How to win friends and influence people by using the new Oxygen system! or What the heck is Oxygen?

How to win friends and influence people by

using the new Oxygen system!

orWhat the heck is Oxygen?

What is Oxygen?

Oxygen isa database-drivenweb contentproduction system

Database???Just as each book in a library is represented by a card in the card catalog...

…so does each piece of content have its own “card” in the Oxygen database.

Why a database?…and not HTML files?

• Database items are easier to search

• A database makes sharing content easier• Separates content from its presentation, leaving the design to the designers

How do I putour contentinto the Oxygendatabase?

Production Templates!

You can accessthe templates fromthe New Content menu in the left- hand panel.

Just like cards in a card catalog, each item in Oxygenhas attributes that identify it. This makes searching forand sharing content easier.

This box appears at the top of everyitem in the Oxygen production system:

Fill out all the fields in thecontent item templateand click “Save” at the top.This will enter your contentinto the Oxygen system.

How does Oxygenknow how our contentshould be displayed?Display Templates!

How do I publish thecontent to our site?

First, click “Collections” on left panel

How do I publish thecontent to our site?

In the window thatappears, choosethe Site, Collectionand Section whereyou want yourcontent to appear.

How do I publish thecontent to our site?

Type the slug of your content iteminto the blank at the bottom of thelist of headlines.

Click “Add”. Drag your item tothe desired position and click“Save Collection”.

Tip: Adding to a collectionis just like relating content

In the blank field, type theslug of the item you wish torelate, then click “Add”.

All the items I want areattached to another story.Is there a shortcut to relatethem all at once?

Enter an exclamation point, then the slug of the story. Click “Add”.

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Your friend:The QuickSelect menu

Use it as your own personal“bag of content”. Add things tothe menu from various places inthe Oxygen system. (Page 27)

How do I access contentI’ve already created?

Click the slug when viewing headlines

How do I access contentI’ve already created?

Select blank space in Quick Select menu, click “Edit” and enter slug.

How do I access contentI’ve already created?

• Click “Find Content” on left panel

• Enter search terms (more on this later)

• Click slug in search results

Let’s create a story!

Search highlights

• “and” can be used in searches & keywords

• punctuation in keywords is ignored

• ‘wild cards’ can be used in keyword and slug searches

• search multiple keywords with “or”

How do I preview an item?• Use ‘Preview function in QuickSelect menu

• Load an item and click ‘Preview’ in top boxOR

Type in URL for item: http://sitename/sectionpath/slug.type

Example: http://www.sunspot.net/news/bal-clinton.story

The Controls menu

Thumbnails!(without the gross clippings)

Finding out aboutyour items