You will administer and maintain a multi-user website with Adobe Contribute CS3.
Target Student
Contribute is primarily used by non-programmers as it employs an intuitive What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) development environment, which allows those with little or no programming experience to keep websites and blogs edited and updated with content.
Adobe Training Prerequisites
Familiarity with Windows operating system; Microsoft Internet Explorer; basic computing terminology.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®,
or Intel Core™ Duo (or comparable) processor
- A minimum of 512 MB of RAM
- A 1 GB of available hard-disk space
- A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor with 16-bit video card
- A DVD-ROM drive
- A mouse or other pointing device
- Internet Access (contact your local network administrator)
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
Software Requirements
- Adobe® Contribute® CS3
- Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 or later
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later
- Microsoft® Office 2003 or 2007
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- familiarize yourself with the elements in the Adobe Contribute
CS3 workspace and identify the connection protocols to connect with a website.
- establish connection to a website.
- integrate content from MS Office documents and web browsers
into Contribute.
- administer the new page settings, template options, and
style settings.
- manage existing users and define new user roles.
- access and enable the CPS and then define users and perform
a review workflow.
- create shared site assets and set accessibility options.
- deploy Contribute sites and perform administrative tasks.
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe Contribute CS3
- Topic 1A: Explore the Contribute Environment
- Topic 1B: Identify Website Connections
- Lesson 2: Establishing a Connection
- Topic 2A: Create a Connection
- Topic 2B: Assign Administrator Role
- Topic 2C: Modify Contribute Preferences
- Lesson 3: Integrating Content into a Website
- Topic 3A: Integrate Content from Microsoft Applications
- Topic 3B: Edit Content on a Web Page
- Topic 3C: Insert Page Assets
- Topic 3D: Integrate Content into a Blog
- Lesson 4: Setting Page and Style Options
- Topic 4A: Set the New Page Options
- Topic 4B: Set Style Setting Options
- Lesson 5: Managing Contribute Users
- Topic 5A: Create New Contribute Roles
- Topic 5B: Create Connection Keys
- Lesson 6: Working with the Contribute Publishing Server
- Topic 6A: Access the Contribute Publishing Server
- Topic 6B: Enable the Contribute Publishing Server
- Topic 6C: Connect with the Contribute Publishing Server
- Topic 6D: Configure User Directory in the CPS
- Topic 6E: Perform an Approval Workflow
- Lesson 7: Managing Accessibility to Shared Assets
- Topic 7A: Create Shared Assets
- Topic 7B: Set Accessibility Options
- Lesson 8: Managing Contribute Sites
- Topic 8A: Deploy Contribute Sites
- Topic 8B: View the Log Files
- Topic 8C: Describe CPS Notification
