Introduction to AcuWeb™ Updater™4.2

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AcuWeb™ Updater™ is Acuity's fourth-generation web content management system.  Its release marks the 11th anniversary of the original release of Updater™.  Today, Updater™ is just one part of the AcuWeb™ System, a suite of browser-based web apps that combine the best features from earlier releases and a decade of input from our AcuWeb™ customers with significant advances in web technology to deliver a complete set of robust, seamless and mature website management applications.

Unlike most other software,  AcuWeb™ apps require no time-consuming installation and no tedious upgrades, because the AcuWeb™ software is delivered instantly to your web browser, every time you log in, as part of your AcuWeb™ Core Services website package.  Updates to AcuWeb™ apps are automatic, too, so you can be confident your website is being managed by the very latest and best version of each AcuWeb™ tool at your disposal.  And, when you'd like to add new AcuWeb™ functions to your web tool-kit, your AcuWeb support team at Acuity Marketing Communications handles all the set-up for you.  Just let us know what you'd like to be able to do with your site, and we'll provide you with that capability.  As soon as they are hooked up and ready [typically, within a few business days], the new AcuWeb™ apps appear on your administrator's menu -- ready for you to use!

Note: AcuWeb apps work with all major web browsers, including Firefox and Internet Explorer, the two leading browsers.  However, because it is more compliant with global web standards, the AcuWeb Tech Team strongly recommends that you use the latest edition of the Firefox browser to access the Administrative Area of your website.  Firefox is a FREE download, available at Firefox.com, and installs easily in less than five minutes.

This introduction covers several sections:

• Log in to AcuWeb Admin
• AcuWeb Menu
• Glossary of AcuWeb Icons and Symbols
• AcuWeb News
• Post to Web
• Need Help?
• Sign Out

Log In to AcuWeb Admin

1. To log into Updater and other AcuWeb apps, open up your web browser and type in your web address in the address bar followed by a forward slash and admin.
   For example: http://www.yoursite.com/admin
2. You will see a log in page. Please type in your user name and password and press the "Sign In" button.
   
   

AcuWeb Menu

The AcuWeb™ Menu provides you with a convenient 'master list' of all AcuWeb™ apps currently available to help you manage your site.  To use a particular app or function, simply choose it from the AcuWeb™ menu. The specific apps you see will also depend upon your security access level. These tutorials will cover the most popular and widely used AcuWeb Updater options. Other tutorials will address features of the non-AcuWeb Updater AcuWeb tools.

Here is what the AcuWeb menu option allows you to do.

Choose Site Map to...

• Preview any page of your Website
• Change name of a page, as it appears in the site's navigation links
• Rearrange the order in which pages appear on the site's navigation
• Rearrange which pages link from other pages in the site
• Find content on a particular page
• Create new pages from existing pages
• Learn more about site map >

Choose Edit Content to...

• Add new content to any page of your Website
• Edit the text of any content including formatting
• Embed links such as email addresses, pages within site, and external Websites
• Embed images within content

Choose File Library to...

• View and search photos, documents and multimedia files you've loaded to your Website
• Add search keywords to organize images
• Organize and/or delete unwanted images
• Learn more about file library >

Choose Upload Multiple Files to...

• Quickly add more than one file to your File Library in one upload
• Learn more about upload multiple files >

Choose Shared Items to...

• Create/edit shared items
• Delete existing shared items
• Learn more about shared items >

Choose Author Access to...

• Create/edit users that will access Updater
• Learn more about author access >

Choose Manage Groups to...

• Create/edit groups that will allow certain groups to access Updater
• Learn more about manage groups >

Choose Website Styles to...

• Modify font color and size throughout the Website
• Learn more about file library >

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Glossary of AcuWeb Icons and Symbols

This is a glossary of icons that are used throughout Updater.

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AcuWeb News

Check out the latest news and messages from Acuity regarding Updater and your Website.

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Post to Web

As you work with AcuWeb Updater, you will become familiar with the "Post to Web " button. Click this button to allow all your changes (after you save them) to be "live" on the Website.

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Need Help?

The "Need Help? " link is now located on every Updater page for your convenience. This link goes to the main AcuWeb support page and is there to help you with any questions along the way.

Throughout the AcuWeb System, next to each important function, you'll find small, blue question-mark icons.  These are links to helpful "Administrator's Tips."  For quick help with any function, simply click the blue question-mark icon to view a brief explanations and tips relating to that function.

Should you have a question our support resources can't answer for you, every page of the AcuWeb™ Support Area includes a quick contact form located on the left side, monitored by the AcuWeb support team, giving you a way to quickly connect with one of our customer care experts to get the help you need!

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Sign Out

The "Sign Out" button tells the system you are finished, and "closes the door" to the Administrative area as you leave. Signing out when you are finished using AcuWeb Updater™ is a good security practice and an excellent habit to get into, especially if you share a computer with others.

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