The following content outlines the best practices for using the CMS page editor. Under no circumstances should you copy and paste content from a word processor or existing internet page directly to the Pages WYSIWYG editor. When content is directly pasted from word processors or an internet page, the copy may retain its existing styling which will make it look different than the rest of the Website.
General Content Organization Guidelines
Let's go over a simple way to organize your content on the page:
Page header (Header 1)
Intro blurb
Section header (Header 2)
Description paragraph, images, list, table, or block quote
Subsection (Header 3)
Description paragraph, images, list, table, or block quote
Section header (Header 2)
Description paragraph, images, list, table, or block quote
The page header is the title to your page. This is also referred to as Header 1. Because it is used as the title, there can only be one Header 1 per page.
The page is then broken down into sections, with titles for each of those sections. The titles to these sections are called headings. Headings start with the most general and overarching title, Heading 1 (h1), and go down to the most specific, Heading 6 (h6). Again, there can only be one h1, but you can have as many of the others as you like. When writing titles and subtitles, keep in mind that they should be a clear and concise summation of the content that follows.
Headings should always follow a clear order. Say, for example, you have a page called "Facts & Figures" that is broken into three sections called "The Academic Program," "The People," and "The Place." And "The People" is broken into three subsections called "Students," "Student Honors Earned," and "Faculty." Your page should be organized like this:
h1: Facts & Figures
h2: The Academic Program
h2: The People
h3: Students
h3: Student Honors Earned
h3: Faculty
h2: The Place
As you'll notice, any subsection that sits under a Heading 2 is a Heading 3. Let's say we add two subsections to each Heading 3 item. The page would then look like this:
h1: Facts & Figures
h2: The Academic Program
h2: The People
h3: Students
h4: Subsection
h4: Subsection
h3: Student Honors Earned
h4: Subsection
h4: Subsection
h3: Faculty
h4: Subsection
h4: Subsection
h2: The Place
This is the Proper Styling for a Sub Title Header
The above title is created by selecting Heading 2 from the format dropdown in the WYSIWYG. The Sub Title Header provides an easy way to break your page up into Sub Sections.
This is the Proper Styling for a Third Level Header
The above title is created by selecting Heading 3 from the format dropdown in the WYSIWYG. The Third Level Header is used to separate sub sections with a clear sense of hierarchy within a Sub Section.
This is the Proper Styling for a Fourth Level Header
The above title is created by selecting Heading 4 from the format dropdown in the WYSIWYG. The Fourth Level Header provides yet another level to help break a page up into easily digested sections.
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Embedding Video
When using the video service Vimeo click "Customize Embed Options". First change the width to "700" the height will auto complete. Next change the color to FFCF01. Then uncheck Portrait, Title, Byline, Autoplay, Loop, Show text link below video, and show video description below video. Finally Copy the embed code at the top of the window and then paste it into the HTML view in the WYSIWYG editor.
When using the video service Youtube click "share" and then "embed". First change the width to "700" in the "custom size" field, the height will auto complete. Then uncheck Show suggested videos, Use HTTPS, Enable privacy-enhanced mode,and Use old embed code. Finally Copy the embed code at the top of the window and then paste it into the HTML view in the WYSIWYG editor.
Embedding Audio
To place an MP3 file on a webpage, you first need to store the file in the resources panel (must be less than 10mb), on your W: drive, or on an external file hosting service. You will need to know the URL that points to the MP3 file itself (e.g., if stored on the W: drive, "http://acad.depauw.edu/user_web/music.mp3") for this method to work. To obtain the URL of a file listed in the resources panel, right-click on the file in the panel and select "Copy Link Location" (Firefox) or "Copy link address" (Chrome).
Once you know the file URL, follow these steps:
While editing the page you'd like to place the MP3 on, click on the "Insert/Edit Embedded Media" button.
In the General tab of the window that appears, select QuickTime from the Type drop-down menu.
Type or copy & paste the MP3 URL into the File/URL field.
Uncheck the Constrain Proportions box, then set the Dimensions to 250x16.
If you don't want the MP3 to begin playing as soon as a user arrives at your page, open the Advanced tab and uncheck the Auto Play box.
Click the Insert button below, then Save & Publish. You'll want to make sure everything worked by visiting the "live" version of your page.
"Insert/Edit Embedded Media" button.