Santa Clara University
In the TERMINALFOUR tour we learned that sections are organized in a hierarchical fashion (or what is typically described as a parent/child relationship). Each section in TERMINALFOUR represents a page in your website.
Create a Section
- Step 1: Click on the 'Actions drop down' and select 'Create section'. This will take us to the general information panel about this section.
- Step 2: Fill in the fields on the general information tab.
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1. Name: The 'Name' field becomes the name of the section and is mandatory. The name appears on the section in the title, breadcrumbs, and right navigation. The title of the page is formatted as Heading 1 (H1).
2. Description: The 'Description' field describes what your page is about. This will become part of the metadata and show in search results.
3. Keywords: The 'Keywords' field houses the words and phrases that Internet users type into the search box of a search engine. Each word or phrase should be separated by a comma.
4. Show in navigation: The 'Show in navigation' checkbox determines if the section appears in righthand navigation. To hide the section from right navigation, uncheck this box.
5. Mark as link section?: A 'link section' in TERMINALFOUR is a section created for the purpose of directing the user to another section or external page. You can create a 'link section' by checking the 'Make this a link section?' box.
- Step 3: Click on the 'Save changes' button.
Create a Link section
- Step 1: Click on the 'Actions drop down' and select 'Create section'. This will take us to the general information panel about this section.
- Step 2: Fill in the 'Name' field (just like you do for a normal TERMINALFOUR section).
- Step 3: Check 'Make this a link section?'.
- Step 4: Fill in the fields on the details tab.
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1. Link Type: Select the 'Link Type' of section or external URL.
2. Link URL: For an external URL, type the URL. For a link to a section click on the 
button.
3. Link Target: There are several choices in the 'Link Target' drop down. Select the appropriate destination for your section.
- _blank: which opens the link in a new window or tab
- _self: which opens the link in the same frame as it was
- _parent: which opens the link in the parent frame in which it was clicked
- _top: which opens the link in the full body of the current
- Step 5: Click on the 'Save changes' button.
Sample: Completed Section
Legend
1. Title - The title of a section (as well as the breadcrumbs and navigation below) is being populated from the 'Name' field. The title is a Heading 1 (H1) format.
2. Breadcrumbs - The breadcrumbs allow the reader to easily navigate back to the parent of the active section.
3. Navigation - The navigation of a section starts with the site parent at the top of the sidebar.
4. Active section - The active section is represented in red font with a red bar to the left of the selection.
5. Additional subsections - Subsections of the active section are represented by a red bar to the left. Subsections appear as a bulleted list in gray font.
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