This is the information that you will need when you first create a cover page.
How to create a cover page:
- Navigate to your website homepage and log in.
- Once you have logged in, you will see the editor's bar at the top of the page.
- Click on the 'Add new' tab and select 'Cover page'
- You will then be taken to the 'Add Cover Page' edit interface.
- You will initially land on the 'Default' tab where you will have the following options available:
- Fill in the 'Title' field, and 'Summary' if you wish. The 'Summary' will show in search listings and results.
- The next field 'Layout' allows you to select from some predefined layouts that have been created for you. These layouts simply provide a template for you to work with. You can change and manipulate the template as much as you like, so, if you don't know exactly how you want to page to look, do not worry. The only layout that has any tiles pre-created in it, is the 'Homepage: Research site' layout. This layout gives you a similar layout to the current Homepage template, and has some predefined tiles to automatically pull in the latest publications and the latest news. Alternatively, you can start with a completely blank canvas and select the 'Empty layout', which will give you a blank template to work with.
- The other tab is the 'Settings' tab.
- In the settings tab, you can 'Exclude from navigation' by checking the box. You will need to do this for the homepage, otherwise you will see another tab on the top level navigation.
- You should then click 'Save' at the bottom of the page.
- You will then be taken to the 'Compose' screen of the cover page, but to continue your set up, you will need to add tiles tot he Cover page using the 'Layout' view. You can see instructions for how to edit the layout of your cover page here.
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