How do I create and assign content to a page?

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create new content for an existing page and assign the content to that page. There are many ways to create content. This tutorial will cover one of the more popular ways to do so.

Create Content

1. Go to the AcuWeb Menu and choose "Content" from the drop-down list. You will be brought to the Content List View.
2. Click on the "New Content" button at the top of the page. You will be brought to the Edit Content screen.
3. At the top, type in a title for your content. You may choose any of the options available that are located direclty beneath the title.
   
   
4. Type in or paste your content in the content editor. If you are copying from MS Word or another program, please click the Paste as Plain Text or Paste from Word icon. A pop-up window will appear. Paste your text into this box and follow the directions. When done, click the "OK" button.
5. Style your text in the content editor using the "Styles" drop-down list and other items such as the bold and italic styles.

Assign Content to a Page(s)

Once you have your content in the content editor and styles applied, you will need to assign your content to a page.

6. Scroll down below the content editor to the Publish on Page section.
   
   
7. Next to "Primary Page" choose a page from the drop-down list.
8. For "Primary Zone", this should already be set to "Main Content" or some other name that represents where you main content will go. If you have more than one content zone set up on your website, choose the appropriate zone from the drop-down list.
9. For "Primary Order", if this is the only piece of content to be included on this page, you can leave this box blank. If you have more than one content piece on a page, you will need to indicate a specific order of where it will be positioned on the page. Type in a number (0-999, 0 = highest on page; 999 = lowest on page).
10. If you want your content to be assigned to two pages, follow the same steps above to assign your content to the secondary page, zone, and order fields.

Start and End Dates

It is important to also assign start and end dates to each piece of content, especially if your content is a news or calendar item (see below). As default, the start date will always be on the current day for new content. However, you will need to change the expire date since it defaults to the current day.

11. Go to the Start & End Dates section. Click on the "End Date" field and a pop-up calendar will appear.
    
    
12. Click on the "Year" drop-down list and choose a year very far in advance.
13. Then click on any day (does not matter unless you have a specific day in mind) and the calendar will disappear and your date will be set.
14. There is an option "On End Date". It is automatically set to "archive" any content that expires. This is ideal if you plan on reusing your content later on. If you have no need for the content once it expires, you can choose the "Delete" option. This will permantely delete your content when it expires, so be careful when using this option.
    
    

What if my content is a news or calendar item?

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that you'll find helpful in posting Calendar and News items to your site!

Some websites are set up to use headline lists (shared items). These headline lists are in the form of news and calendar items. These items need to be treated a little different from regular website content. Follow the Create Content and Start and End Dates sections above to create the content, however, for assigning content to a page, follow these steps:

1. Under the Publish on Page section, go to "Primary Page" and choose the dynamic-driven page from the list. These will usually contain brackets around them and look something like [News Details].
2. For "Primary Zone" choose "None (for dynamic lists)".
3. Do not put anything in the "Primary Order" field. This may cause issues with your news list showing in the proper order on the page.
   
   
4. For the Start and End Dates section, the start date is automatically the calendar date. If you want to show your content on your site first before an event occurs, you can change the "Evet Date" under the Content Lists & Calendar Events section to something different.
5. While still in the Content Lists & Calendar Events section, choose the "Include in" item you want your content to show up. In most cases, these items will be news and articles.
6. For "Teaser Text" type in or paste a single sentence the briefly describe your content. If set up, this teaser text will show directly below your headline.
7. Type in some brief text for the "Teaser Link".
   
   

When you are done editing your content, go to the top of the page and click "Save Changes" button to save your changes. If you wish to publish your changes to the web, click the "Post to Web" button at the top of the page.