by Melanie Hedgespeth | Publisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. | Release Date: January 2011 | ISBN: 1936334739

Contribute is an excellent piece of software that allows you to maintain and update a website or blog very easily and efficiently. This VTC course will provide information for all types of Contribute users in a stepbystep format. Authors will learn how to review and edit elements within sites and blogs with a simple editor. Administrators will learn how they can control access to a variety of areas on the website and therefore make sites remain stable and usable for the public. Author Melanie Hedgespeth will demonstrate how to access and convert a variety of file types, such as Microsoft Office files and PDFs. In this course, she will really show you how to fully utilize Contribute so that you can have a site that is collaborative and update to date with text, graphics, video, flash, and much more! Work files are included. Simply click on the movie links to get started!

1. Introducing Adobe Contribute CS5
   • Course Overview 00:02:52
2. About Contribute
   • Getting Contribute 00:05:20
   • After Installation 00:03:53
3. Contribute Fundamentals
   • Site Workflow 00:04:22
   • Blog Workflow 00:04:26
   • Support pt. 1 00:05:41
   • Support pt. 2 00:03:51
4. Starting Contribute
   • Opening the Program 00:04:03
   • Contribute Startup Password 00:03:20
5. Workspace Basics
   • Elements pt. 1 00:05:00
   • Elements pt. 2 00:03:43
   • Elements pt. 3 00:05:32
   • Elements pt. 4 00:04:06
6. Overview of Websites in Contribute
   • Connecting to a Site pt. 1 00:05:29
   • Connecting to a Site pt. 2 00:04:19
   • Connecting to Contribute Test Site 00:02:06
   • Connection Keys pt. 1 00:03:04
   • Connection Keys pt. 2 00:04:09
   • Browsing for a Page 00:04:20
   • Bookmarks 00:04:06
   • Editing a Page 00:03:50
   • Send Page for Review 00:03:12
   • Publish 00:02:50
   • Rollback 00:04:42
   • Administrate pt. 1 00:05:02
   • Administrate pt. 2 00:04:12
7. Overview of Blogs in Contribute
   • Create a Blog 00:04:33
   • Blog Posts 00:04:12
   • Blog Settings pt. 1 00:03:32
   • Blog Settings pt. 2 00:02:01
   • Blog Layouts 00:04:30
   • Blog Ads 00:04:05
   • Connecting to a Blog 00:02:37
   • Blog Server Configuration 00:02:51
   • Creating a New Post & Publishing 00:02:43
   • Editing pt. 1 00:03:42
   • Editing pt. 2 00:04:26
   • Editing pt. 3 00:05:36
   • Compare Page Display Settings 00:03:26
   • Scheduled Posting 00:02:36
   • Tagging Preferences 00:02:26
   • Printing 00:03:48
   • Exporting a Blog Entry 00:02:18
   • Delete a Blog Entry 00:02:51
   • Preferences 00:02:54
8. Pages
   • Create a New Page 00:05:24
   • New Page from Template 00:02:33
   • Copy / Delete a Page 00:05:24
   • Keywords 00:03:54
   • Text Formatting 00:04:55
   • Styles 00:02:13
   • Lists 00:03:49
   • Spell Check / Find & Replace 00:04:33
   • Links pt. 1 00:05:28
   • Links pt. 2 00:03:26
   • Expiring Pages 00:01:56
   • Editing a Page in Another Application 00:02:53
   • Browser Comparison 00:02:39
   • Google Search Field 00:03:51
   • HTML Code Snippets 00:03:27
   • Add a Folder 00:03:35
   • Export a Page to HTML 00:02:37
   • Edit a Page on Your PC 00:02:18
   • Edit a Page from Your Browser 00:05:25
   • Printing Pages 00:03:44
   • Page Change Options 00:02:15
9. Graphics
   • Images pt. 1 00:04:02
   • Images pt. 2 00:02:41
   • Editing Images pt. 1 00:04:27
   • Editing Images pt. 2 00:02:03
   • Linking Images 00:04:08
   • Thumbnails 00:02:58
   • Hotspots pt. 1 00:04:01
   • Hotspots pt. 2 00:02:00
   • Insert SWF 00:02:04
   • Insert Video 00:03:08
10. Tables
    • Basics pt. 1 00:04:59
    • Basics pt. 2 00:05:14
    • Formatting pt. 1 00:04:21
    • Formatting pt. 2 00:02:40
    • Modification pt. 1 00:03:48
    • Modification pt. 2 00:04:02
    • Modification pt. 3 00:03:23
11. Users
    • Roles pt. 1 00:04:43
    • Roles pt. 2 00:04:12
    • Roles pt. 3 00:05:10
    • Create & Edit Roles 00:03:10
    • Reviewing Drafts / Tracking 00:02:02
    • User Preferences 00:02:18
12. PDFs
    • Inserting PDF Files pt. 1 00:04:35
    • Inserting PDF Files pt. 2 00:03:19
    • Resizing PDF Files 00:01:58
    • Converting Documents to PDF 00:02:27
13. Dreamweaver
    • Create a Template 00:05:14
    • Contribute & Templates 00:01:49
14. Document Options
    • Office Documents pt. 1 00:04:13
    • Office Documents pt. 2 00:02:38
    • Find & Replace pt. 1 00:03:51
    • Find & Replace pt. 2 00:02:12
    • File Comparison 00:01:35
    • Keywords / Descriptions for Pages 00:04:00
    • Insert Dates or Special Characters 00:03:18
15. Tips
    • PayPal pt. 1 00:05:41
    • PayPal pt. 2 00:04:19
    • PayPal pt. 3 00:04:02
    • PayPal pt. 4 00:02:32
    • Event Logging 00:01:35
    • Adobe Exchange 00:02:04
    • Accessibility Features 00:02:20
    • Compatibility with Other Versions 00:01:36
    • XML 00:01:55
    • Spry Widgets 00:03:50
    • Security Preferences 00:01:03
16. TypePad Blog
    • Register 00:03:20
    • Contribute Connection 00:02:14
17. WordPress Blog
    • Register 00:02:24
    • Activate 00:02:12
    • Contribute Connection 00:02:40
18. Website Tips
    • Design Tips pt. 1 00:04:14
    • Design Tips pt. 2 00:05:05
    • Design Tips pt. 3 00:04:51
    • Design Tips pt. 4 00:04:31
    • Design Tips pt. 5 00:03:38
    • SEO 00:03:15
    • Domain Names 00:04:14
19. Troubleshooting
    • Removing Connections 00:01:19
    • Solving Problems 00:03:00
20. Keyboard Shortcuts
    • File Menu 00:03:09
    • Edit & View Menu 00:03:05
    • Insert & Format Menu 00:03:06
    • Table & Help Menu 00:01:55
21. Conclusion
    • Wrap Up 00:02:40
22. Credits
    • About the Author 00:01:16