About Bad Text
One reason this text is considered bad is the underlined text, for no apparent reason. The headings are also different colors, sizes, and type styles. There are multiple font sizes in the body text and various spacing between lines. There is even highlighted text! If the page is hard to read, that is a clear sign that the formating of the text should be reviewed before publication.
Why do people submit postings with text looking this bad? Well, there are multiple reasons. One reason may be they just don't think it looks bad, well it does! Another reason and probably the most accurate is that they know someone will fix it for them. While that is true, it is not a good reason to not fix it yourself. One bad posting can add hours to the queue of other postings. Just think how long the wait may be if ten postings are bad, or even twenty. This is why it sometimes takes a few days for even the most perfect posting to be published. So, please correct your postings before submission.
Solutions for Bad Text in Postings
The main thing when copying and pasting text from a MS Word document is to copy the text in Word and pasted into CMS using the red W in the tool bar (above)
The red W removes all the formatting from MS Word and allows the CMS style sheet to apply it's settings to the posting.
If that does not remove all the formating you can use the Sweeper tool in the tool bar. It looks like a broom sweeping over a piece of paper. Click the drop down and start at the bottom of the list at "span tags". Continue selecting each option, moving gtom bottom to top until you reach "Microsoft word formating". You should not ever need to select the top option, "All HTML Codes".
- 4. If you have an issue with the "numbered list" option, such as having the numbers appear twice, try removing the typed number in Word before you copy and paste the text. After the text is pasted in CMS then select the area you would like the numbered list to appear and click that option.
- The same applies to the bullet options.
- The problem is when you paste text in CMS from Word, the numbered list and the bullets do not cross over well. The bullets become periods and the numbered list becomes just text. If you remove the bullets and numbers in Word you can simply reapply that option withing CMS edit mode.
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About the Help Desk
The LSU AgCenter Help Desk is a resource AgCenter personnel may utilize to obtain assistance or guidance with computer support needs. The Help Desk is open for business and staffed by undergraduate students from 8am through 4:30pm Monday through Friday excluding holiday’s. A Help Desk representative may be reached either by phone at (225) 578-8534 or e-mailing itsupport@agcenter.lsu.edu .
As an employee you may find yourself needing assistance with avariety of computer related needs, such things as setting up new computer equipment, resetting passwords, fixing old computer equipment, installing or using software packages, installing or using certain computer hardware components such as external backup devices, obtaining guidance on purchasing equipment, using or deploying a PowerPoint presentation, obtaining access to network file storage, and a host of other needs that develop while you’re trying to work on your computer.
Tips for Managing Your E-mail Account
Tips for managing your e-mail account if you plan to be away and not checking it regularly
1.Change your email password before you leave so that it does not expire before you return by visiting www.lsuagcenter.net, logging in and clicking the “click here to change your password” link at the top of the page.
2. Setup password recovery so you can easily recover your password if you forget it when you return.
3. Archive all email in your mailbox so it does not exceed size limits . Click here to learn more about manually archiving email in Outlook 2007.Click here to learn more about manually archiving email in Outlook 2003.
4. Set an out of office reply message (by clicking on the Tools menu, and choosing Out of Office Assistant) so that people who do send you email get an automatic response letting them know you are unavailable. Test it by having someone send you email before you leave.
5. If you will not be checking email for more than two weeks, send an email to itsupport@agcenter.lsu.edu letting them know how long you will be out so they can make sure your don’t miss any email because your mailbox is too full.
If you need assistance with any of these things, contact the IT Support desk at 225-578-8534 or your Regional Tech.
Written: Jay Keim
What are Sunrise/Sunset Dates?
Each posting has a sunrise and a sunset date. The AgCenter CMS will automatically place the date and time that the posting was created as the sunrise date. This is the moment when the create article button was clicked. The Sunset date should be set to one year after the sunrise date. One year is the maximum amount of time allowed before a posting must be reviewed and re-submitted or expired.
When a posting reaches the sunset date, it is removed from the public’s view of the site. It is, however, still available through the archive manager for the channel in which it was posted. The author of the posting is notified via E-mail of the expiration and is given the option to re-submit the posting for continued publication if the content is still valid and valuable.
Why Do I Need to Add User Keywords?
User keywords are the most underutilized aspect of CMS. While keywords are no longer essential to the search capabilities of the Website, they can improve the chance of visitors finding a posting.
Keywords are terms – typically nouns – that describe the essential elements, themes or topics of a posting. It is up to the author to input all terms necessary to cover the central ideas and topics of the posting’s content. Keywords are especially needed in postings that have attachments, since search engines cannot scan the text of pfd, audio or video files.
The secret is to anticipate the terms an individual would enter into a search engine to find that type of content on the Internet or on LSUAgCenter.com.
Since search engines will check the text of a posting in CMS, it is not necessary to use the same words that are in your posting. What you need to do is consider words that are NOT in your posting.
All keywords must be separated by commas. They can be deleted with the backspace and delete keys on a keyboard.
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