SME 2.0 Project Website User Guide

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SME2.0USERGUIDE

This project has been funded with support from the European

Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and

the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be

made of the information contained therein.


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Author: Kovcs Andrs, Hartynyi Mria

Version: published

Theme: SME 2.0 User Guide

WP: WP1

Date: 12 April, 2012

Document Type: Product

File: SME2.0_User_guide_01_EN

Reviewer: Gerht Szilvia

Product ID: R3

Target group: Project Partners

1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 42 Site structure ......................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Header .......................................................................................................................... 62.2 Content ......................................................................................................................... 72.3 Sidebar .......................................................................................................................... 8

2.3.1 Search ....................................................................................................................... 82.3.2 Recent newsletters....................................................................................................... 92.3.3 User login ................................................................................................................... 92.3.4 Tag cloud .................................................................................................................... 92.3.5 Newsletter signup ...................................................................................................... 10


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2.3.6 Latest news .............................................................................................................. 102.3.7 Whos online ............................................................................................................. 102.3.8 Navigation (signed in) ................................................................................................ 102.3.9 Events (signed in) ...................................................................................................... 112.3.10 New forum topics (signed in) ................................................................................... 11

2.4 Footer.......................................................................................................................... 113 Content types in the SME 2.0 portal ........................................................................................ 11

3.1 Basic pages .................................................................................................................. 113.2 Articles ........................................................................................................................ 123.3 Events ......................................................................................................................... 123.4 Forum topics ................................................................................................................ 133.5 Newsletters .................................................................................................................. 143.6 Documents ................................................................................................................... 153.7 Photo galleries .............................................................................................................. 153.8 Webforms .................................................................................................................... 163.9 User guide.................................................................................................................... 19

4 Creating, editing content ........................................................................................................ 204.1 Creating articles ............................................................................................................ 204.2 Creating events ............................................................................................................ 23

5 Functions and features ........................................................................................................... 245.1 CK Editor ..................................................................................................................... 245.2

Documents ................................................................................................................... 27

5.3 Forum.......................................................................................................................... 285.4 Subscriptions ................................................................................................................ 295.5 My account ................................................................................................................... 305.6 User guide.................................................................................................................... 31


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SME 2.0 Collaboration Platform

USERGUIDE

1 IntroductionThis guide was created to help users to use the project portal. We are going to demonstrate

the functions and features. As the entire portal is constantly under construction you might find

differences between this document and the live site.

The portal has a clean look and the dominating colours are orange and white. When designing

our site, our goal was to keep in line with current web trends and layouts. We wanted to keep

it clean because a project portal should always focus on the content.

Our portal has many unique features which Im going to show you how to use. There was no

content management system on the market which already knew all planned features. Although

weve seen plenty of great engines for e-learning, blogging, forums or project management

purposes, we couldnt use any of them. The SME 2.0 is based on Drupal 7.9 core and is heavily

modified. Drupal was the excellent choice, because this is the most flexible system we could

find. Drupal can handle even very complex tasks and things such as user permissions very

easily. Our goal is to satisfy all the needs of members who work on the SME 2.0 project.


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2 Site structureThe site structure is very easy. At the top you will find the header the main column is divided

into two sections: the main content and the sidebar. At the bottom of the site you will find the

footer.

To understand the functions of the features this document will guide you through all the

sections. First you will get familiar with the sections and later the usage of the functions will be

introduced.


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2.1Header

The header contains the SME 2.0 logo and slogan. By clicking on them you will be brought to

the front page.

The menu - which is visible without logging in - contains the following menu items:

- SME 2.0 Project - navigates you to the SME 2.0 front page

- Partners - introduces project partners

- Results - contains information about the project results

- Photo Galleries - pictures of all the meetings/events

- Contact - a tab where you can contact the site administrator

Above the main menu you will find two flags which will allow you

to change the language of the portal. The default language is

English, but the whole Drupal Core and the contents are translated

into Hungarian (there will be a few exceptions).

After logging in an extra function will

appear in the header. You will find the

tools to manage your account or log out.

We will talk about that in details in the

functions and featureschapter.


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In the current phase of the portal there is no option to sign up to SME 2.0 as the newsletter is

reachable for anyone for visits the site, therefore only the project members have permission to

log in into the site. Usernames and password have been handed over to the partners after the

portal presentation.

2.2ContentThe sites content is the column where the actual content appears. You will find many types on

the SME 2.0 project portal. Some can be only created by administrators, but the partners have

opportunity to create specific content as well.

The main content types you will find on the

SME 2.0 portal are the following:

- Basic pages

- Articles

- Events

- Forum topics

- Newsletters

- Photo galleries

- Webforms

- User guide

- Documents

The front page is a very specialcontent.You will find the leading article (which has a

slightly different background) and under it

the latest news.

The front page will have a sticky article on

the top of the page and latest news. This is a

dynamic page where the content may

change time by time.


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2.3SidebarThe sidebar can be found on the right of the content. It contains

many functions and will help to navigate on the site. The elements

of the sidebar change when you log in.

2.3.1 SearchThe search function gives you the opportunity to search a word or

a phrase on the site. After typing the word into the text field press

Enter or click on the magnifying glass right of the field.

You will get the search result in an unordered list. There you have

the option to use the Advanced search where you can specify

your search by adding terms like content type or language.

Note: If you are not logged in you might see fewer results,

because visitors are not allowed to see the whole content of the

site. It is best to search the site after you signed in.


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2.3.2 Recent newslettersThe SME 2.0 newsletter is to inform people about the activities of the project. The newsletter is

published in a pdf format, but it also has an html site where it can be reached from. To make it

even flashier the newsletters have been placed almost at the top of the sidebar.

Newsletters are available in English and Hungarian language and there is an option to sign up

to them and receive an e-mail right away when the newsletter is published.

2.3.3 User loginThe user login panel is where login to the site. A previously created

user account has been handed over to every project member rightafter the portal was introduced.

The user login module contains two fields: username and

password. After logging in some new options will appear in the

sidebar which will be discussed later.

There is no option to create new accounts although the project

partners have the option to request a new password if they lost it.

2.3.4 Tag cloudA tag cloud is a visual representation for text data, used to depict

keyword metadata (tags) on websites, or to visualize free form text.

'Tags' are usually single words, and the importance of each tag is

shown with font size or color. When content is created the author

has the option to add tags to it, so it gets categorized and it will be

easier to find. Tags are hyperlinked and by pressing on them it will

give you relevant content in the chosen topic.


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2.3.5 Newsletter signupThe newsletter signup is a simple tool which allows you to sign up

to the SME 2.0 newsletters. This means that you subscribe with

you e-mail address and every time a newsletter is published an e-

mail will be sent to the address provided address. After

subscribing an e-mail will be sent with the instructions. There is

also an option to unsubscribe from the newsletter.

2.3.6 Latest newsThe latest news is a small module which displays the latest posted

news on the site. The news are listed on the frontpage, but by using

this module you can reach the articles from the whole portal.

2.3.7 Whos onlineThe module displays number of the currently sign in members and is also

lists them underneath. Invisible users (visitors) are not displayed.

2.3.8 Navigation (signed in)After a user has signed into the portal some new modules

appear in the sidebar. Probably the most important module is

the navigation. This is where the user can navigate through

the site and reach all the functions needed for proper

cooperation. The functions will be explained in the 4th

chapter.

The first links are related to creating content. The

Documentstakes the user to a page where files can be

shared. The forum link point to the forum pages where to

communication takes place. You will also find links to

webforms, to the subscription section and to the user guide.


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2.3.9 Events (signed in)Events are used to attach some happening to a date. It is perfect to

inform the project partners about the deadline. The dates where an event

is attached have a different colour and are underlined.

By clicking on a date with an event the day viewwill get loaded where

you can see detailed information about the events attached to that date.

More than one event can be attached to a day.

2.3.10 New forum topics (signed in)Forum is only available for registered members and after signing in

they get list of the latest forum topics. This is a nice tool to stay

updated and dont miss out the latest discussions. By clicking on

the links the user will be transferred automatically to the chosen

forum topic.

2.4FooterThe footer can be found at the bottom of the site and contains the Lifelong LearningProgramme and the SME 2.0 project logo. Furthermore a disclaimer is included which states

that the project has been funded with support from the European Commission and that the

website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible

for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

3 Content types in the SME 2.0 portal3.1Basic pagesThe basic pages where created with the project portal. These content

types usually provide information on a given topic. This kind of content

type has a title and a body, but it does not contain the author or the

submission date. The body part of this content may look differently.


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3.2ArticlesArticles are mainly used to display news on the site.

Every partner has permission to create articles which

will be displayed on the front page. The article contains

the submission date and the author besides the title and

the body.

The articles on the front page do not display the whole article,

they are shown in teasers, which means that you can read

only a part of the article on the front page and you have to

click on the Read more link to open the article with full

content.

Another important thing about articles is the tag. You

will find the tags which belong to the article right under

the body (usually text). The way how these are created

will be explained in the create contentchapter.

3.3EventsEvents are very similar to articles except they have no tags. In the SME 2.0 portal will be used

to notify partners every time needed. Events can only be created by administrators and are

only visible for SME 2.0 partners. Every time an event will be created you will get a notification

via e-mail. It is very important to know that events can have comments (partners have

permission to make comments). Notifications and the calendar module (where the events will

be displayed) will be explained later.

Preview of event content type:


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3.4Forum topicsForum is the ideal place to talk about the SME 2.0 project itself. This will be the most

interactive part of the website as all partners have access to the forums and can share their

thoughts. The forum can be reached from the navigation menu (which is only visible after

login).

By clicking on the Forum menu item in the navigation bar first the different forums will

appear. Every work package of the SME 2.0 project has its own discussion board. Within the

forum the topics can be found.

Before entering the forum some information is visible about the forum. On the left side the

forum name is visible, which is clickable and forwards the user to the forum. The second

column displays how many topics were posted in this forum. The Posts column shows the

number of total posts in this forum. The last column displays the author of the latest post and

when it was posted.

After entering a forum a very similar table will be visible which contains the topics (remember

the last table contained the forums). In the left column the topics name can be found and

under it the date when the topic has been created.

Note: it is very important to know that the project partners can NOT open forums or topics,

but they are allowed to post in every forum topic!


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The forum topic is the place where the

communication takes place. After entering a

forum topic the title will appear on the top left.

Below it there is the date when it was published

and the author. The text below the date is

description about the topic. Underneath there

are some links forums, tagsand

subscription. You can step back to the forum,

click on tags for similar content or subscribe for

the given thread or content type.

The comments to the topic post

can be found right under the topic

description. Every project partner

has permission to post comments.

The comments are sorted and the

newest post is always on the top.

The comment shows a picture of the author on the left side with some other information

(username, creation date) and the comment itself (with title) on the right.

3.5NewslettersNewsletters are created to inform visitors, partners about recent project activities and news.

The newsletter content type is very similar to the articles content type, but it has an extra

function. Visitors can sign up to the SME 2.0 newsletter (Sidebar / 2.3.5). After signing up

their e-mail address gets part of a mailing list. Every time the SME 2.0 administrator decides

to send a newsletter everyone will get an e-mail who signed up earlier.

Note: Newsletters can be published on the SME 2.0 portal without sending out the newsletter

to the signed up people. In this case the newsletter is visible on the portal, but no e-mails are

sent.

Note: Once you have signed up to the newsletter you have the option to unsubscribe from it

anytime.


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3.6DocumentsProject partners have access to the Documents which is a file manager where files can be

stored. Furthermore it can be used to share files with each other.

In the left column the navigation tree is visible and on the right the content of the folder is

visible. In the right column you can see some information about the files.

Partners are allowed to upload files in any of the folders, but they have no permission to alter

the folder tree. Every user has an own folder /users/username where the personal files can be

stored. This folder is not visible for other users, every other folder is can be accessed by all the

project partners.

Note: There is more information about the Documents in the Functions and features

chapter of this document.

3.7Photo galleriesThe photo galleries are open for every visitor and a

link to them can be found in the main menu of the

SME 2.0 project portal. By clicking on the Photo

Galleries link a page will appear which lists the

galleries.

A title is included to every gallery and a preview

picture can be found under it. When you have chosen

the gallery you would like to visit just click on the

picture or on the title.

Note: Photo galleries are created by the site administrator and will be updated every time an

event takes place where photos are taken.


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The gallery itself lists the pictures found inside the gallery. By clicking on them the picture will

appear in large and there is an option to open the previous, next picture or to play a

slideshow.

3.8WebformsThe webform content type is relatively complex as they contain lots of features. This content

type is created by administrators only, but the partners have permission to fill it out, see the

results or download the submission data. Webforms can have different layouts, but every

webform contains input fields.


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The input fields can vary. Basically the most common field used are the following: text field,

text area, select box, and grid. All of these serve the same purpose, to get information. Some

webforms can be filled out only once, while others can be posted multiple times.

The dissemination plan webform must be used every time the SME 2.0 project is introduced

or published. This webform can be filled out every time an event occurs. On the contrary the

Evaluation questionnairescan only be filled out once.

Note: Those webforms which can be posted multiple times cannot be edited, but on the other

side those which are restricted to one submission only can be edited afterwards.

By clicking on the View your previous submissions you will have the option to check

information about you submission. The ID shows you the number of you submission, right of it

there is the submission date, the username, the IP address.

The following operations are available: View, Edit, Delete. The View option will show you the

webform you submitted previously. The Editoption allows editing the webform which has

been submitted. The Deleteoption deletes the submitted webform.

The project partners have the option to view the results of the webform

submissions. When visiting a webform a small menu appears under the title.

Clicking on the results tab will forward the user page where there is more

option to choose from.

The submission menu lists all those who submitted the webform. It is very similar to the

previously discussedown submission.The big difference is that we can view others

webforms but we cannot edit or delete them.


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The analysis link gives you access to the submitted data. The partners have the option to

analyse the data gathered from the submitted webforms. A detailed evaluation can be found

for every point of the webform.

The table link is very similar to the analysis, but in this view a you will see a detailed table

where they lines are the webform submissions and the columns are the points of the webform.


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The download menu item allows you to download the submitted data. There are many

options about the format of the exported file so the output is highly customizable.

3.9User guideThe user guide is available from the navigation menu which is only visible for signed in users.

The guide is an online version of this document.

Note: The online version of the user guide is only available in English.


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4 Creating, editing contentProject partners have the option to create content on the portal. This chapter is going to

explain how the contents can be created. In the last chapter we already discussed the different

content types, but project partners are not allowed to create all of them. Partners have

permission to create articles or events.

4.1Creating articlesIn the sidebar on the right at the top of the navigation bar there are links which allow the user

to create content. The first option is to create an article. By clicking on it the user will be

transferred to a page where the following will appear:

Note: Articles will appear on the front page therefore check the article before posting it. It is

wise to use the preview function which show how it will look like after saving. After the content

is posted the user has permission to edit or delete the article afterwards.


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When creating an article there are some important input field which have to be filled out to

post the article. One of the most important fields is the title field.

The title shouldnt be too long. The new page which is generated will have a url which is

transformed from the title. The title should be used to sum up the article in 5-6 words.

The Tags field is not required, but it advised to use tags so your article can be more likely

found. The Tags field is a so called autocomplete field which means that if the user starts

to write a word the site will search for tags in the database already used by others. Every timewhen new content is ported with the same tag the results for the given tag will grow.

Tags can be added comma-separated and there is no restriction for the number of tags. One

content shouldnt have more than 4-5 tags. The most used tags will appear in the sidebars tag

cloud which has already been introduced in the Site structure chapter (2.3.4 Tag cloud).

An image can be attached to the article, but just like tags this isnt required. If you decide to

upload an image you have to keep in mind that the allowed file types are the following: png,

gif, jpg, jpeg. The uploaded image will be transformed, so there is no restriction with the

image size.

By clicking on the file select button a window will pop up where the user can select the image

for the articles. After the image is selected the upload button must be pressed. After this is

done you will see the following:


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A little preview of the images will be shown on the left. There is still the opportunity to delete

the image. The name of the file can be found written with orange color and right of it the size

of it. A text filed below is provided to add and Alternate text which will show if the image

cant be loaded for some reason.

The body part of the content is the most important. Below you see an image where you can

set numerous of things to make you article just like you want it to appear.

Right at the top of

this box there is a

link name Edit

summary. Bypressing it an extra

window will appear

and you can write a

summary of your

articles which will be

placed on the front

page as a teaser. If

you dont write asummary the site will automatically use your full article and make the teaser. To understand

the mechanism of teasers and full articles check to image below.

The summary and the body have now two

separate input fields. The content of the upper

box will be display on the front and the content

of the box underneath will be displayed in the

full article mode.

Under the first box you will find the note which

explains that the summary will show even if

you leave it blank.

Note: It is always worth to use the summary

option as the reader will always see the

trimmed version first. If they like the summary

they might read the whole article!


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The CK Editor

The CK Editor is strongly connected with the creating content section. It is a module which

helps formatting the text. The editor has many functions which are fantastic, but if someone

would like to post only plain text it is absolutely no problem. Below the CK Editor a link can

be found Switch to plan text editor. By pressing it the CK Editor will disappear and text can

be entered in plain format.

Note: The functions of the CK Editor are explained in the next chapter Functions and

features.

Below the Body (CK editor) filed a language switcher is visible, where you can set the language

for your article (English or Hungarian) where English is the default language.

4.2Creating eventsThe creation of events is very similar to the articles so only the differences will be discussed.

Events do not have Tags, Image and language switcher. This means that events have a title

field, a body field and a Date field which is only visible on the event creation page.

The Date field is very easy to use; the date has to be filled in when the event will occur. It can

be a given time like 19th April 2012 8 pm or it can be a time interval like 17th April 2012 8 am

until 22nd April 8 pm.

On the left you can see

the date field where you

can set the accurate time

for the event, for example

a deadline.


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5 Functions and featuresThe functions and features chapter of the portal explains how to use parts of the site which

need some explanation. TheCK Editormentioned in the last chapter has lots of options

which have to be introduced. The Documents file manager needs some further explanation to

be used correctly. The forum has already been mentioned among the content types and in this

chapter you are going to learn how to make comments. The subscriptions is a part of the

site which hasnt really mentioned yet. It is a notification system which allows the user to sign

up to a content, content type or an author. The usage of the online user guide will be

introduced as well.

5.1CK Editor

The easiest is to go trough the buttons one by one. On the top left you can

find the Source button which is only interesting if you are familiar with the

html language. You have the option to import an html code. This feature is very useful if you

have for example a spreadsheet in one of your html documents so you dont have to bother

about creating a spreadsheet in the CK editor, you can your premade sheet easily.

Note: All content stored will be an html, but it is no problem if you dont know the language,

the CK editor will translate it for you. You tell it how the text should look like and the editor will

translate it to html.

These are some basic text handling tools which mightbe already familiar from Word or any other text

processing software. You can cut, copy, paste, paste as plain text or paste from word.

If you have a word document prepared you dont have to make all the styling again, you just

have to paste it with this tool. Right of it there is a spell checker which can be useful before

posting. The first ABC icon offers you the check the spelling (15 languages) and the second

ABC icon enables the spell check as you write.

These options are related to the text as well. With the arrows

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the option to search you text for a given word or phrase. The abac icon is for find and

replace. That square will do select all and the last icon removes the text format if there is

one. If you modify the font size, color, etc. and use this icon afterwards your text will be

plain again.

The first picture icon allows you to paste image into your

content/comment. This option is linked with the Documents

file manager which is explained in the next point of this chapter. By clicking on the picture

icon a window will pop up, where there are several options.

This window is full with fields which dont have to be filled

out. Most of the field will be filled out automatically when

choosing the image which should be uploaded.

Right of the URL field there is a Browse Server button which

will open a new browser window with the Documents file

manager.

Note: in order to paste an image into your content/comment

the picture has to be upload to the server first and it can

pasted only afterwards.

Just browse the image among the files and double click or use the Insert file button.

Note: In the next point you will learn how to upload a file to the Documents file manager.

After you are done the window will close

automatically and all the data according

to the image will be filled out.

You have the option to add a link to the

image. The url and the target can be set

on the Link tab.


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The flash icon is very similar to the insert picture procedure. The only difference is that you

are able to add flash to your content with this tool.

The table icon is another important tool if you would like to have a

table in your content/comment. Basically the most important filed you

have to add are the rows, columns, width and height.

There is a select box available where you can set the alignment. With

this option you can place your table on the left, right or into the

centre of your screen.

If you are finished just click the OK button and your table is ready.

The insert horizontal line is a simple tool to place a line into your content which can be used

to separate your text. It is a good visual tool. The smiley icon allows you to use smileys to

empress your emotions. The special characters pops up a window where you can choose

from lots of non-usual special characters.

The B stands for bold, the I for italic and U for

underlined. The abc is the strikethrough tool. The last two

icons help you to place your text into subscript or superscript.

The first two options help you to make a formatted list. You can

choose between numbers or dots. With the help of the next two

icons you are able to indent you text. The first icon decreases and the second increases your

text. The last icon will put your text into block quote.

The text align options provide you tools to place the text

wherever you want. Among the icons you can find align left,

centre, right, justify. There is option the change the text direction to right to left.

You can make words or text hyperlinked. The procedure is very similar like

when placing a link on the picture. This has already been described above.

With the first icon you can place a link, with the second you can unlink and the third gives you

opportunity to place an anchor.

With these you can change the text

format, the font-family and the font-size.

These icons give you the option to change the text color, or

the background behind the text. With the last two icons you

can put the editor to full screen or show/hide blocks.


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5.2DocumentsThe Documentsfile manager has already been discussed, but there is still an option left

which has to be talked about. The file upload process and the navigation in the Documents

file manager are very easy.

The left column of the file manager contains the folder structure.

These folders can only be changed by the site administrators, but

the partners are free to use any of the given folders. Among the

folders the different work packages can be found and several others.

To open a folder all there is to do is to click on the folder.

Note: Sometime you might want to refresh the content of the folder.

It can be done by clicking on the active folder. In other words you

have to navigate to a folder and click on it once again. A window

will pop up and ask if you would like to refresh the content of the

folder. The best is to refresh the sme folder which will refresh

almost the whole file manager.

If you close the folder you will see that there are three main folders: sme, users, images. The

sme folder contains all the files related to the SME 2.0 project - and this is where the projectfiles should be uploaded every time (in the right subfolder). The users folder will contain a

subfolder with your username and serves for personal storage. For example if you work on an

sme 2.0 related file, but it is not a final version and you dont want to share it with the

partners yet, you may upload it here so you will have access to it from anywhere. The

images folder is created to store pictures used for articles or comments.

To upload file to the file manager

search for the Upload button on the

left top of the window. After clicking

on it a little window appears where

you have to click in the browse

button in order to search your

computer for file. If you have chosen

the file you want to upload click on

the Upload button and the file will

be upload instantly.

Note: The file will always be uploaded in that folder, which have actively opened!


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5.3ForumThe forum has been already talked about, but the most important part of the forum is to make

comments. Comments can be created by every project partner in any given forum topic. The

well-known CK editor is used for the comments as well. When choosing a forum topics there

are two options to make a comment. The first option is to click the reply button under

someone elses comment and the second option is to scroll down to the bottom of the page.

The CK editor is exactly the same as on the creating content pages so it shouldnt be a

problem to use it. The difference is that the comment has a subject instead of a title and a

comment field instead of the body field. There is no option to make a summary of course.

We can reach the preview option for the comments, so you can have a look how it will look like

before actually posting it.

Note: your comment will always appear at the top of the page as the newest comment!


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5.4SubscriptionsThe SME 2.0 project portal has a notification system so the users have the option to tell the

site to inform them if some events occur. By default every partner was signed up to the event

and forum content type so if someone posts a new comment all the partners will get a

notification e-mail about this.

There are three different options which a user can sign up for: thread, content type and

author. A thread can be a forum topic, while a content type can be the whole forum. The

author is an extra option, for example every time the site administrator posts a content the

subscribed user will get a notification.

Ifyou want to set up a new subscription you have to click on the Subscription menu item in

the navigation menu. A page will appear where you have to choose the type of the

subscription.

In this example on the left the current user is signing up

for a content type. In the dropdown menu currently the

webform is selected. If the user chooses webform and

clicks on the Subscription button hell be signed up for

that content type.

Note: the user has the option to unsubscribe from the

subscriptions. This can be done by clicking on the My

account text which can be found in the right top corner of

the website.

Note: this function will be explained in the next point (5.5 My account).

There is also another method to subscribe to a given content. If you open a forum topic you

well recognize two links on almost the top of the forum - right above the first comment. These

links do the same like the procedure above.

This picture shows that the actual user could sign up to the thread, but it also appears that

hes already signed up to all the forum topics. If he would like to unsubscribe all there is to do

to click on the Unsubscribe from: Forum topic posts link.

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5.6User guideThe user guide can be reached from the navigation menu. The user guide is the documentation

of this document. It has a book style where every point has an own page.


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