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    • Go to Content > Page Manager > Page Content. You'll see a list of all your pages. This includes custom pages that you've created as well as built-in system pages. These system pages are either ones that everyone will probably have, like an About Us page, or they pull content dynamically from the left menu. For example, the Articles system page pulls any published articles from Community > Articles on the left.
    • Click the Add a Page button at the top. Give your new page a name. The URL will fill in automatically, although you can change it if you like.
    • We should also add this page to a menu. Click on the button, then select the menu. The display name is usually the name of the page, but if your page has a long name, you can shorten it. Then click Add.
    • If you're making a members-only or board-only page, you can restrict access to it. Click on the button, then choose who ought to have access to the page. For example, we can make the page members-only like this. Or if we need to make the page open to everyone, we can remove all the restrictions.
    • We'll go on to the next screen. We'll see a rough view of what the page looks like: skinny column on the left, wide column on the right. We have a few default content sections here already, with links to hide them if we like. To add a new content section, click on the addition symbol.

    StarChapter has many built-in content sections that will pull content in dynamically. Under Meetings, we can use a Meeting List Module to show a few upcoming meetings, or under Members, we can feature a new member with a Member Spotlight section.

    • For today, I'll start with the Blank section template, under the General tab.
    • On this screen, we'll enter our actual content. First we'll put in a title for this section. This is just for our use as administrators; it's not visible on the page. I'll write "Main Text". Further down, I'll paste in my content. There are a few things you should know about content formatting.
      • You can add a picture with our picture-postcard icon. Click on the magnifying glass to look for your image. Then you can select any image that's been loaded to the system already, or upload a new image using the button on the upper left. After adding an image, you can change the dimensions, or in the Advanced tab, you can put some space around it. To align your image to the left or right so that text wraps around it, click on the alignment buttons.
      • To add links, start by selecting the text or graphics that should be clickable. Then click the chain link button. Enter in the web address or email address that the link should go to. If you enter an email address, the system will offer to add a required prefix for you. Click OK to confirm.
      • To change the formatting, select your text and click on the Formats drop-down. You can choose one of the headline styles here. By using this drop-down rather than the font face, size, and color buttons, you ensure that your headline styles are consistent across your pages. If you've got a headline that shouldn't be one, choose Block > P, for Paragraph. If you've got some other styles that shouldn't be there, like different colors, we have the Remove Formatting button for those.
    • Once the content is in place, click on the Add button at the bottom.
    • Let's add one more section. This time we'll go into Meetings and choose the Meeting List Module. We have more options here, and these options will vary depending on which section template we use. I want to show events in any category, and no more than three of them. In the space below, we have a bit of code that does the heavy lifting of pulling and displaying the meeting details. We can add other material, but this code has to remain unchanged to work properly.
    • At the bottom, we'll click Add. If the section we added is in the wrong place, we can drag it into the proper position.
    • Click on the Preview button in the upper right. Review the page in the pop-up. If it looks good, close the pop-up and click Next. On the All Done screen, there's a recap of what we've done so far and a final Publish button. Click on this button to publish the page, and you're all set.