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2-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Site Studio Contributor

2.5 Contributor Editor Window

After you choose to edit a contribution region on a web page, the Contributor editor launches in a browser popup window Figure 2–4 , and you can start editing the content in the current contribution region. Please note that this browser popup window may be suppressed by popup-blocking software, so you must configure that software to allow pop-ups on your site. Also, when the Contributor editor opens, the web browser displaying the original web page becomes temporarily unavailable. You can return to the web browser when you close the Contributor editor. Icon Meaning This icon means that you can change the content file assigned to the contribution region. The site designer controls what kinds of files you can assign contributor data files, native documents, local files, files on the content server. If you click this icon, the Switch Content wizard is launched see Switch Content Wizard on page A-3, which enables you to switch the content file assigned to the contribution region. This icon means that the contribution region currently has no content file assigned to it. If you click this icon, the Switch Content wizard is launched see Switch Content Wizard on page A-3, which enables you to assign a new or existing content file to the contribution region. This icon means that none of the situations above apply and the contribution region can be edited. Click to start editing the file contributor data file or native document associated with the contribution region. See Chapter 3, Editing Web Pages in Contributor for more information. This icon means that the content of the contribution region is currently in a workflow. See Chapter 12, Working With Workflows for more information. Click this icon to see a menu of context-sensitive options. Getting Started With Contributor 2-5 Figure 2–4 Contributor Editor Window FCKeditor The Contributor interface is very similar to the interface of a word processing program. You can add, remove, and edit text, images, hyperlinks, and more. There is even a list option that enables you to manage simple or complex lists. The appearance and behavior of Contributor varies depending on how each contribution region and associated elements were set up by the site designer. The main editor window contains various elements: ■ Data file , which shows the content ID of the data file associated with the editable contribution region on the content server. ■ Elements tab , which provides the editing environment for all elements in the contribution region. Please note that all elements in the associated Region Definition file are shown. ■ Metadata tab , which shows the content information metadata for the data file associated with the editable contribution region only if the site designer opted to make the metadata available for the contribution region. ■ Contribution toolbar , which provides a set of functions that apply to the contribution region as a whole. You can save or preview the data changes, refresh the current view, open a usage report for the data file, and view the changes made to the web page. See Contribution Toolbar on page 2-6 for more information. ■ One or more editing areas, one for each element in the Region Definition file associated with the contribution region on the page. These editing areas are where 2-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Site Studio Contributor you type in your text and format your document. See Element Editing Areas on page 2-6 for more information. ■ Element toolbars in the editing areas, which provide editing functionality relevant to the type of content you are editing. The site designer controls what editing options are available for each element type. See Element Toolbars on page 2-8 for more information.

2.6 Contribution Toolbar