Here you will find information about the TYPO3 content management system, including details regarding how to use the editor interface to maintain content within a site using this tool.

In order to maintain content for your site, you must access what is called the "back-end". To access this, point your browser at http://<your domain>/typo3/. Upon doing so, you will be prompted for a login, which you will have been provided separately. If you have any difficulty logging into the back-end or encounter trouble trying to do something there, please let Bill know.

See the Getting Started section in this page for further information regarding how to use the "back-end". You may also find the Video Demonstrations useful as you become familiar with this new tool.

There are many resources available on the Internet regarding TYPO3. The most important of these is the TYPO3 site itself, http://www.typo3.org/.

TYPO3 can take a little effort to get used to. But once you get past the basics, it is really rather easy to get around and be productive. The TYPO3 Tutorial (PDF) covers a great many of the basic tasks required to use TYPO3 for content management. You may notice some differences between the images therein and what you'll see on your site, but that is largely due to it being a more recent version.

These are a few interactive videos to introduce some of the more common operations in TYPO3.

Please note that these are all multi-language Windows Media files. With Media Player 9, you will have to select which audio you want to hear by using the Play, Audio and Language Tracks menu — or you will be listening to German, by default. You can select a language for just this time, or use Options... to select your default languages for the future -- I suggest doing this so you don't get surprised again by it later.

Getting Started

1. General Principles
2. Edit and Create Pages and Content
3. Special Content Elements
4. Image Archives
5. The List Module and Clipboard

Editing Tips and Tricks

1. Using Navigation Shortcuts

How-To Topics

1. Hide A Page
2. Copy A Page
3. Move A Page
4. Copy Or Move Multiple Pages
5. Delete Single Page
6. Delete Multiple Pages
7. Create New Page
8. Make Alternative Navigation Title For Page
9. Set Start And Stop Dates For A Page
10. Show A Page In The Frontend
11. Create A Shortcut Page
12. Create A Page Jumping To External Url
13. Hide A Page In The Navigation
14. Find Page In Backendwith Known Id
15. Edit Page Content
16. Move Content Elements Between Pages
17. Undo Any Of The Last 20 Changes
18. Undo The Last Change
19. Insert Images In Content Elements
20. Insert Images In The Rich Text Editor
21. Insert Bullet Lists
22. Insert A Table
23. Insert A Video Clip
24. Create Links To Files For Download
25. Create Links To Pages And Elements
26. Create Links To Email Addresses
27. Create A Image Gallery
28. Reuse Records From Other Pages
29. Clear The Cache For A Page
30. Create Many Pages Quickly
31. Sort Pages Alphabetically
32. Get Overview Of Pages And Records
33. Change The Page Target
34. Set A Page Alias
35. Edit Recently Edited Records
36. Upload Files
37. Delete Files
38. Rename Files And Folders
39. Create Files And Folders
40. Create A Quicknote
41. Search Whole Database In Backend
42. Check Recent Changes Made In Backend
43. Check Changes To A Specific Page
44. Allow Individual Captions For Images
45. Allow Individual Links For Images
46. Open Many Documents For Editing At A Time