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1 Table of Contents

2 Logging into Drupal! Contact your network administrator for a login and password

3 Everything you need Note: this is where you log out! All of your op=ons will be on the le? side menu! My pages is where all of the Created Content (pages you made are)! My blog is where your blog is.! My calendar is where your personal calendar is located! My images is where you can view the images you uploaded or images you put on the server that are your own.

4 So you want to create a page? 1. Select Create Content (on the le? hand menu) 2. Select Page

5 ! Fill in the Fields:! Fill in the Title sec=on.! Keep the =tle short and simple! Scroll down! Look for the symbols and select an op=on from the drop down menu Think about it just like a word document.

6 Making a link 1. Get the URL of the website you would like to link to. Ex. HQp://

7 In order to create a link you will first need to open up a page you created to insert the link. So for example if you wanted a link to your math on your home page you will need to open up your home page to insert the link. 1. Select My Pages (le? hand menu) 2. Select the page you want to put the link in. 3. Once you ve chosen a page select the Edit tab. 4. You can only add/ subtract/ adjust in the Edit Func<on. This is where you make any modifica=ons.

8 1. Type the name of your link. In the box under Edit Mode Ex. ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS DISTRICT WEBSITE

9 3. A menu will pop up. Paste in the URL you copied in the Link URL field Click inside of the Link URL field > Right click > Select Paste 4. Click Insert

10 5. Click on Submit at the very boqom of the page (scroll down). This will save what you just created Note: you will want to click the Submit buqon any=me you do major changes. This will save your work so you may want to do it o?en.

11 Important! Every =me you want to save something on your page you HAVE to click on SUBMIT.! You can click on Preview to see what it will look like before you submit.! Note: Be sure to preview AND then submit.! Some=mes it does not look exactly the same

12 AQaching a File *It s the easiest if you have all the files you want to aqach (or link to your website) in one folder. 1. Under File AMachments click the carrot to get the op=ons (carrot: sideways triangle) 2. Click the Browse buqon. Find the file you want to aqach in the folder you made. 3. Click the AMach buqon

13 ! Once you aqach your file you will see it on your screen. (See Ex. 1)! Highlight and copy the address shown under the file descrip=on. (See Ex. 2)! Now go through the process of making a link! This new link will link to your file (pdf, word document, powerpoint, etc.)

14 ! Tables: Magic Numbers! Widths should be 650 pixels! Pictures/Photos! It s good to stay around 300 x 200 Pixels

15 ! Go to Your Schools Building Applica<ons! Click on the Gimp 2 program 1. Go to File > Open > Find your picture 1. I would suggest having all your photos in the same folder so you can easily find them. 2. Select your picture > Click Open Photo Sizing

16 1. Go to the top menu and click on Image 2. Select Scale Image from the drop down menu 3. In the Scale Image window you will input width: 300 Height: Click on the Scale buqon

17 ! Now your picture will scale down to 300 x 200. **It will look small on your screen. So don t be alarmed.! In order to view it at 100% go to the View op<on at the top of the screen > go to Zoom > Select 1:1 (100%) **Now you are viewing your image at the size it will appear on the website.! You will need to save this adjusted picture.! Go to File > Save

18 UploadingYour Picture 1. Click on the Camera buqon located in the Edit sec=on of the page you want to upload your photo to. 2. Click on the Upload buqon 3. Fill out all fields with the * 4. Click on Browse and find your photo on your computer.

19 1. Title (recommend not puing it in) 2. Descrip<on (recommend puing it in) 3. Size op<ons (other)

20 Inserting Pictures! Choose a page that you created from My Pages (see slide #3 if you don t remember)! Click on the Edit tab, scroll down and select the camera icon.! Choose your building from the drop down screen. This will show you all of the already uploaded photos that your building has. (Remember that everyone sees these photos. Name them appropriately.)! Select a photo that you want to insert.! See slide and fill out the fields in the Add Image window. Drop Down Menu