Launching Contributor

To open the Contributor application, browse to the web page containing a contribution region and enable contribution mode using a combination of keystrokes on the keyboard (the default is Ctrl+Shift+F5). You are then prompted to enter your login credentials.

You can tell that you are in contribution mode by a thin Contribution Mode bar along the top of the screen. You also see one or more contribution graphics (Figure) on the page, one for each placeholder.

Contribution Graphic

Each contribution graphic marks an editable area on the web page that can be opened and edited with Contributor or a third-party application (if a native document is used). The name of the placeholder is listed first, followed by the edit icon then the menu icon. To edit, click the edit icon or click the menu icon and choose Edit.

Please note the following:

The number of contribution graphics may vary, depending on the number of editable areas on a page and the contributor's login credentials (if the designer set up different security for each file on the site).
Different icons may appear within the contribution graphic, meaning different things. If content has not been assigned to the placeholder, then the graphic has a small green '+' symbol (Figure).

Contribution Graphic Showing That Content Has not Been Assigned

If the contributor has access to switch the region content, then the graphic displays a small yellow arrow (Figure).

Contribution Graphic Showing That Content Can Be Switched

If the content is in workflow, this is represented by a green gear icon on the left side of the contribution graphic (Figure).

Contribution Graphic Showing Workflow
For information on how to change the default keystroke combination (Ctrl+Shift+F5), see the Site Studio Installation Guide.
To know which web pages contain contribution regions and of those, which ones should be edited, the designer must notify the contributor, perhaps by forwarding the URL of the web page or using Workflow.