Now that you've learned some general features of SDL Tridion (see SDL Tridion Basics and Navigating SDL Web for more), you can begin to think about how to organize and build your website , with the instructions below.
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For specific instructions on how to create components and insert them onto pages, visit the Tridion Schemas and Templates section.
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If no components are inserted, the page will be blank.
For more information on creating Components, see the following instructions:
To display content on your page, click on the Component Presentations tab (highlighted in yellow below) to the right of the General tab. A blank window will appear in the center:
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A window showing the Building Blocks folder for your publication will appear (shown below):
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Inserting a Component.
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Locate the folder with the first component you'd like to add to the page.
Select the component by clicking once.
You must also select a Component Template from the drop down menu (highlighted in yellow above).
These templates are explained in full in the Tridion Schemas and Templates instructions).
After you have selected the component and the template, hit the Insert button (highlighted in blue above).
The component will now appear in the Component Presentations tab on the original page.
Repeat steps 1-4 until you've listed all of the components you need on the page. Some pages may only contain one component.
Click the Close button when you are done adding components.
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Any changes made to your pages or content will only appear online when those pages are published, for more information on Publishing, visit these instructions: PUBLISHING (LINK WHEN PAGE IS CREATED)Publishing |