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The Sitecore Interface 

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



In this guide:


Sitecore Training

Logging In and the Sitecore Editor Interface

Finding Your Pages

Accordion Component

Hero Banner Component

Image Grid Component

Image List Component

Rich Text Editor Component

RSS Feed Component

Slideshow Component

Video Component

Submitting Your Page for Approval

Sitecore Contributor Training Post Assessment

Accessing the Experience Editor 

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)

     

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

    USF Single Sign-On (SSO)

    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)

        Sitecore Homepage

Having Trouble Logging In?

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


Becoming familiar with the interface: 

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

a. Save: Sitecore saves your work automatically, but it never hurts to manually save your work. (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 then Preview to see the changes that you have made to your page. (see image below)

e. Navigation Bar: Uses the Breadcrumb Method. Select the arrow to the right of the text until you arrive at your page and then select Go to go to your page.

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

Next: Finding Your Pages

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