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Instructional Videos

All of these videos were produced and hosted on the learnplone.org site

Editing the Body Text of a Page

Learn how to use the visual editor to create and edit webpages

Creating Hyperlinks

How to create both an internal and external hyperlink

Adding a File

How to add (upload) a file such as a pdf, word document or excel spreadsheet from your computer into Plone

Adding Images to Your Site

Learn how to upload an image from your hard drive into Plone

Adding New Folders and Pages

This video teaches you how to create a folder and a page for your Plone site - one of the most fundamental skills.

Choosing a Default Page

Here's how to pick the landing page for a section of your website

Cutting, Pasting, Copying and Reordering Content

Make use of the content view to rearrange your content items

Placing Uploaded Images

Learn how to place an image into a webpage and how to get around the Internet Explorer bug that causes poor word wrap.

Creating Email Links

This video will teach you how to create a link that sends an email

Forms Part One

An overview of what forms are, how to use and set them up

Forms Part Two

Learn how to create your first, simple form

Forms Part Three

How to modify and customize a form mailer

Adding a New User

How to add and permission a user at manager level

Changing Your Password

Changing your password is easy!

Creating a News Item

Learn the steps to create, customize and display news items

Understanding Publishing States

Publishing states control how and to whom your content will be accessible. Learn the basics in this video.

Creating a News Smart Folder

Learn the background on smart folders and watch how to create one for news items.

Sizing Images for the Web: Part 1

part one of three - explains good practices for images sizes and how to use photoshop to manipulate images

Sizing Images for the Web: Part 2

Part 2 of 3: Due to the nature of how this video was captured, we were forced to render it at low quality for a smaller file size. It is still 15mb, so be patient!

Plone 2.1 Overview

A short overview of the new functions of Plone 2.1

Sizing Images for the Web: Part 3

part 3 of 3: seeing it all come together

Using Live Search to Find Content Quickly

This video gives you a quick introduction to how live search looks and works

Visual Editor Features

Here's an overview of what the newest visual editor has to offer

Creating Events

Learn how to create and publish events on your Plone site

Creating and Using Smart Folders

Smart folders are a very versatile content type. Learn about how to create and customize your own in this video.

PressRoom

PressRoom is an add-on Plone product that allows you to create a professional looking press room complete with press releases, press clips, and press contacts.

Maps

A brief video of the Maps add-on product for Plone. Create an interactive map on your website!

Slideshow Folder

A demo video for the Plone add-on product, Slideshow Folder. Slideshow Folder makes it easy to create an animated slideshow and comes packed with many display options.

PloneFormGen Overview

A brief overview of the web form generator for Plone.

PloneFormGen in Depth

A more in-depth look at the PloneFormGen product. This video is about 10 minutes long, so it may load slowly.

Demo of Plone Form Gen and Salesforce

A quick demo of what's possible with Plone Form Gen and Salesforce

Demo of Plone Form Gen and Salesforce, Part 2

A quick demo of what's possible with Plone Form Gen and Salesforce, Part 2

Adding A Collection - Plone 3

How to add a collection to a Plone 3 site.

Publishing States - Plone 3

Understanding Publishing States in Plone 3

Adding New Folder's and Page's - Plone 3

How to add a new folder and page to a Plone 3 site

Formating A Page - Plone 3

How to format a page in Plone 3

Uploading an Image - Plone 3

Upload an image to your site in Plone 3.

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