The new page screen is the same one you get by clicking on the Edit page header in the drop down menu when you click on the file folder in the Navigation Column

or when you click on the [Edit Page Header] button

on the Edit page screen.

By default the new page will be a hidden page.

This at the top of the work area indicates the page is hidden.

Page Types

There are various types of pages you can create.

You select the option from the drop down menu.

The default option is standard.

Below is an explanation of the ‘Standard Type Option’. For all the other choices I will only show what is different or added to the ‘Standard Type Option’.

Standard Type Option

Following is an explanation of each section when standard type is selected.

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Hide Page

[1] By default the page is hidden, removing the check mark from the box unhides the page. This is important and very easy to forget. Once you save the page and it still shows up with the hide icon you will know that you have forgotten to remove the check mark. To get back to the place where you can remove it, click on the file name or the folder and then edit. Then from the screen select edit page header.

[2] Next you have to select the Type for your page, by default Standard will be selected. For an explanation of the different Types read the following pages.

Layout: Ignore this unless you have be instructed otherwise by the website designer.

[3] Last Updated:If you have your pages setup to show when they were last updated put the date in here (D-M-Y).

[4] 'New' UntilIf you have your pages setup to use this option place the date when the page will expire in here. (D-M-Y).

No Search:Ignore this unless you have be instructed otherwise by the website designer.

Page Title

[1] This text box has an exclamation mark on a yellow background next to it

and that means that this field has to be filled in. The title of your web page is important as it will be used in the navigation of your site. Keep it short and to the point.

[2] Alias:In Typo3 pages are identified by ID numbers. It is, however, hard to remember those numbers. So here comes the 'Alias' into play. An 'Alias' is a unique identification string for a page. You can use this string instead of the ID-number to refer to the page. (Example: If your links page is ID=245 you could use the Alias 'links'. A name is easier to remember than a number. Only use Alias' for pages that a frequently used.).

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General Options

Start:The 'Start' time determines the date from which the page or content will be visible online. Use this to 'publish' the page or content on a certain date. If 'Start' time is not set, the page will be online instantly (unless the page is hidden otherwise).

Stop:The 'Stop' time is the date from which the page will not be online anymore.

Access:If 'Access' is set to a user group name, only website users which are members of the selected user group will be able to view the page when they are logged in. The special option 'Hide at login' means the page will not be visible for website use

Include Subpages:By default the Start, Stop, Access and Hidden options are effective only for the page on which they are set. If the option 'Include subpages' is checked for the page, then their effect is inherited by all subpages of the page.

Advanced Type Option

Page Title

The page title section has now an additional field called 'Navigation title'. Here the name for navigation purposes can be different that the page title above.

Abstract, Keywords, Description

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Files

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External URL Type Option

This option type has a drop down menu. This helps you link to a regular external webpage, an ftp page or even an email address.

For example: You enter the web address without the http:// in the box. If you selected the blank area of the drop down menu you will have to write the full web address with the http:// in the box for it to work.

Shortcut Type Option

This inserts a reference to the page to which this page is a shortcut to. To add a shortcut to a page click on the Browse for records button

and you will get this pop up screen

Creating a Shortcut to a Page

Now from the Page tree select the page you want to make a shortcut to. If the page is not visible click on the plus sign

to expand the page tree and select the page.

Creating a Shortcut to Page Content

If you want to create a shortcut to only a content section of a page, click on the small right arrow after the name of the file and then move your mouse over the folders the ID number of the section will also pop up. Click on the folder and you will have a shortcut/link to that section.

NoteThis type of page is useful when you have information that is duplicated on another page, but you want to make it accessible from either page. So one page has all the information and this page only has a page title and a shortcut/internal link to that page.

Not in Menu Type Option

You will see nothing different on your work area. Once you save your file, however, it will show up like this in your Website Navigation Column (2nd column). This options is useful when you are experimenting with a page and don’t want it to show up in the navigation menu of your site.

Spacer Type Options

This option serves no other purpose than to add a line/empty space into the navigation menu when it is vertical. Once you save your file, however, it will show up like this in your Website Navigation Column (2nd column).  Do not use this options unless you have been instructed to use it by the web designer.