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Beatrix CMS is the content management system (CMS) used by the Yale School of Medicine Office of Communications to manage all of the sites under its purview.

  • A CMS is a program which allows users to organize, edit, and publish web content.

In the support documents in this section, you will learn how Beatrix organizes pages and content.

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Accessing Beatrix

You need to use a web browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari) to access Beatrix.

Beatrix CMS can be accessed at beatrix.yale.edu. You will be prompted to login with your NetID and password.

Turn off pop-up blockers for the domain: beatrix.yale.edu.

Part 1: The Fundamentals

Before learning how to create or edit your site, please review these Beatrix fundamentals. Understanding whats discussed in the following sections is critical for being able to progress to the next stages of page and website development.

For the basics and an overview of how Beatrix looks in you browser, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSSDL Beatrix CMS Basics

For information on navigating through Beatrix visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSNavigating SDL Web

Part 2: Overview of Website Building

Now that you've learned some general features, you can begin to think about how to organize and build your website, with the instructions below.

For information regarding navigation, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSStructure Groups

For more information on creating pages and filling them with content items, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSPages

For more information on creating content, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSComponents

Part 3: Going Live & Editing Existing Material

These instructions discuss general rules for publishing and editing in Beatrix.

For more information on publishing content to a website, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSPublishing

For more information on editing existing content on a website, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMSEditing

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