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Bates magazine online

This is a complete guide to the creation and management of the Bates magazine online. The Bates magazine online is in the Bates Now subtree. Most Bates magazine online images should be placed in the "images/Bates_Magazine/issuename/ directory, and referenced accordingly in the ICMS Editor.

A full guide to creating a new Issue, can be found here.

Screen shots: Fields: Field definition: What goes there: Specs:

Homepage

*NOTE: This page has been created, and will never need to be created again.*
CurrentIssue The current publication
(for navigation)
Component Drag-and-drop the current issue component
RolloverText Informative copy that might appear in parent page (if parent page reads RolloverText) text 5 to 10 words
Footer Not in use at this time
Keywords META keywords for search text  
Owner Person responsible for page upkeep text e-mail format (kzirkel)
Layout Stylesheet associated with the page   BatesMagazineHomepageStylesheet.xsl

Issue

*NOTE: This is really a component which is treated like a page. To create an Issue, right click on the directory and choose "New" and then "Component..." and select "Bates Magazine Issue"*
Description Informative copy that appears in Archive Divider page text 15-20 words
NavigationSection Primary Links along top of page Navigation-Section (x17) Navigation-Section (x17) is default; DO NOT CHANGE
Navigation-Links Substitutes for Page Navigation Bates Magazine External Links (x9097) Bates Magazine External Links (x9097) is default; DO NOT CHANGE
FeatureLinkList Features Navigation Navigation Must be children; start page must be the ICMS identification number of the subfolder containing Features pages
DepartmentLinkList Departments Navigation Navigation Must be children; start page must be the ICMS identification number of the subfolder containing Departments pages
Navigation-Page Page Navigation Navigation sibling by default; DO NOT CHANGE
Navigation-Ancestor Ancestor Navigation Navigation  
Issue Issue Name text eg: "Fall 2000"
IssueImage Pictoral version of Issue Name text eg: "images/Bates_Magazine/fall2000/fall2000_issue.gif"
File *jpg format for picture quality*
screenshot of the front cover text eg: "images/Bates_Magazine/fall2000/fall2000_cover.jpg"
Layout Stylesheet associated with the page   BatesMagazineArchiveStylesheet.xsl

Feature

Department

Class Notes

Class Notes Year

Magazine Archive

*NOTE: Each of these pages are of the same schema (Bates Magazine Article).*

(*) Feature and Department both use the default: BatesMagazineArticleStylesheet.xsl.
    Department does not use File or PictureCaption. Do not enter anything for these fields.

(*) Class Notes uses a different stylesheet (BatesMagazineDividerStyleSheet.xsl).
    This page has been created, and will never need to be created again.

(*) Class Notes Year uses the default: BatesMagazineArticleStylesheet.xsl
    Name should be the Year, Headline should be "Class of <Year>".
    BodyCopy should have the same style as the Magazine printing itself.

CurrentIssue The current publication
(for navigation)
Component Drag-and-drop the current issue component
Headline Headline of the article text eg: "Deeds Not Words"
Capitalize first letters only
sugg. max. 6 words
Byline Byline of the article text eg: "By John Doe"
Subhead Subhead of the article
Also used as "rollover" text in hompage
text 15-20 words
File *jpg format for picture quality*
Picture to go with article text eg: "images/Bates_Magazine/fall2000/fall2000_foxisland.jpg"
PictureCaption Caption text 5-15 words
AuthurNugget Is placed at the end of the article.
About the author of the article text 1-2 paragraphs
BodyCopy Generic area of text in the center of page, contains bulk of page data. Can contain any HTML data (text, images, tables, lists, text formatting, etc). HTML-sensitive text PLEASE do not specify font properties for body text; let the XSL stylesheet do that.
Footer Not in use at this time
Keywords META keywords for search text  
Owner Person responsible for page upkeep text e-mail format (kzirkel)
Layout Stylesheet associated with the page   BatesMagazineArticleStylesheet.xsl