The Contribute Workspace
The Contribute toolbar changes according to whether you are browsing or editing a web page or a blog entry. When you are editing, the editor toolbar lets you edit text or images, depending on the content you’ve selected. And when you are editing a draft for your blog, the blog metadata and secondary metadata toolbars are also available.
The Browser Toolbar contains buttons for navigating your website or creating a page or blog entry. The browser toolbar contains the same options for websites and blogs.
The Editor Toolbar contains buttons for common operations from the File, Insert, Format, and Table menus. The editor toolbar options vary depending on whether you are working on a draft for a website or a blog.
The Text Formatting Toolbar contains buttons for formatting text. The text formatting toolbar options also vary depending on whether you are working on a draft for a website or a blog.
The Contribute Sidebar makes it easy to switch between editing and browsing, and gives you quick access to your drafts. You can also use the sidebar to get quick instructions for performing tasks in Contribute.
The sidebar has two parts:
- The Pages Panel gives you access to the web browser and all drafts you’re currently editing. There is also a link to the Draft Console, which shows the status of your drafts.
- The How Do I Panel provides quick step-by-step instructions to help you complete some common Contribute tasks. The panel shows a list of browsing tasks while you are browsing, and a list of editing tasks while you are editing. Note: Click any link in the How Do I panel in the sidebar to get more information on that task. If the desired task is not in the list, see Contribute Help.
This concludes our overview of elements of Contribute 4. The next sections of this reference guide will cover editing web pages. The next section, Editing Text - Links and Lists, will show how the different ways to manipulate text on a web page.