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Product Intro Guides

This section offers step by step walk through tours of Cascade Server from a Business User's or Administrator's perspective.

1. Technical Intros »
   Technical walkthroughs of the product for developers and administrators
   1. Part 1 »
      Introduction for technical users
      1. Create a New Site
         Learn how to create a new site
      2. Publishing Content
         Set up the new site for publishing
      3. Users and Content Creation
         Learn how to set up users, groups, and asset factories
       
   2. Part 2 »
      This section provides additional resources.
      1. Import an Existing Website
         Walk through the steps of importing a new site into the system
      2. Dynamic Navigation Menus
         Set up and configure dynamic navigation menus
      3. Structured Data Definitions
         Set up structured data capture forms for content
       
   3. Part 3 »
      This section provides additional resources.
      1. Set up PDF, Printer Friendly, and XML Configurations
         Set up additional content configurations
      2. Create and Associate Workflows
         Learn more about the workflow system
      3. Display Recent Press Releases
         Display recent press releases on your site
       
   4. Part 4 »
      This section provides additional resources.
      1. External Links
         Use external links for linking to assets outside the system
      2. Set up an RSS Feed
         Quickly set up an RSS feed in the system
      3. Create Advanced Data Definitions
         Understand how to create a more sophisticated data definition
       
   5. Part 5 »
      This section provides additional resources.
      1. Content Re-Use
         Understand how to re-use content across sites and pages
      2. Scripting Languages
         Use scripting languages in the system
      3. Metadata Sets
         Set up and use metadata sets
      4. Example Modules
         Browse the example modules included with the software
       
    
2. Business User Intro »
   Overview of the business user introduction
   1. Getting Started
      Getting started in the CMS
   2. Opening a Page
      We have an example site created within the system that we may browse.
   3. Editing a Page
      Editing page content, inserting links and images, and managing metadata.
   4. Editing a Page
      The word processor, also called the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, that is integrated in the CMS system has the same functionality and features you are most likely accustomed to using in a standard editor.
   5. Inserting an Image
      Images may be intereted anywhere in the WYSIWYG editor.
   6. Inserting a Hyperlink
      Cascade Server makes it easy to add hyperlinks directly in the word processor.
   7. Changing Metadata
      Metadata is information that describes the asset, and includes a summary, title, keywords, author, and other items that are used for a variety of tasks in a CMS.
   8. Saving Content
      The CMS makes it simple to save content.
   9. Viewing History
      As you’re working within the system, there is an easy way to return to content you were working on earlier.
   10. Creating a Page
       Walk through the steps of creating a new page
   11. Starting a Workflow
       To ensure that content has gone through the necessary approvals before publishing, many organizations take advantage of Cascade Server’s Workflow options.
   12. Sending a Message
       As you use the system, you may also find yourself needing to send a message to another user.
   13. Locking an Asset
       There may be times when you will need to edit an asset, while preventing other users from making changes to the same asset, for an extended period of time.
    
3. Intro PDFs
   PDF versions of the intro guides, suitable for printing.

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