17 Contributing and Publishing Content
WebCenter Portal provides a quick and easy way to contribute and publish simple content, such as images, formatted text, and embedded videos, to the pages in your portal.
See Also:
For an overview of the different options available in WebCenter Portal for working with portal content and adding content to a portal, see Introduction to Adding Content to a Portal.
Permissions:
To perform the tasks in this chapter, you need to be a member of a role that has been granted the portal-level permission Contribute Page Content or has been granted the Contribute permission on an individual page.
Topics:
About Contributing and Publishing Content
You can add text, images, and embedded videos to pages in your portal.
If you have the appropriate permissions, you can enter contribution mode to add the following types of content to your portal:
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If the page includes an Image component, you can place a picture on the page, for example, a logo, banner, photograph, or diagram. For more information, see Contributing and Publishing an Image.
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If the page includes a Styled Text component, you can place a small piece of text on the page, for example, a title, heading, byline, or caption. The style used for the text is determined by the designer of the page and you cannot change it. For more information, see Contributing and Publishing Text with Predefined Formatting.
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If the page includes a Text component, you can place a larger piece of text on the page, for example, the body of a news article; press release; or review, the description of an event, or a list of instructions. You can apply your own formatting and add hyperlinks to the text. For more information, see Contributing and Publishing Rich Text.
You can also use Text components to place embedded video on a page. For more information, see Contributing and Publishing a Video.
For example, a page could contain an Image component for the page banner, followed by a Styled Text component for a headline, and then another Text component for the main content of the page. Figure 17-1 shows an example of a page created using content publishing.
Figure 17-1 Example Page for Content Publishing
Description of "Figure 17-1 Example Page for Content Publishing"
When you edit a Text or Image component, you access the appropriate editing tools for that component. A Text component provides text formatting tools and a text entry area, a Styled Text component provides just a text entry area, and an Image component provides a dialog where you can specify the properties of the image that you want to publish.
When page drafts are enabled in the portal administration settings, you can refine your page contributions before making them available to others who view the portal. When users with Edit Page or Contribute Page Content permission view the page, they can toggle between viewing the latest updates in the page draft (to preview the changes), or the most recently published page (without the changes). Users without either of these permissions will only ever see the most recently published page. When you are satisfied with the page updates and they are approved, you or another user with the correct permissions can publish the page, thereby making the changes visible to all users. For more information, see Publishing a Portal Page in Building Portals with Oracle
WebCenter Portal.
For information about publishing content in wikis and blogs, see Working with Wikis and Working with Blogs.
Users with additional permissions can publish more complex content. For more information, see Publishing Content Using Content Presenter in Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal.
Entering Contribution Mode
If your role enables you to contribute content, you can enter contribution mode while viewing a page to add images, text, and video to a page.
To enter contribution mode:
- In the floating toolbar, click Contribute.
Figure 17-2 The Contribute Button in the Floating Toolbar
Tips:
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By default, the floating toolbar appears in the top right of the page, just below the toolbar, but you can move it around on the page by using the handle on the left of the toolbar to drag it to the preferred location.
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If you cannot see the floating toolbar or the Contribute option, you do not have permission to contribute content.
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The keyboard shortcut to enter and exit contribution mode is Ctrl+Shift+C.
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- The components on the page in which you can contribute content are highlighted with a dashed border.
Figure 17-3 Page with Content Publishing Components in Contribution Mode
Description of "Figure 17-3 Page with Content Publishing Components in Contribution Mode"Tip:
If you do not see any components with dashed borders, this means that the current page does not contain any content publishing components. Navigate to a page that does contain content publishing components, or contact the portal manager if you think you should be able to publish content on the current page.
- When you have finished creating your content, click Save in the floating toolbar.
If you change your mind and want to discard your changes, in the floating toolbar, click Actions and then choose Discard Changes. You can then click Save to return to view mode.
You are returned to view mode.
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If page drafts are enabled, view mode includes two different views of the page and the floating toolbar provides a toggle to switch between them:
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—a blue icon in the floating toolbar indicates that you are viewing the page draft and this is what the page will look like when the draft is published. Click the icon to view the currently published page.
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—a dark gray icon in the floating toolbar indicates that you are viewing the currently published page, which does not includes any of the changes you made in contribution mode. Click the icon to view the page draft.
—a light gray icon in the floating toolbar indicates that there is currently no page draft for the page.
The changes that you made in contribution are not visible to page viewers until the page draft is published by a portal manager or a user with Publish permissions on the page.
See Publishing a Portal Page in Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal.
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If page drafts are disabled, your changes are immediately visible in view mode to all users.
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Contributing and Publishing an Image
If a page includes an Image component, you can add an image to the page by specifying its URL or selecting an image from the Content Server repository.
Note:
If you want to use an image from the content repository, that image must already exist in the repository. You cannot upload an image to the repository from the Edit Image dialog.
To contribute and publish an image:
- Click anywhere in the Image component, or click the Contribute icon.
Figure 17-4 The Contribute Icon
- In the Image tab of the Edit Image dialog, from the Image Location dropdown list, select:
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Web to specify the location of the image by entering its URL.
In the Image URL field, enter the URL for the image.
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Content Repository to select an image from the WebCenter Content Server repository.
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Select your image carefully. If a specific size has been defined for images in this component, the image will be stretched or shrunk as appropriate to fit. If the size is not specified, the component will use whitespace for padding if the image is too small, or scrollbars if it is too large.
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Contributing and Publishing Rich Text
If a page includes a Text component, you can add text to the page and apply your own formatting. For example, you can use a Text component to publish a list of items, an article, or a press release.
To contribute and publish rich text:
- Click anywhere in the Text component or click the Contribute icon (Figure 17-7).
Figure 17-7 The Contribute Icon
- Use the formatting tools, shown in Figure 17-8, to change the appearance of the text.
Figure 17-8 A Text Component with Formatting Tools
Description of "Figure 17-8 A Text Component with Formatting Tools"For example, you can:
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Change the font, size, or color of the text
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Apply text effects, such as bold, italic, or strikethrough
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Align or indent text within the component
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Create bulleted or numbered lists
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Add hyperlinks (for more information, see Adding a Hyperlink to Rich Text)
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By default the text is formatted as defined by the page's skin. If you change the font of your text, for example the font face, size, style, or color, this overrides the settings from the skin.
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Contributing and Publishing Text with Predefined Formatting
If a page includes a Styled Text component, you can add a heading, title, or caption. The text in a Styled Text component is formatted according to predetermined settings.
To contribute and publish text with predefined formatting:
- Click anywhere in the Styled Text component, or click the Contribute icon (Figure 17-9).
Figure 17-9 The Contribute Icon
Contributing and Publishing a Video
To add video to a page, you can use a Text component to enter the code to embed the video.
To contribute and publish a video:
- Click anywhere in the Text component where you want to add your video, or click the Contribute icon (Figure 17-10).
Figure 17-10 The Contribute Icon
- In the rich text editor, click the Source Code Editing Mode icon (Figure 17-11).
Figure 17-11 The Source Code Editing Mode Icon
- In the text area, paste the code for embedding the video, which you copied earlier (Figure 17-12).
Figure 17-12 Code in Text Component for Embedding Video
Description of "Figure 17-12 Code in Text Component for Embedding Video" - To preview the video, click anywhere outside the Text component (Figure 17-13).
Adding a Hyperlink to an Image
You can add hyperlinks to images to make them clickable.
To add a hyperlink to an image:
- Click anywhere in the Image component where you want to add the hyperlink, or click the Contribute icon (Figure 17-14).
Figure 17-14 The Contribute Icon
- In the Link tab of the Edit Image dialog, from the Link Type list, select:
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No Link if you do not want the image to be clickable.
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Page to identify the link destination as another page within the current portal.
In the page browser, select the portal page to display when the image is clicked (Figure 17-15).
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External to identify the link destination as an external URL.
In the Destination URL field, enter the URL of the external page to display when the image is clicked (Figure 17-16).
Figure 17-16 Image Link to an External URL
Description of "Figure 17-16 Image Link to an External URL" -
Content to identify the link destination as an item from the Oracle WebCenter Content Server repository.
In the repository browser, locate and select the content item to display when the image is clicked (Figure 17-17).
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Adding a Hyperlink to Rich Text
To add a hyperlink to rich text:
- Click anywhere in the Text component where you want to add your hyperlink, or click the Contribute icon (Figure 17-18).
Figure 17-18 The Contribute Icon
- In the Text component, place the cursor where you want to add the link and click the Add Link icon (Figure 17-19).
Tip:
If the Text component already includes the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink, select the text before clicking Add Link.
Figure 17-19 The Add Link Icon
- In the Add Link dialog, from the Link Type dropdown list, select:
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Page to link to another page within the current portal.
In the page browser, select the portal page to display when the link is clicked.
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External to link to an external URL.
In the Destination URL field, enter the URL of the external page to display when the link is clicked.
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Content to link to an item in the Content Server repository.
In the repository browser, locate and select the content item to display when the link is clicked.
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- To remove a link, select the hyperlinked text and click the Remove Link icon.
Figure 17-23 The Remove Link Icon
Contributing and Publishing Content in Different Languages
After first adding content in the portal’s default language, you (or other content contributors) can subsequently publish that content in different languages to provide localized content.
Note:
WebCenter Portal does not automatically translate published content; content contributors must provide the translated content, which is then displayed to other users when they view the portal in that language.
To contribute and publish content in different languages: