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Technology: Adobe Contribute Tutorial - Step 1: Browse to your page

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Launch Contribute

To launch Adobe Contribute double-click the shortcut icon on your desktop.

Adobe Contribute shortcut icon

If you don't have a shortcut icon go to Start > Programs > Adobe Contribute CS4.


Browse to Web Page

Select your website from the "Begin Editing" area of the Adobe Contribute home page.  Note, you will only see choices for websites you are authorized to edit.

Adobe Contribute start page

Or, you can select your website from the Home Page drop-down box at the top of the screen.

Adobe Contribute home page select menu

Navigate to the web page you would like to edit just as you would in a standard web browser.  If the web page you would like to edit is currently not linked to any other page then you can also browse to it by clicking the Choose... button at the top right of the Contribute window.

Adobe Contribute choose button


Proceed to Step Two - Edit the page


New Page

If instead you would like to create a new page you can do so by clicking the New Page button. 

Adobe Contribute new page button

A "New Page" dialog box will appear.  Select the blank_template.cfm file.  This is the standard university template for administrative websites.

Adobe Contribute new page dialog window

Enter a web page title in the Page title field.  Your page title should consist of your department name, followed by a hyphen, and then the content of the page (i.e. Admissions - Undergraduate Students).   Your department's home/main page is an exception which should be the department name, followed by a hyphen, and then the full name of the university (not FSC), (i.e. Admissions - Fitchburg State University).

Adobe Contribute new page title field


Proceed to Step Two - Edit the page