NARPM Chapter Website Training PowerPoint

Getting Started • We recommend using Firefox/Mozilla for your browser • http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ • Download the free software

Logging in • http://newchapters.narpm.org/admin.shtml • Enter your login information

Content Management System

Welcome to the Content Management System. These will be the four main tabs you will use.

Content Management System

The website has two types of content; general content and content stored in databases. General content: is edited by changing the information in the site structure tab (pictures on the home page, information about your chapter, and chapter’s contact information is edited this way). Database Content: is edited under the databases tab. For example, you cannot add an affiliate by editing the affiliate page, you must go to the database tab and edit the affiliate database. The circled pages are all database pages, they cannot be edited under site structure. “Members” and “About NARPM” info comes right from NARPM national, so please refer to national first at [email protected] to get that information changed.

Site Structure – Home Page The first page under the Site Structure tab allows you to edit the home page by adding photos and a welcome message

Site Structure – Home Page You can add photos to the home page by clicking the “Add photos to gallery” button.

Site Structure – Home Page Make sure the size of the pictures is no more than 632 pixels wide by 340 pixels tall. You can use free online image editor such as www.pixlr.com to resize and crop your images before uploading.

Site Structure – Home Page You can add “Optional Text” that appears over the picture, or add text directly to the picture before you upload it (using an online image editor like pixlr.com)

Site Structure – Home Page The “slide name” will appear at the bottom of a slide. You may create a link in the picture by entering a website into the “Picture link” box. You must press the enter key after entering a title or a link for it to be saved.

Site Structure – Home Page • About halfway down the page you will see an text box that says “Editable • If you click on the text box, it will open up into Word style editing box. • In order to save your work, click on the ‘disk’ icon in the editing toolbar. • For additional instructions on adding pictures, links or documents, see slides 23-27

Site Structure – Home Page

The calendar now appears on several pages of your website and displays both national events (in red) and local events (in blue). Local events can be edited under the “Databases” tab.

Site Structure – About Page • The text box on the About Page can be edited the same way as the box on the home page. • To add a Message from the President, locate the editable area (two boxes below the major text and change the dropdown menu to “wysiwyg” and then click in the box and an html text box will appear for you to edit. The Message from the President will appear on the About page directly below the calendar.

Site Structure – Contact Page • The text box on the Contact Page can be edited the same way as the box on the home page. • There is a set of fields at the bottom of the page that create a contact form on the website. • You can change the title of the contact form and the e-mail address that it is sent to here. Don’t forget to hit enter to save the information.

Site Structure – Our Properties Many NARPM chapters have had a link to their member’s listings that are posted on homerentals.net (HEROPM). To have this you must ask HEROPM for a link to your chapters listings and add the following code by editing the “our properties” page in the site structure tab, using html format paste the following, with the link from home rentals placed in the red text area:

Site Structure – Thank you • This page only appears on your website once a prospective member has filled out and submitted the request for more information. • Click on the “Editable area – mid column” box to open a text box and make sure to click the save disk when you are done editing.

Databases - News/Events

To add news or events, click on the tab to the left. Click on any news item and the “Add News” button will display at the top. Click on it! A new window appears to allow you to fill in your information.

Databases - News/Events • Enter your news or event name, hit submit.

• Click on the news date and it will allow you to change it if you are entering an event.

Databases - News/Events News and Events are listed by date, most recent on top

News and events are added and stored in the same list (different from the old chapter sites). Designate items as news or events with the drop down menu.

Databases - News/Events Events are displayed on the home page calendar (right side) and news items are listed underneath. Marking an item as “News and Events” will put it on both lists and once the event has passed, the item will remain on the chapter’s “News” page so members can view past events.

Databases - News/Events When entering information in fields (that appear as boxes) make sure to hit the “Enter” key on your keyboard when you are done typing to save your information.

Databases - News/Events You can edit information in the “News Body” text box by clicking on it BEFORE

Click anywhere in this box

AFTER – Ready to edit

Databases - News/Events Insert hyperlinks by clicking and dragging your mouse to highlight the text that you want to make a hyperlink and clink the link symbol. A box will open to fill in more information.

Databases - News/Events and Affiliates The address of the website you want to connect to goes in the “URL” field. Hit “Submit” to save.

Databases - News/Events and Affiliates • Insert a document by clicking the PDF symbol. • When the box opens, click “Browse” to find the file you want to open, add a title to “Display Name” and click “Submit.” Accepts PDF, DOC, XLS, PPL or SWF Documents

Databases - News/Events and Affiliates • Insert a picture by clicking the square with mountains. • When the box opens, click “Browse” to find your picture or select a previously uploaded on from the right side. Click “Submit.”

Databases - News/Events and Affiliates Different styles of fonts common to the chapter websites can be found under the “Header” drop down menu. The changes won’t appear in the box but you can click the preview button (blue) and a pop up window will open to show your changes.

Databases - Affiliates Affiliates can be added and edited the same way that News/Events are and are listed alphabetically under the “Affiliates” tab.

Databases - Affiliates A logo can be added to each affiliate listing. The recommended size is 261 pixels wide by 77 pixels tall. You can use free online image editor such as www.pixlr.com to change the size of the logo.

CSV Exports • The chapter’s lists of members or affiliates can be exported and saved in CSV format, which allows you to transfer data between databases. To download simply click and then save to your computer.

Other Website Features – Member Login The member login link at the top of home page will take you to the Members Only Login page on narpm.org

Chapter Emails/Mass Emails

Follow the directions at the top of the page. You can choose to e-mail just the professional members, the affiliates, or both.

Chapter Emails/Mass Emails

Choose who you will send to. It’s a good idea to ‘cc’ or ‘bcc’ yourself as well

This area is where you will edit the body of your email

Chapter Emails/Mass Emails

Some e-mail programs will only accept plain text e-mails. Copy and paste your e-mail into this box and then format it without pictures or hyperlinks.

Send a test e-mail to only yourself to make sure everything looks correct before it is sent to the chapter.

Website Support Still have questions? We are ready to help. You can reach the Chapter Website Committee members at the info below: • Chapters in States A-H: Johleen Belliston [email protected] or 303-432-9898 x5

• Chapters in States I-Z: Kasey Medina [email protected] 253-852-8195 x 216