KB User's Guide - Training - Author Training
This document will help a brand new user get started with the KB and document creation.
General Information about the KB
- Tour of the KnowledgeBase
- The difference between the internal and external live sites
- Overview of KB Features
The KB Admin Tools (Back-end editor)
To access the KB Admin Tools for a group space at UW Madison, click here https://kb.wisc.edu/kbAdmin/. Other institutions can access the KB Admin Tools by replacing the Xs here (https://kb.XXXX.edu/kbAdmin/) with their institution. If you are not sure what the URL is for the KB Admin Tools, please email us here.
Document Creation
- How to create a document
- Create a Document from a Template
- Request Activation of a document (for those who do not have publish permissions)
- Document guidelines
Different Types of Documents to Create
- Create a Template
- Create a Glossary item
- Create a News item
Add an Image
- Create an Attachment folder
- Upload images into your documen
A Closer Look at the Document Editor
- Overview of the fields in the Document Editor
- Description of the buttons in the "What you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) Editor
- Description of the buttons in the HTML editor
- Viewing documents in Review Mode (e.g. view document in a status queue)
Status of your Document
- Description of status queues (Active, In Progress, In Review, Inactive)
- Updating an already Active document. (Dual Status)
- Arranging for document edits to be published at a future date that you assign.