Quick start guide
Follow these instructions to get you started using EISite2
Sign in to your Control Panel – http://www.eisite2.co.uk
How your site will look
- From the Control Panel Menu select Skins
- The Skins dialogue box opens
- In the left-hand box, scroll down to find the skin you prefer. Click on the skin you wish to use. The change is immediately made.
or - Select the name of the skin you wish to use from the drop-down menu and click Select to store your selection.
You can also have a fixed or liquid layout. (INFO: A liquid layout expands it’s width to fit a browser window.)
Click this radio button to select a fixed width layout
Click this radio button to select a liquid layout- Click Select to store your selection
All skins are available in both fixed and liquid versions.
Creating your home page
- From the Control Panel Menu select Home page
- The Home page dialogue box opens
- The Home page dialogue box is empty.
Your home page content
Enter your home page content in the box using the tools provided. You will recognise many of them from common word processing applications and they will work in much the same way.
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To save your changes
- Click the Save home page button.
To change your home page
Make your changes and click the Update home page button
Creating your first Site Page
- From the Control Panel Menu select Site pages
- The Site pages dialogue box opens
- The Site pages dialogue box is empty.
Parent/Child pages
- Do not change this section for your first page.
If later you wish to create pages (Child pages) that are grouped with existing pages (Parents), create the Child page and select the page that you wish to be the Parent from the drop-down menu in the Parent/child pages section.
Pages created as Children of Parent pages are grouped together in the main navigation menus.
Page title
- Enter a Page title in the box. This enables you to identify and locate the page when you need to edit it.
- If you wish to use this title on your Web page select Include title on page. The default is Do not include title on page.
Menus
- Enter a menu title for your page. If no menu title is entered, your page will not appear on your web site..
Your page content
Enter your page content in the box using the tools provided. You will recognise many of them from common word processing applications and they will work in much the same way.
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Start and end dates
By setting dates, you can control when your page is displayed or when it disappears from view. If a page 'expires' or reaches the end date it remains available to edit. You can change the end dates to re-display the page .
The end date automatically sets itself to exactly one year into the future. Click on the calendar icon to select a new date, or enter a date by typing into the box provided. The date must be typed in this format: d/m/y (i.e., 26/2/2008 or 26/02/08).
- If you do not want your page to expire at the end date, tick the Do not expire box.
Include this page on your site?
You can decide whether or not to include this page on the site or not. If you select Include this page, your page content will be displayed on your web site immediately it is saved. Selecting Do not include this page will cause the page to be hidden from the live Web site. You will be able to continue to edit this page until you are ready to make it live.
To save your changes
- Click one of the Save content buttons.
Note: On first save, your content will disappear from the form. Simply select it from the drop-down menu at the top and click Select page. The page content will appear. Your site will now have a home page displayed using the skin of your choice.
- Repeat the steps above to add further pages.