Drupal Basics Part 2 Everyday TasksEditing a pageToolbar basicsAdd a hyperlink

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Veterinary page:Click on the word Veterinary,it’s linked to the page.

Click theedit tab

Editing a page

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Begin making changes in the “body” area.

•Highlight text to link it•Highlight text to change the style, size of type and position.•Click on “SAVE” and you will see the changes.

This is the same process for all the titles in the “blocks”. Each title is linked to its page.

You can also access all the pages by clicking on the top black tabs/dropdowns

Basic toolbar has options forformatting the text, adding links and photos.

Next is the toolbar basics:

The editing region has type added. The type can be styled by highlighting itand selecting an option.

Bold/italiccenter, left, right, indentbullet/numbered lists

link, anchor,type color, add line

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select a fontselect a size

insert media, file, image

paste from notepadpaste from Word

insert a table

cut, copypaste

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Toolbar Tips: Hyperlink Text

To link a document (Word, PDF)Highlight the text you want to link.Notice the link icons become visible.

Click on the link icon

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A new window pops up.This new window is titled “insert/edit link”

Link URL: If you know theurl of an existing site or file,add it here.

TitleThis is the text that showswhen you hover over theHyperlink.

Click “Insert”

The Link URL is also where you can type in the name of a page already created in Drupal orclick on browseif you need to locate it.

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http://www.ca.uky.edu

Clicking on the browse icon will pop up a new window titled “file manager”

On the left, the folder,“your site name-files”is where your files arestored when uploadedto the server.

These are files currentlystored on the server. Theyhave already been uploadedand ready to be linked. Select the box next tothe file or double click thefile name to insert it intothe link box.

Notice the link URL box now hasthe file url added.

Click on the button “insert”

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Now the type you highlightedis linked to the file

Don’t forget to save your edits

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This concludes Drupal Basics Part 2Thank you for using this training session.

Drupal Basics sessions available:

Drupal Basics Part 1An overviewLogin informationEdit the homepage

Drupal Basics Part 2Everyday TasksEditing a pageToolbar basicsAdd a hyperlink

Drupal Basics Part 3Create a new pageMain tabs menus

Drupal Basics Part 4Insert a fileInsert a imageAlter an image

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Understanding Blocks