Drop-down Shortcut Menu
Clicking on the yellow folder next to a page name opens up this drop down menu.
Here is a list of all the drop down menu options. Below that are the explanations of the options in the drop down menu:
Show displays the page in the Internet Browser.
Edit opens up the page's content information in the work area to the right.
Clicking on the folder name will do the same thing.
New opens up all the options for new page content in the work area to the right.
Info opens the page to the right and a popup window with all the page info at a glance.
Copy copies that file into memory, but leaves the original file in place.
No visible reminder that something was done.
However, clicking on the file folder again shows that 2 new options have been added to the menu: Paste into and Paste after.
Cut copies that file into memory. The removal does not show up immediately. There is no visible
reminder that something was done.
However, clicking on the file folder again shows that 2 new options have been added to the menu: Paste into and Paste after.
Paste Into opens a pop up menu that asks if you want to copy the selected file into that particular folder and then copies the file into the selected file folder with the original name plus (copy 1) after it. The file name can be changed later.
Paste after opens a pop up menu that asks if you want to copy the selected file after a particular file and then copies the file below that file with the original name plus (copy 1) after it. If you copy the file
more than once each copy will be consecutively numbered. The file name can be changed later.
Clicking on 'More options' opens another drop down menu with the following options: Import/Export to .
t3d, Move Page, 'Create New' Wizard, History/Undo, Access and Web>List Mode.
'Create New' Wizard opens in the work area to the right with choices of where to place the new page.
Move Page (available under the more options ... tab) opens up a directory tree in the work area with grey arrows pointing to new possible positions for the page. This option is available under more options ...
History/Undo Just mentioned here because it shows up. Do not touch.
Access (available under the more options ... tab) opens up in the work area information about who has access/permission to make changes to the page/s.
The Web>List Module gives an overview of the content of the current folder
Hide places a red X next to the file in the directory tree and hides the file so that it does not show up in the menu.
Unhide Makes the icon normal in the directory tree and make the file visible again in the front-end menu.
Edit page properties opens a long page in the work area (the column to the right) with various options for information on the page. The same information is also accessible by clicking on the file name and then on Edit page header.
Delete opens a pop up menu that asks if you want to delete the file.
Show displays the page in the Internet Browser.
The Edit Work Area can be accessed by clicking on the yellow folder and then edit from the drop down menu or by clicking on the folder's name.
This is a screen shot of the Edit Page. For detailed instructions go to the Edit Page information page.
New opens up all the available options for new page content in the work area to the right. Here is a screen shot of it (though it will differ depending on the extensions you have installed:
Info Clicking on 'Info' opens the page in the work area to the right and a popup window that gives page information at a glance like this:
Copy
This copies the file into memory, but leaves the original file in place.
No visible reminder that something was done. However, clicking on the file folder again shows that now 2 new options have been added to the menu: Paste into and Paste after.
Cut
This cuts the file and copies it into memory. The removal does not show up immediately. There is no visible reminder that something was done.
However, clicking on the file folder again shows now that 2 new options have been added to the menu: Paste into and Paste after.
Paste Into See detailed instructions later on in the tutorial.
Paste After See detailed instructions later on in the tutorial.
More Options
Clicking on 'More options' opens another drop down menu with the following options: Import/Export to .t3d, Move Page, 'Create New' Wizard, History/Undo, Access and Web>List Mode.
Move Page (available under the more options ... tab) opens up a directory tree in the work area with grey arrows pointing to new possible positions for the page.
The page you want to move will be bold.
If you want to move the file outside of the current folder click on this icon
to go up to the next level.
Once you have found the new place for your page click on the little grey arrow pointing to a file and your page will be moved there
'Create New' Wizard
Clicking on 'Create New' Wizard opens up this screen in the work area to the right.
Chose where you want to put your new page by clicking on the grey arrow pointing to a file and your page will be created there.
The page where you are currently at will be shown in bold
History/Undo Clicking on 'History/Undo' opens up this screen to the right in the work area:
I don't recommend touching anything here. I am just giving the information to satisfy your curiosity.
Access Clicking on 'Access' opens up this screen to the right in the work area:
This shows information about who has access/permission to make changes to the page/s. I don't recommend touching anything here. I am just giving the information to satisfy your curiosity.
Web>List Module
Clicking on 'Web>List Module' opens up this screen to the right in the work area:
This basically is an overview of the folder with your current webpage.
[1] Page This shows all the other pages that are in that folder. In the current example there are 3 pages
[2] Pagecontent This shows the page content sections of the current webpage. The sample page has only one content section.
[3] Template This shows the Typo3 template that is associated with this file. This will only show up for the root file of that particular folder. For page editing purposes this is totally irrelevant.
Export & Import to .t3d This information is totally irrelevant for editing purposes.
Hide Clicking on 'Hide' hides that file/page.
Your screen will refresh and you will see that a red X has been placed next to the file in the directory tree. Your file will now not show up in the menu if the template has been setup this way.
Hiding a page comes in handy when you are preparing a page in advance or want to keep a copy of a page ready as a template for the future.
When you click on the yellow file folder again you will now notice that there is a new option 'Unhide'.
Unhide Clicking 'Unhide' reverses what 'Hide' did and removes the red X
next to the file in the directory tree and make the file visible again in the menu. Your screen will refresh and you will see that the red X is gone and your file folder will look like this again
Edit Page Properties Selecting 'Edit page header' opens a long page in the work area (the column to the right) with various options for information of the page.
The same information is also accessible by clicking on the file name and then on the Edit page header tab.
Delete Delete opens a pop up menu like the one below that asks if you want to delete the file.