.32 KB, 1/29/2008
    Chapter 4: Site Manager - Overview

    Release 4.0 - User Guide V2

    Provides an overview of Schoolwires Site Manager, the tool that enables you to have many contributors to your website while still maintaining control of content, layout and navigation within the websites.

    Click here to download the file. Ch4.pdf, 558.79 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 5: Site Manager -Site/Subsite Workspace

    Release 4.0 - User Guide V2

    Provides Site and Subsite Directors with step-by-step instructions on how to perform the tasks required to set up and maintain the main site and any subsite(s) in the Site and Subsite Workspace respectively.

    Click here to download the file. Ch5.pdf, 2.26 MB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 6: Site Manager - Channel Workspace

    Release 4.3 - User Guide V2

    Provides Site and Subsite Directors with step-by-step instructions on how to perform the tasks required to set up and maintain the main site and any subsite(s) in the Channel Workspace.

    Click here to download the file. APCh6.pdf, 857.46 KB, 11/28/2007
    Chapter 7: Site Manager - Section Workspace

    Release 4.0 - User Guide V2

    Provides Section Editors as well as Site and Subsite Directors with step-by-step instructions on how to perform tasks that are required to set up and maintain each section within the main site and any subsite(s). These tasks are performed in the Section Workspace.

    Click here to download the file. Ch7.pdf, 1.22 MB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 8: Working with the Schoolwires® Editor

    Release 4.2 - User Guide V2

    Provides step-by-step instructions on working with the Schoolwires Editor on a PC as well as on a Mac®. It also covers round-trip editing with Dreamweaver® and FrontPage® (PC running IE only).

    Click here to download the file. Ch8.pdf, 1.97 MB, 12/1/2006
    Chapter 9: Edit Site and Section Hierarchy Navigation

    Provides Site Directors, Subsite Directors and Section Editors with step-by-step instructions on how to build their own navigation at the site, subsite (i.e., Site Shortcuts) and section level (i.e. Section Hierarchy or Hierarchy List). This chapter is currently being updated to reflect changes made in AP4.

    Click here to download the file. Ch9.pdf, 637.63 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 10: Using E-Alerts

    Release 4.2 - User Guide V2

    If your organization has purchased the E-Alerts Premium Enhancement Module, you will be able to use two different kinds of E-Alerts—Broadcast E-Alerts and Content E-Alerts. This chapter covers how to subscribe to and send Content E-Alerts and how Site Directors and Subsite Directors send Broadcast E-Alerts.

    Click here to download the file. Ch10.pdf, 321.60 KB, 12/7/2006
    Chapter 11: Using Schoolwires® Styler™

    Styler is a premium enhancement module that can be purchased by your organization. This chapter provides Site Directors with step-by-step instructions on how to use Styler to create and manage custom templates for their websites. This chapter is currently being updated to reflect changes made in AP4.

    Click here to download the file. Ch11.pdf, 1.40 MB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 12: Managing Forms and Surveys

    The Forms & Surveys Premium Enhancement Module enables you to create forms and surveys for your organization. You can: 1) Design forms and surveys. 2) Develop and apply styles to enhance the look and feel of the forms and surveys. 3) Create and maintain libraries of items (questions) for use on future forms and surveys. 4) Display forms and surveys on your website for completion by users.

    Click here to download the file. Ch12.pdf, 762.37 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 13: Using the Schoolwires® Calendar

    Release 4.0 - User Guide V2

    Each site, subsite and section has its own calendar. This chapter covers how to add different types of events to the calendar; edit events on the calendar and navigate the calendar as visitors to the website.

    Click here to download the file. Ch13.pdf, 985.26 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 14: Using Content Routing

    Provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and using content routing. This chapter is currently being updated to reflect changes made in AP4. In the meantime, you can use this excerpt from the previous version of Chapter 5: "Site Manager-Site Workspace" to set up and use content routing.

    Click here to download the file. Ch14.pdf, 417.05 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 15: Section Management

    Release 4.0 - User Guide V2

    The Schoolwires Section Management suite contains three tools. They appear in the workspace as tasks. This chapter covers each task and how the three tasks can be used to manage the site and develop content. The three tasks are Page Layouts (Site & Subsite Directors), Section Configurations (Site Directors only) and Section Robot (Site Directors only).

    Click here to download the file. Ch15.pdf, 642.21 KB, 9/20/2006
    Chapter 16: Managing Files & Folders

    Release 4.1 - User Guide V2

    You will use the Files & Folders task in the Site, Subsite and Section Workspaces to upload and organize files for the site, subsite or section. Files for each site, subsite and section are uploaded to a different location on the server. This chapter provides you with step-by-step instructions for using Files & Folders, including using the Shared Library and Batch Upload.

    Click here to download the file. Ch16.pdf, 481.41 KB, 11/6/2006
    Chapter 17: Using MiniBase

    Release 4.2 - User Guide V2

    Covers how to create and configure a list, add records to a list, edit a list and edit records and deploy directories and lists using MiniBase, an enhancement module.

     

    Click here to download the file. Ch17.pdf, 544.15 KB, 10/31/2006
    Chapter 18: Using Photo Gallery

    Release 4.1 - User Guide V2

    Photo Gallery is a premium enhancement module. This chapter covers how to create a photo gallery, upload photos to a photo gallery, manage the photos in a photo gallery and deploy a photo gallery.

    Click here to download the file. Ch18.pdf, 1.25 MB, 10/12/2006
    Chapter 19: Using Blogs
    Release 4.1 - User Guide V2

    Blogs is a premium enhancement module. This chapter covers how to add a Blog Page to a section, add a posting to a Blog Page, moderate comments for a posting, edit a posting, and post a comment and subscribe to a blog using RSS feeds on the end-user website.

     

    Click here to download the file. Ch19.pdf, 385.55 KB, 11/2/2006
    Chapter 20: Using Podcasts
    Release 4.1 - User Guide V2

    Podcasts is a premium enhancement module. This chapter covers how to add a Podcast Page to a section, add an episode to a Podcast Page, edit an episode, play or download an episode and subscribe to a podcast using RSS feeds on the end-user website.

     

    Click here to download the file. Ch20.pdf, 323.36 KB, 11/2/2006
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