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Summer 2011 Workshop Times

CommonSpot Assisted Work Time (Open House)

CommonSpot Assisted Work Time sessions are intended for current users who would like some work time away from the office. Staff will be present to answer questions and give advice.

July 7, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
July 13, 10:00 - 11:00 am
July 21, 9:00 - 10:00 am
July 26, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
August 3, 10:00 – 11:00 am
August 8, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
August 19, 9:00 - 10:00 am
August 24, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
September 1, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
September 6, 10:00 - 11:00 am
September 15, 10:00 - 11:00 am
September 19, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
September 30, 10:00 – 11:00 am

CommonSpot Advanced Topics

Prerequisite for CommonSpot Advanced Topics: CommonSpot Intermediate workshop

July 28, 10:00 – 11:00 am
     Rich Text Editor Techniques


August 17, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
     Sidebar Linking Options


September 28, 10:00-11:00 am
     Uploading Documents

CommonSpot Publishers: Do NOT Upgrade to Firefox 4 or IE 9

The Firefox 4.x and IE 9.x browser versions have not been qualified for use with the CommonSpot editor. We've seen Firefox 4.0 cause several editing problems. We've not tested IE 9 to see if it misbehaves but we expect that it will. As we move to the next version of CommonSpot, these versions will be supported, but that is not scheduled until later this summer.

Remember, if you are a Macintosh user, Firefox is the only browser you can use to edit CommonSpot pages.

If you have already upgraded your browser, you can contact the Help Desk at 836-5711 for help in rolling it back.

Spring 2011 Workshop Times

CommonSpot Assisted Work Time (Open House)

CommonSpot Assisted Work Time sessions are intended for current users who would like some work time away from the office. Staff will be present to answer questions and give advice.

• April 1, 10:00 - 11:00 am
• April 14, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• April 18, 10:00 - 11:00 am
• April 27, 10:00 - 11:00 am
• May 6, 9:00 - 10:00 am
• May 12, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• May 18, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
• May 23, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• June 1, 10:00 - 11:00 am
• June 9, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• June 15, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• June 23, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
• June 28, 10:00 - 11:00 am 

CommonSpot Advanced Topics

Prerequisite for CommonSpot Advanced Topics: CommonSpot Intermediate workshop

  

•  April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• Maintaining Links in the Horizontal Navigation Bar
• May 19, 9:00 - 10:00 am
• Options for Web Forms
• June 22, 10:00-11:00 am
• Using Google Analytics

 

 

 

Changing Items in a Bulleted List

There is a recent bug in the rich text editor that makes it difficult to change a link in a group of bulleted list items. We hope to have a patch applied soon. Luckily, the fix is pretty easy:

Before changing items in the list, highlight the entire group of items and click the bulleted list icon to un-bullet the items (see image above)

Add new list items or change links to existing items – whatever changes you need to make

• Sometimes an item will get pulled up from below the item you are working on and be on the same line—just press Enter or Return to push it down to the next line

When all changes are made and all items are lined up properly, highlight the entire group and reapply the bullets