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Below are links to assist you with the Content Management System (CMS) 6.5.

Content Management System --> http://cms.bgsu.edu  
Content Management Test System --> http://cmstest.bgsu.edu

Supported browsers and Java 2 applications required:

	Browser	Java 2
Windows XP	Internet Explorer 7.0	Go to http://java.sun.com/products/archive/ and follow these directions**
Mac OS X (Intel)	Safari 2.0.3	J2SE 5.0 Release 4 (Intel)***
Mac OS X (Power PC)	Safari 2.0.3	J2SE 5.0 Release 4 (PPC)***

**Note: CMS users on PCs may now update to Java Runtime Environment (JRE) release 6 (aka version 1.6).  Any version of  Java Runtime Environment (JRE) release 5, update 10 or later (aka version 1.5.10) will work with CMS 6.5.

***Note: CMS users on Mac OS X with newer systems built in 2006 or later are Intel-based systems.  Older systems are more likely to be PowerPC-based.  

CMS Quicklinks ...
Steps to Move into the Content Management System
CMS Training  
BGSU CMS Standards   
Rhythmyx Content Management White Paper (PDF)  
Just Enough Rhythmyx (PPT) 
BGSU's Web Color Palette
Templates for Photo and Sectionphoto Images in BGSU Templates
BGSU Graphic Standards Manual 

Frequently Asked Questions ...

Content Management (CM) Frequently Asked Questions

Quick Reference Guides ...

• How do I reply to certificate verification messages I see when I start using the CMS for the first time? ( PC) ( Mac)
• How do I enable pop-ups for the CMS servers? ( PC) ( Mac) 
• What content is available in the different views of content on the CMS? 
• What are the methods for changing my display format for a site folder, view or search in the Content Explorer?
• How do I move more than one item to a different state in the workflow on the CMS?  
• How do I change the font size or other display properties when using the CMS? 
• What are the different ways I can create new content on the CMS? 
• How can I create a copy of an existing content item that I can modify into a new content item on the CMS? 
• What is a promotable version and how do you create one in the CMS? 
• How do you refresh your screen display when using the CMS? 
• What are the features available in the Ephox rich text editor EditLive used to edit content in the CMS? 
• How do I use the search engine to locate content on the CMS? 

Other Resources ...

Useful Web Design Guides
Style Guide to Good Website Design
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist
Xenu's Link Sleuth
Internet Archive Wayback Machine

Recommended Tutorials
Cascading Style Sheets
JavaScript
HTML
XML

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