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Starr Scoop Journalism |
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Understanding the Manila Lingo Manila has its own vocabulary, so you should probably learn it early on. It will make things so much easier. We have provided a Translation Table in the Appendix to make it easier to understand this new language.But, first, we need to review some of the more commonly used jargon. It will be easier to understand if you think of Manila like a newspaper. It has stories that are created, edited, and managed by editors, which are viewed by readers. Story Think of this as a webpage, where you can show content such as text, pictures, website links, etc. ("It's all about the content.") Visitors see your pages, oops, stories. Editors Each website (or account) has an editor: the person who creates and edits stories, as well as the website. Manila makes a distinction between Managing Editors, Contributing Editors, and Content Editors, which will be discussed later (when department websites are introduced). Gems Files can be added to your website and linked to a story. For example: your syllabus as a Word document, a handout as an Acrobat file, or your lecture notes as a PowerPoint file. These files are, in Manila lingo, "gems." (It might make it easier to think of "gems" as attachments.) Shortcuts The easy way you can add external web sites to your pages is to create a Shortcut. Open a new browser window and surf to your favorite web site. Look at the Address location (also known as URL) and copy it to the Clipboard. Jump back to your Shortcuts page and create a new Shortcut. To activate this web site in a story, type the "Shortcut Name" in quotes. Themes The look of Manila websites is controlled by themes. If you decide you want to refresh the look of your website, choose a different theme. Your content and links are preserved and only the colors and graphics change. (See? It really is "all about the content!") Pearls Okay, this isn't a Manila word. It's a SCC-created word. Pearls are kinda like a glossary. When you type a pearl into a story (in double quotes), Manila will automatically display the words/logo/picture SCC has associated with that pearl. More discussion on pearls will come later. Roles (According to Manila) Manila subdivides people into four different roles: Managing Editors, Contributing Editors, Visitors, and Members. We will only discuss the first three. The roles for individual websites are managing editor and visitors, roles for department websites include managing editor, contributing editors and visitors. The member role is an advanced feature to be covered in the future. What you see and have access to on a Manila site will depend upon the role you've been assigned. If you are a visitor, you can view and print stories, but cannot edit components of a Manila site. If your role is a Contributing Editor, you can view and edit content, but you cannot change the look of the site (switch the theme). If your role is a Managing Editor, you have almost full control over the site. This table summarizes the roles ...
Understanding this Manual's Style and Conventions Since Manila has adopted the newspaper analogy, this manual attempts to continue it. Okay, so it's a bit corny at times, but it's better than boring generic stuff. So, when you see the following information, you should replace it with your specific information (your name, your e-mail address, your division, etc.), Faculty Member Starr Reporter Scoop (e-mail is scoopsr@scc.losrios.edu) Division Language and Literature Department Journalism Manila website http://web.scc.losrios.edu/scoop Further, when we explain how to do things, we've tried to bold descriptive phrases in the steps. This is in the hopes that, as you get more familiar with Manila, you can scan the steps and see reminders to do what you already know how to do. When you see something underlined, that's a link (either internal or external). When you see the icon, that tells you that this is discussed in another portion of the manual. You'll probably be able to find it in the Table of Contents. This is to reduce the redundancy and the number of trees killed in producing this manual. When you see an apple icon ( ), that means the statement is specific to Macintosh computers. When you see the Windows icon ( ), the statement is specific to Windows. Reminders to you are preceded by . Potential pitfalls are identified by . Finally, this document is a Work in Progress. Some of you techies out there can help us (and others) by identifying significant differences between Mac and PC instructions, Netscape and Explorer usage, etc. We're calling you our IT committee. Anywhere you see a , this is a hint to you to provide assistance.
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