CMS Training

Steps to be granted access to edit BGSU webpages:

This page will help guide you through training for the Adobe Content Management System (CMS) used at BGSU.

Complete the online Adobe CMS & Web Accessibility training course

This training will be a step-by-step tutorial to the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Web Content Management System (CMS) in the Bridge training platform. There will be required activities in which you will be uploading images and documents, and creating your own web page that the Marketing & Brand Strategy team will be checking after you complete this training. You must submit an additional form upon completion of the Bridge training materials and activities.

If you have questions or need help during any part of this training, please fill out the Web Questions/Concerns form.

Adobe CMS Training

This course offers an introduction to the system.
Page creation and management.
Editing and adding content within a page.
Uploading and managing files to the Digital Asset Management system.

Web Accessibility Training

Introduction to web accessibility
Learn BGSU's updated web accessibility policy
Improve document structure, alternative text, hyperlinks
Make video, audio, and non-html files accessible

Begin the Adobe CMS & Web Accessibility Training Log into the Adobe CMS

Access will be granted after training but can take up to 5 business days. Thank you for your understanding.

Additional CMS Training

Any advanced training required is handled on a request-by-request basis. We can offer the following advanced training options:

Bomgar remote training session - we can guide you through the areas you need training with while viewing your monitor and talking via phone.
WebEx session - Allows sharing of screens and chat, but not the ability to "take-over" your machine to assist or highlight various items.

*For more information, or to schedule an advanced training appointment use our "Web Questions/Concerns" form - please state the areas you need assistance with or the components you would like to learn.

Resources

To access the online resources for the Adobe CMS, use the links on the left navigation. These links include:

Documentation

The documentation provides a step-by-step guide to our basic training. We will continue to add additional documentation that is needed.

Components

This page contains a demo of all current components.
These demos are extremely useful for getting a feel for what options are available.

Terminology

This page contains the definitions of many of the more complex terms within the system.

Video Training

This page contains video recaps of the major topics covered in the in-person trainings.

Need Assistance?

If you need additional assistance with the training or want to learn more, please schedule a one-on-one meeting.

Bookmarklets

We've developed a bookmarklet that allows you to jump from a BGSU webpage directly to the AEM Edit page. Simply drag-and-drop the link below to your bookmarks toolbar, then when you are on a BGSU webpage, click the bookmarklet from your bookmarks toolbar and once you log-in you'll be sent directly to the AEM Edit window for the page you were on.

The Edit bookmarklet can be used when on a live page. When used it will take you into the AEM version of that page and allow you to make quick edits on the fly.

The Toggle bookmarklet can be used while editing a page. It switches back and forth between the page editor and a "advanced preview" mode that gives you the most accurate preview of what your page will look like once activated.

The Live Asset bookmarklet allows you to open up any asset in the DAM in it's properties view and then press the bookmarklet to take you to the live production URL of that asset. This comes in handy when you need to get the full URL of an asset in the DAM for use in email marketing campaigns.

Updated: 09/12/2023 03:00PM