OU Training Tutorials
Longer-form instructions on how to perform certain tasks in OU Campus are available to guide you through the process. These often involve more than one content type or function.
A quick overview of the OU Campus interface and some helpful tips to get started.
Logging In
Many Webster University websites are edited using the OU Campus platform. Below are the login links for each site:
- Webster.edu - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/www_2020
- News.webster.edu - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/blog_2020
- Webster.ch - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/webster_GENEVA_2020
- Webster.edu.ge - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/webster_Georgia_2022
- Webster.edu.gr - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/webster_Greece_2020
- Webster.nl - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/webster_Leiden_2020
- Webster.ac.at - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/webster_Vienna_2020
- Webster.uz - https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/#webster/webster/uzsandbox_2020
Additionally, you can login directly to the page you wish to edit by visiting the live webpage, scrolling to the bottom of the page, and clicking the copyright symbol in the bottom left corner.
Note: OU Users must have proper login credentials and access rights before they can edit pages.
Learn about OU Campus' What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) Editor. A WYSIWYG editor is very common in word processing software like Microsoft Word or other content management systems like Wordpress or Drupal.
Editing Content with JustEdit from OU Campus Training on Vimeo.
Learn how to:
- navigate the pages list view and find page files for editing (0min 30sec)
- use the page actions tool bar (1min 10sec)
- check in and and check out files (1min 22sec)
- edit editable regions (2min 49sec)
- use the JustEdit toolbar (3min 30sec)
- insert links (4min 7sec)
- insert/edit images (5min 30sec)
- insert/edit a table (7min 20sec)
- run spell check (9min 30sec)
Tutorial on uploading binary files (documents and images) in OU Campus.
Uploading Binary Files in OU Campus from OU Campus Training on Vimeo.
Add a link from your page to another page, section, or file.
These resources discuss the ins and outs of publishing content in OU Campus:
- Staging server versus production server
- Final Check options
- Adding version descriptions
- How to perform scheduled publishes
Publishing Content from OU Campus Training on Vimeo.
Learn how to modify Page Parameters for a page inside OU Campus. Page properties include page title and meta description.
Using Page Properties from OU Campus Training on Vimeo.
Learn all about Versions in OU Campus, from how they are created to how you can best take advantage of them. In this video we create a few sample versions, use the version compare feature, and revert to a previous version.
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Learn how to:
- add and delete accordion panels
- insert a table into an accordion panel
- set the table styling
- striped table (alternating color of rows)
- submit updates for approval
Schedule tables are often placed inside an Accordion snippet. An Accordion snippet allows content to be placed inside collapsable panels. Accordion snippets act in the same way tables do inside the OU Campus page editor. Each Accordion panel is a table row so a user can add or delete a panel just like adding or deleting a row in a table. Click here to see a side-by-side comparison of how a schedule table looks inside the OU Campus editor versus how the same schedule table looks on the live webpage.
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Begin by uploading your syllabus documents to the appropriate folder. Each extended campus location has their own folder for uploading documents. The file path within OU Campus is documents->locations->[name of campus]. Documents can be organized further by creating additional folders within your specific campus folder. For example: syllabus documents can be placed inside a "syllabi" folder. Folders for each academic year and term can then be created. Click here to learn how to create a new folder.
Once syllbus documents are uploaded, you will then link the document to the appropriate course listing in your schedule table using the insert/edit link tool. The video tutorial includes a tip for returning to the correct document folder each time you link a new PDF syllabus (2:55 mark of video). You will notice in the video the first time a syllabus document is linked the user had to navigate to /documents/locations/Jacksonville/syllabi/20-21/spring2. This process is very time consuming. To avoid doing this each time, the user copied the dependecy tag URL of a file in that folder. For the remaining syllabi links, the user pasted that file link into the URL field, clicked the file browser button, and was taken straight to the /documents/locations/Jacksonville/syllabi/20-21/spring2 Folder. The user can then choose the appropriate syllabi file and link it.
This video will teach OU Campus users how to create a new section or sub-directory in OU Campus.
Creating a New Section in OU Campus from OU Campus Training on Vimeo.
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New folders can be created inside the main /documents and /images folders inside OU Campus to help further organize your uploaded files. All extended campus locations, schools/colleges, and most departments already have an existing folder inside /documents and /images. Please search for existing folders before creating new ones. Users can create new folders inside any existing folder to further aid in file organization.
Learn how to create a photo gallery asset and then insert it into a webpage using a Photo Gallery component.
All Webster University employees should have access to an Adobe Creative Cloud account. This tutorial will teach you how to
- login to your Adobe Creative Cloud account (https://creativecloud.adobe.com/) using your Connections ID credentials
- download PhotoShop to your computer
- resize an image to specific dimensions to fit Snippets, Components, and photo gallery
Assets on the website
- Specific image dimensions can be found on pages 8 and 9 of the website guidelines document
General Documentation
To fully equip you with what you need to know, a host of documentation is available from OU's online Support Site.
User Levels (Permissions)
Before you get started, you will need to understand your user level. Be aware that depending on your level, some components may not be visible.
Typical user: Supervisors or department heads who don't edit pages, but want to review them before publish.
Restrictions: Approver, Enforce Approver
Content: Pages, Assets
Reports: Required Actions, Checked-Out Content, Pending Approvals, Scheduled Actions
Level 0 users can preview content to which they have access, but not edit it. They can publish, schedule, expire, and reassign pages. They also have access to versions and page check. They can view the RSS items and reminders of a page.
Typical user: Administrative staff who should be updating content but not creating new pages and material.
Restrictions: Approver, Enforce Approver, Toolbar, Allow Source, Allow Upload, Allow Overwrite, Allow Delete
Content: Pages, Assets
Reports: Required Actions, Checked-Out Content, Pending Approvals, Scheduled Actions
Contributors have the abilities of reviewers, plus the ability to update page content in the WYSIWYG editor. Creating new pages starts with level 4 users.
Typical user: General editors, often those who have experience in OU Campus.
Restrictions: Approver, Enforce Approver, Toolbar, Allow Source, Allow Upload (Level 5) or Allow Zip Import (Level 6/7), Allow Overwrite, Allow Delete
Content: Pages, Assets
Reports: Required Actions, Checked-Out Content, Recent Saves, Recent Publishes
Editors have the abilities of contributors, plus the ability to make more enhanced changes to pages. They can access page parameters, create new pages, and starting with level 6, upload files.
Using the JustEdit Page Editor Tool
In order to enhance the editing experience, all Webster University OU Campus web editor accounts have been upgraded to the newer OU Campus page editor called JustEdit. The upgraded tool bar offers a clean, user-friendly display while maintaining an almost identical set of editing tools. View this article from OU Campus for a comparison of the Classic editor and JustEdit editor.
Note: Certain editing tools may not be available to all web editors.
About OU Campus Version 11
On Feb. 22, 2021 all users were transitioned from Version 10 to Version 11. Get caught up on how Version 11 enhances your content creation experience.