- Creating an authoring tools element
The authoring tool element is used to add authoring portlet functions to web pages.
When you create an authoring tool element, you need to define the layout of the
authoring tool and any required actions, and select parameters for each action layout as
required.
- Creating a component reference element
You use a component reference element to store a reference to a component. To create
a component reference element, you can either add a component reference element to an
authoring template, site area, or content item, or create a component reference
component.
- Creating a date and time element
You use a date and time element to store a date or time to be displayed on a web
page. To create a date and time element, you can either add a date and time element to
an authoring template, site area, or content item, or create a date and time
component.
- Using a file resource element
You use a file resource element to store a file that can later be referenced on a
web page. To create a file resource element, you can either add a file resource element
to an authoring template, site area, or content item, or create a file resource
component.
- Using an HTML element
You use an HTML element to store a section of HTML. To create an HTML element, you
can either add an HTML element to an authoring template, site area, or content item, or
create an HTML component.
- Using an image element
You use an image element to store an image file that can later be referenced on a
web page. To create an image element, you can either add an image element to an
authoring template, site area, or content item, or create an image component.
- Using a JSP element
You use a JSP element to store a path to a JSP. When rendered within a presentation
template or element design, a request to a JSP is generated and processed.
- Using a link element
A link element stores a link to a web content item, or to external content such as a
web page.
- List presentation uses
A list presentation stores a reusable presentation for navigator, menu,
personalization, and search components. If the presentation of a navigator, menu,
personalization, or search component is used in more than one component design, then you
store that presentation in a list presentation.
- Using a menu element
To create a menu element you must specify the criteria to search content items with,
and then create a layout for the metadata or content to be displayed in the menu
element.
- Using a navigator element
Create a navigator element to display a list of links based on a section of the site
framework of a site.
- Using a number element
You use a number element to store a numerical value.
- Using an option selection element
An option selection element can be added only to an authoring template. You create a
predefined set of values for content creators to select from when you create a content
item or site area.
- Using a page navigation element
A page navigation element provides navigation controls that are used to browse
through a set of results that are generated by menus, navigators, personalization, and
search elements.
- Using a Personalization element
A Personalization element stores a reference to a rule or content
spot.
- Using a rich text element
You use a rich text element to provide users with a rich text editor that can be
used to author a section of HTML. To create a rich text element, you can either add a
rich text element to an authoring template, site area, or content item, or create a rich
text component.
- How to use a search element
A search element is used to display the results of a search query. A search element
cannot be used in isolation, but must be used together with an HTML element that is used
to define the search query form.
- Using a short text element
A short text element is used to store small amounts of fixed-length text where the
length is 250 bytes or less. Unlike the other text elements, short text elements can
also be used as a search parameter in a Personalization rule. To create a short text
element, you can either add a short text element to an authoring template, site area, or
content item, or create a short text component.
- Using a style sheet element
You store a style sheet file in a style sheet element. You can use a style sheet
element only by creating a style sheet component. You cannot add a style sheet element
to authoring templates, site areas, or content items.
- Using a taxonomy element
You use a taxonomy element to display a list of categories from a taxonomy.
- Using a text element
You use a text element to store a short section of text. To create a text element,
you can either add a text element to an authoring template, site area, or content item,
or create a text component.
- Using a user name element
A user name element displays the name of the current user in a presentation
template, component design, or element design. You can use a user name element only by
creating a user name component. You cannot add a user name element to authoring
templates, site areas, or content items.
- Using a user selection element
You use a user selection element to store a list of users and groups.
- Adding elements to an item
You add elements to site areas, content items, page items, and authoring templates
to store web content specific to those items.