GETTING STARTED

The intent of this section is to give you the necessary information to get started with your Web site. As you go through this tutorial, you will notice that this document does not explain all the features that you will find in FWS Professional. For complete instructions on any feature, go to the appropriate Help Manual file. Getting started with this tutorial is an easy 2 step process!  A print-friendly PDF of this section is available here.

GENERAL PROCESS:

1. Using the Navigation Builder, add a page to your site.
2. Once the page is added, click the Detail link next to the page you added. Then select the tool or tools that you will be using for the content on this page. Use this tool or tools to edit the content on the page.

USE THE NAVIGATION BUILDER TO ADD A PAGE TO YOUR WEB SITE:

1. Click on the Navigation Builder Home link on the administration toolbar.
2. The Navigation Builder page will result. This page will display your current Web site map as well as allow you to update any of your current pages. To add a new page, click on the Add Page link at the top of the page.
3. The Add Page screen will result.
   
   • Type in a Navigation Link name. This is the link that will appear in your left side navigation bar.
   • Choose a Navigation Type. (See below for Navigation Type descriptions and screen shot.)
   • Choose the Navigation Link status. This will allow you to temporarily make a page inactive. When inactive, the page will still
     exist but it will not be part of the navigation links on the left side.  This will default to active for all new pages. 
   • Dictate the Navigation Order. Use this drop down to select where in the navigation this link will appear. 
   • Select the desired Navigation level.
     • Level 1 links are the main links on the left side.
     • Level 2 & 3 links are the lower level links that users can get to by first clicking on a higher level link.
     • Notice in the figure above, that lower level links are indented in on the Web site map. This makes it much easier to read the Web  site map.
   • Click Add to add the new page.

Navigation Types:

• Internal Web page: This option will be used for most of your links. By selecting this option, you are dictating that this link
  will be for a new page within your Web site.
  1. Physical File: This is the file name that will be used for this page. Each page must have a unique physical file name. If you choose a name that already exists for another page, a warning message will appear. This file name cannot have any spaces, just letters,numerals and underscores.
  2. Page Title: This is an optional field. The text that you enter into this box will appear in the title area of this page. It is  recommended that you include a title for each page.
• Web Site link: This option will be used for linking to a specific Web site address. This could link to a Web address on some other external Web site OR it could link to a file within your Web site.
  1. Type: Decide whether clicking on this link will bring your Web site users to a new Web site window or keep them within the current window.
  2. URL: Type in the full Web address of the desired destination. Be sure to include the http://. Also, you can save  yourself some work by going to the desired address in another browser, copying the Web address out of the address bar and pasting it in this field.
• Menu Opening link: This option allows you to use your first level links to organize or categorize your links without having
  to put any content on this page. When a user clicks on one of these links, the level 2 and level 3 links under this link will
  appear; however, the user will not actually go to a new page. (This option will be used on a very limited basis.)

3. Select the tool that you would like to use for adding content to this page. Click on the drop-down to select the desired tool.  (See below for list of tools and description.)
4. With this detail page, you are able to add as many tools as you need. For example, you can add 2 text/graphic editor items and a calendar all
   on the same page. When doing so, you can order these by selecting the appropriate location from the drop-down box after the tool selection
   drop-down.

Tool Descriptions:

• Text/Graphic Editor: This will be the tool that you will use the most often. This gives you an easy to use editor that will allow you to add text and graphics.
• Slide Show: This tool will allow you to make your own timed slide show. This is a great way of showing a variety of photos on your homepage.
• Site Map: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• SCRIP/TRIP Ordering: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Resources / News: This tool is perfect for uploading your newsletter, linking out to a great article on another Web site or creating your own quick news flash.
• Profiles: With this tool, you can display your staff members with their name, email address, biography, photo and more.
• Prayer Requests: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Photo Gallery: This tool will allow you to add photo albums with unlimited photos to your page.  Additional help can be found at http://support.faithwebsites.com/photogallery.cfm.
• Multi-Column Tool: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Members Database Search: Please refer to http://support.faithwebsites.com/membersdatabase.cfm.
• Members Database - Opt In: Please refer to http://support.faithwebsites.com/membersdatabase.cfm.
• Links: This tool is ideal for creating an organized list of Web site resources.
• Interactive Forms: This will allow you to add a survey or on-line form to your site. (Also referred to as "I-form tool")
• Faculty List From Faculty Database:  Please refer to http://support.faithwebsites.com/faculty.cfm.
• Facility Use Calendar: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Embed Audio/Video:  Please refer to http://support.faithwebsites.com/audiosermons.cfm.
• Calendar of Events: This will allow you to pull the desired categories of events from you main calendar tool. You will need to read the Calendar Help Manual before adding one of these tools.
• Bulletin Board/Forum/Blog: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Birthdays / Anniversaires: (description coming soon; please contact support for more information)
• Audio Sermons (MP3):  Please refer to http://support.faithwebsites.com/audiosermons.cfm.