Professional Development

Focuses on basic elements of using the Drupal 6 Content Management System (CMS).  This workshop is slow-paced, interactive, and geared toward beginning Drupal users.

This course covers the following basic topics:

• Content Management System Overview
• Logging In to an OSU Drupal 6 Site
• Permissions & Access Roles
• Working with the Page Content Type
  • How to Create Draft Content
  • How to Locate Draft Content
  • How to Create Draft Revisions
• Exploring the WYSIWIG Editor
  • Basic Overview of the Editor
  • Paste Text from Word
  • Change Text Styles
• Input Formats
• Learning about Links
  • Create Anchor Links
  • Create Internal Links
  • Create External Links
• URLs
• How to Attach a File
• Basic Menus

You should consider taking the Drupal 6 Basics workshop if you meet more than one of the following:

• You have never used a previous version of Drupal
• You have no experience with any other Content Management System (such as Joomla)
  
• You have never worked with a conventional website
• You do not feel confident with intermediate level computing operations such as: opening and extracting zip files, changing browser settings, or uploading files from your computer's desktop to a website