This level of user is someone who is brand new to a system, or someone who may be hesitant/nervous about using technology, in general.

What is a Feed content type?

Before you begin: Live Feeds produces blocks, which must be enabled in layouts. Working with blocks requires an architect level role.

The Feed content type is part of the Live Feeds module, a custom module developed by Web Services.

The Feed content type provides easy integration with several standard OSU feeds:

How can I optimize my images for web use?

The web's requirements for images are vastly different than those for print media.  When using images on the web, there are quite a few things to consider.  Most importantly, the properties to consider are: resolution, dimensions, and format.

Resolution

Today's digital cameras, even the less expensive ones, are capable of creating exceptionally high resolution images.  This is great for print media, but it can actually be detrimental for web publications.

Create a Blogsite

Provides the OSU WordPress user with step-by-step instructions for creating a new blog.

Upload Files Into Media Library

How do I upload files into Drupal?

Before you start:

Please note that OSU Drupal 7 will only allow the following items to be uploaded into the system:

  • Images: jpg, jpeg, gif, png
  • Documents: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt

Other media types such as video and audio are handled in other ways.

To Upload Image or Document Files...

OSU Drupal 7 has a few different ways of uploading files depending on what processes are occurring.

Link Embedded Images Using the Media Browser

Provides the OSU Drupal 7 user with step-by-step instructions to link an image using the Media Browser.

Media Module

Provides the OSU Drupal 7 user with an overview page and table-of-contents for the Media module.

How do I submit an event to my department calendar?

Before You Start...

To submit an event to a department or group calendar you must have a valid ONID account.

If you do not know your ONID information, or are a contracted employee who does not use ONID, please see the following:

How do I submit an event to a Featured OSU Calendar?

Before You Start...

To submit an event to one or more of the Featured OSU Calendars, you must have a valid ONID account.

If you do not know your ONID information, or are a contracted employee who does not use ONID, please see the following:

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