DickMalott.com 2.0

Training Josh Pelton

Kaila Goodrich

• Each course, system, and section is its own “journal”

• Each “journal” is comprised of a series of “articles”

• Like a blog • You assign categories to your articles, and

these categories become links

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Site Layout

• Click on “Login” (upper right)

1st years- Kaila provided you with your username and password.

If you ever forget either- you can e-mail Kaila or Josh and get a new one.

Login

• Select the section of the site you are responsible for

• Click on • This will load the site editor

– Several options:• WYSIWYG • HTML• Pictures • Hyperlink• Video• Code

Posting Articles

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VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Selecting Categories:

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“The Format”

What’s missing?

To Do “The Format”

1.) Upload your picture and and put it in your article using WYSIWYG

2.) Click on “Resize” and make your picture 175px wide, (it should be approximately square-ish)

3.) Click on “Alignment” and make sure the picture is on the left, in-line with the text

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To Do “The Format”

4.) Click on “Save and Close”

5.) Back in the Editor, click on “Save”

6.) Look at about where the text comes to the bottom of the picture, remember that sentence

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To Do “The Format”

7.) Switch from WYSIWYG to Raw HTML (upper right drop down menu)

8.) Select all of the code down to the last word of the sentence you made note of, and copy it

9.) Click on “Summary” (just below the screen) and paste the code

10.) Click Save & Close

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• All pictures should be uploaded to the “Pictures” folder

Some Additional Notes

But Josh and Kaila! What if I want to post

a document?

Slideshare.net

• This website allows you to upload your documents or PowerPoints and then gives you an embed code.

• This code can then be used to post your document or PowerPoint on DMC

• Here is what a PowerPoint will look like on DMC

Slideshare.net

• I’ve created an account that you are free to use.– Username: WMUBATS– Password: wmubats

• Let’s Check out Slideshare

Slideshare.net

• Step 1: Click Upload• Step 2: Upload Publicly • Step 3: Select the file you would like to upload• Step 4: Once slideshare has finished

uploading, it will give you an embed code. Copy this

Slideshare.net

Slideshare.net

• MAKE SURE YOU COPY THE ENTIRE CODE• Step 5: Go to DMC and open the site editor• Step 6: Put your title in• Step 7: Click in the body area

Slideshare.net

Slideshare.net

Paste the embed code here- then hit save and close.

Slideshare.net

• Don’t Forget to add a category• Add your photo (for the summary) and text for

the summary in the body.• Switch to RawHTML- Copy everything you

need for summary.• Paste into the summary

Slideshare.net

• Delete everything from the summary that you don’t need in the body.

• Save and close!

Links To Documents(So People Can Download)

• Open the site editor• Enter Your Title• Click in the body area• Enter what you would like the link to say

– Click here to download LOR Request Form• Highlight that text

Links to Documents

Click Link Button

Click Upload a File

Link To Documents

Click Browse

Click Documents

Click Upload

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• I know you may feel overwhelmed• That’s OK• I will send you this ppt.• Kaila and I will always be available to help.

DMC Training

• BY 9/26• On your system page- upload a photo of you

and your contact information. Update your first years info if needed.

• Meet with your 2nd year and submit a document to me of the things that you should have on your page.

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• Email me if you have questions!