Books are designed to be collaborated on. As of this writing there are only a few active books on mokehill.com: the public About the Area section (and active subsections), this Site Help section, the History section and the Directions area. They were designed as books so that we can all add and contribute content, and navigate through the pages easily. (You may have noticed the links below each of these tutorials? At the bottom of each are links for the previous page, next page, and up one level.)
Books can be private by group, also. Site authors can create new books at any time, and start sharing information and work to develop them.
To start:
Create content > Book page.
Give your book or book page a title.
Click the Parent drop down box and put the book in the proper place - for example, if you're creating a page that belongs in the "History" section, put it there. If the page that you are submitting is not something that belongs in any of the books that appear in the drop down, just leave it on and you will create a brand new book! (Keep in mind that we'll have to create a Menu item for it so that people can FIND the book, however.)
Enter body text: the main text of your page. You can use basic tags as listed (the H tags are heading tags, strong = bold, etc.) Directly below the body text entry box there are samples of the HTML tags you can use. The link to more information about formatting options is even more helpful if you’re interested in dressing up your content or learning more about HTML.
Add image: upload an image to your page (described in Image Assist)
Groups: should this page be visible only by the group(s) you are a member of, or by everyone? It defaults to public, so if you want it only visible to your group, make sure you check the appropriate box. If you are adding a page to the About the area section, be sure to leave it public or regular site visitors won’t see it.
Log message – if you will be collaborating with others, info here will help them to know what the heck you were thinking.
File attachments – you can attach files to your post, including standard image files, PDF files, Excel spreadsheets, etc. The site will upload them and create a link for you in the page, and others will be able to download the file. Remember - use Image Assist to insert images INTO the text, use File Attachment to attach a LINK to the file at the end of your post.
Preview (suggested – but if you preview first, don’t forget to submit!) or just Submit without previewing your post.
