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This article explains the policies for creating and editing self help documents. Use the “Self-Help Article Template” or “Brightspace Self Help Template” for all new documents. |
Best Practices
Adhere to all typeface and image best practices:
Bold face: Use for menu and button names
Italics: Use for system messages and titles
Respect the Oxford comma (red, white, and blue )
Embed hyperlinks into descriptive text where possible.
use → not -> for a series of selections
Use the code block macro for large blocks of code or text you expect people to copy paste
Insert emojis using the new text editor
Refer to hardware by the manufacturer: HP, Dell, MacOS, Windows, iOS, or Android (never MAC or PC)Apple.
Images should be resized before adding to the document. No borders. Use red (Hex code #FF0000) color and 3 pixels width for callouts (arrows, rectangles or ovals).
Ensure the language used is appropriate for a campus prioritizing DEI issues. Refer to the college’s Inclusive Language Guide.
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1. New Page
Go to the space you want the new page to live in from the left content menu (don’t worry, you can easily move it later.)
Click the Create button at the top of the page, and select Page.
or Select Page from the drop-down
2. Restricting Access while creating a new page
Click on the lock
icon under the search bar to open the Restriction Manage Access windowClick on the drop down arrow and choose “Only specific people can view or edit “
In the “Enter a person or group” field and type Wiki-CITEditors
Select
and click 
This will add that group with edit access
Click
to save and close the Manage access window
3. Insert the Self Help Article Template
From your new page, scroll to the bottom and click on the Self Help Article Template to place it on your page.
DO NOT alter the names of the provided section headers, nor change the template's default font family or sizes.
Delete optional sections that are not used.
Create additional headings with Heading 1 format.
4. Edit the Self Help Article Template
Give this page a title
Enter a descriptive page title
The title should start with the topic name, then the action
Excerpt
Replace this text with a friendly overview of what the article is about in this section
Before You Start
Optional section using a bulleted list.
Remove if not needed
Steps
Break down your steps in a logical manner.
Use a numbered list for ease of reference.
Insert your steps.
You can also copy and paste or drag-and-drop images into your instructions.
For more than 10 steps, consider breaking into different sections.
Info Panels:
Use to highlight information in a colored panel.
Two info panels are included in the Self-Help Template
You can move the panels by deragging them to a new location .
To add more info panels, Click the + sign on the top navigation menu and select Info Panel:
Notes
Optional section using a bulleted list.
Remove if not needed
Related Articles
The related articles section uses the Content by Label macro.
Click within the resource box to access the edit button
Click the x to remove the help label and enter the labels you want referenced.
5. Still Need Help
This section should not be altered.
6. Page Properties
On each page, there are important properties
Owned by (top of page) change to the manager of the group responsible for content
Owner (area) refers to the area that is the primary owner of the document
Reviewed by using the @ to tag someone
Review Date the keystroked “//” will bring forward a date picker
7. Add Labels
To open the label input field when editing a page:
Select the ... from the top right of the page, then select Add labels or Edit labels.
In the legacy editor, select the label icon from the top of the page you’re editing, to the right of the breadcrumb.
Select the labels you’d like to add from the suggestion list or create a new label using the text you entered. (self-help must be added to every page. Many of our reports depend on that label)
7. Analyze Page Accessibility with WAVE
Every page should be analyzed by WAVE to make your content more accessible.
WAVE is easy to use. It can be used at the WAVE website by entering the URL of a web page or by installing a browser plugin to Chrome or Firefox.
8. Publishing
Seek review and input from colleagues and your manager
When approved, remove viewing restrictions
When you first publish a page or blog post draft by selecting Publish…
, you’ll see several publishing options and settings in one place. 
Choose where the page or blog post will go.
Choose who can see the page or blog post after publishing.
Add version comments to describe the page you are publishing or updating. These comments can be helpful later when reviewing a page’s history.
Schedule a publication for a future date and time.
Convert a page into a blog post.
Other than location and access, all fields in the publish dialog are optional. Spending the time to adjust your settings up front can save time on future updates.
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Replace owner (area) and reviewed by with information appropriate to this article. Set the review date.
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