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The Sitecore Interface 

This page of the user guide will help Sitecore Contributors become familiar with the Sitecore Editor Interface. 





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titleIn this guide:


Sitecore Training

Logging In and the Sitecore Editor Interface

Finding Your Pages

Components

Submitting Your Page for Approval

Sitecore Contributor Training Post Assessment


Accessing the Experience Editor 

Note

The best Sitecore experience is found when using web browsers such as Chrome and FireFox. Sitecore will not function properly in Internet Explorer.

  1. Type or copy and paste the following address into your browser address bar: https://cms.health.usf.edu/sitecore/login (See image below)

     Browser Address Bar

  2. Select USF Single Sign-On (See image below)

    USF Single Sign-On (SSO)

    Note

    If you are not already signed in you will be redirected and asked to sign in using your USF Single Sign-On email address and password. 


  3. You should see an opening screen called the Sitecore Experience Platform. Select the Experience Editor icon. (see image below)

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Tip
titleHaving Trouble Logging In?

Try clearing your cache first. Visit the How to Clear Browser Cache documentation for help


Becoming familiar with the interface: 

Note

If you do not see some of the menu options below, click the Toggle button. (see Toggle below)

a. Save: Make sure to save your pages often. (see image below)

b. Toggle: Selecting the toggle arrow will open and close the toolbar editor. (see image below) 

c. Edit: Select Edit to return to edit mode. (see image below)

d. Other: Select Other to preview the changes that you have made to your page. (see image below)

e. Navigation Bar: Select the arrows next to Home to find your pages using the Breadcrumb Method.

f. Components: Components are editable sections on a page. You can hover and select various component areas to edit the component. (see image below)

Sitecore Header

Next: Finding Your Pages