Chapter 5. Handling External Documents
What You Will LearnIn this lesson, you will:Establish server locations to save documentsSet up roles to style imported Office documents correctlyLearn how to attach PDF and other types of documentsCreate a Contribute-updatable navigation barDevelop an in-page help system
Approximate TimeThis lesson takes approximately one hour and 15 minutes to complete.Lesson FilesMedia Files:NoneStarting Files:LessonFiles/Lesson_05/css/bg_nav.cssLessonFiles/Lesson_05/css/bg_ct.cssLessonFiles/Lesson_05/hr/policy/indexLessonFiles/Lesson_05/hr/policy/content_frameLessonFiles/Lesson_05/hr/policy/nav_frameLessonFiles/Lesson_05/hr/policy/top_frameLessonFiles/Lesson_05/Library/Help_HR_Policy.lbiLessonFiles/Lesson_05/media/pdfs/hr_compensation.pdfLessonFiles/Lesson_05/media/pdfs/hr_contacts.pdfLessonFiles/Lesson_05/media/pdfs/hr_pto.pdfLessonFiles/Lesson_05/report/annual_reportLessonFiles/Lesson_05/report/Annual Report.docCompleted Files:FinalFiles/Lesson_05/hr/policy/nav_frameFinalFiles/Lesson_05/report/annual_reportOne of Macromedia Contribute's mandates is to blur the line between the online and the offline office. Any organization that has been around for even a short time has accumulated a wide range of documentstypically in word processing or spreadsheet files. Much of the initial work on a Web site, particularly an intranet site, involves making the information contained in these types of documents available online. Contribute makes it easy to incorporate external documents into a Web site. Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the site designer is how to manage the ever-increasing deluge of n119 files in a118-based structure.In Contribute 3, the Administrator can specify on a role-by-role basis where external documents should be stored. As you'll learn in this lesson, different types of filesWord documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, and so oncan be assigned their own locations. You can even specify new file types and how they should be handled.Microsoft Office is the de facto standard when it comes to organizational communication. In acknowledgement of this reality, Contribute offers several methods for smoothly bringing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents online. In this lesson, you'll explore the various possibilities for both Windows and Macintosh.With a properly designed page, Contribute users can add navigation buttons to open external documents.