Editing your web site
Below you will find links to several documents that have been created for web editors. They will help you make your site the best it can be in the easiest ways possible. If, after consulting these aids, you have any further questions or suggestions for improvement, please contact the Web Strategy Team.
ALL web editors should review items 1, 2 and 3 below. If you intend to use images, please review item 6 and, if you use a Mac, item 7, or Windows, item 8.
- Introduction: [Web Page | Screencast]
Learning objectives: You will learn about the prerequisites, requirements, and things to
consider before editing your web page.
Learning objectives: You will learn about the various pieces of Wheaton's template.
Understanding how the template works will help you to edit and maintain your own
web site.
3. Using Frontier to edit your web pages
Learning objectives: You will learn how to write and edit new and existing material for
your web pages using Frontier, the college's web editor program.
4. Using the older web editor
Navigating, using HTML and linking to images, pdfs and urls in the older web editor
Saving and Publishing your page
Learning objectives: You will learn how to format your pages using simple HTML code.
You will also learn how link to images, pdfs and other web pages.
5. Using the new editorBasic Toolbar
Advanced Toolbar
Creating Links to images, a pdf or url in the new editor
Saving and Publishing your page
Learning objectives: You will learn how format your text by using the basic and
advanced toolbars. You will also be able to create links to images, pdfs and urls.
6. Prepping Images for Wheaton's website
Learning objectives: You will learn to determine the proper pixel size, resolution and
filing techniques for your images.
7. Getting images from your desktop to the web with Fetch
Learning objectives: Macintosh users, you will learn how to move your images from
your desktop to your web page using Fetch.
8. Getting images from your desktop to the web with Internet Explorer's FTP
Learning objectives: Windows users, you will learn how to move your images from
your desktop to your web page using Internet Explorer.
9. Updating your faculty profile (pdf)
Learning objectives: You will learn how to edit your page and protect its content by
changing your password
PDF version:
Job Aids for New Editor (pdf)
Job Aids for Older Editor (pdf)
Problems, Questions, Concerns? Contact the Web Strategy Team (at web@wheatoncollege.edu or x3506):if you have forgotten your password for general inquiries and editor assistance beyond our Help Pages, to set up a new account for a content editor, and for content issues on Wheaton pages outside of your area.