Nirmala Venkat at 11:31, 10 November 2017

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|| '''Show Slide 1:'''
Article Options in Joomla
|| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''Article Options in Joomla.'''

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|| '''Show Slide 2'''
'''Learning Objectives'''
*Status of an '''article.'''
*Publishing options in '''article'''
*Global options in '''articles.'''

|| In this tutorial, we will learn about:

*Status of an '''article'''
*Publishing Options for an '''article''' and
*Global Options for '''Articles'''

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|| '''Show Slide 3'''
'''Versions and OS'''

|| For this tutorial, we will be using:
*'''Ubuntu''' 14.04
*'''Joomla''' 3.4.1
*'''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 5.5.19

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|| '''Show Slide 4'''
'''Prerequisites'''

|| To follow this tutorial:
*Ensure that you know how to create '''articles''' in '''Joomla'''
*If not, check the relevant '''Joomla''' tutorials on the '''Spoken Tutorial''' website.

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|| '''Show Slide 5'''
Prior Knowledge

|| Earlier, we learnt to create, edit, copy and delete an '''article''' in '''Joomla'''.
Now, let’s learn some other options for these '''articles'''.

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|| Switch to the browser with '''Joomla Control Panel''' open.

|| Let’s switch to the '''Joomla administration panel.'''

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|| Click on '''Article Manager'''

|| Click on '''Article Manager. '''
Here are our previously created '''articles''':
'''*“Benefits of Sodium”''' and
'''*“Vitamin A”'''

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||

|| Let us check if they are visible on the '''homepage.'''

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|| Click on '''Digital India'''

|| Click on '''Digital India''' at the top right of the page.

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|| Point to '''“Benefits of Sodium”'''

|| You can see '''“Benefits of Sodium”''' here but not '''“Vitamin A”.'''
Why is this so?
This is because we had made '''“Benefits of Sodium”''' a '''featured article.'''

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|| Click on the '''admin panel''' tab in the browser.
|| Let us now make the '''article “Vitamin A”''' also as '''featured.'''
Go back to '''Article Manager admin page.'''

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|| Click on '''Featured''' star.

|| Click the '''Featured''' attribute, i.e, the star in the featured column, for the '''article “Vitamin A”.'''

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|| Click on '''Featured''' star again.

|| Let me undo this change by clicking on the '''Featured''' attribute once again.

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|| Click on the 1st column checkbox >> then on '''Featured''' button in top menu

|| We can also '''feature''' an '''article''' by:
*checking the checkbox in the first column to the left of the '''article title'''
*and then clicking on '''Featured''' button in the top menu.

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|| Highlight the yellow star.

|| Notice that the yellow star has appeared in the '''featured''' column.

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|| Click on the homepage tab in the browser. Press '''F5'''.

|| Now, switch to the '''Digital India''' homepage tab and press '''F5''' to refresh it.
We can see that both the '''articles''' are visible now.

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|| Click on the admin panel tab in the browser.

|| Let us get back to the '''Article Manager admin''' page.
We will now learn a few more '''Article attributes.'''

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|| Click on '''Vitamin A'''

|| Click on the '''article “Vitamin A”''' to reach the '''Edit Article''' page.

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|| Point to '''Status''' >> Click on the dropdown >> Scroll-highlight the option one by one.

|| Here is a field named '''Status.''' What does it indicate?

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|| Scroll to '''Published'''

|| Whenever an '''article''' is created, the status takes the default value '''“Published”. '''

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|| Click on Homepage tab in the browser.

|| A '''featured''' article is displayed on a website because its status is '''Published.'''
So are our two '''articles''', as of now.

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|| Click on the admin panel tab in the browser.

|| What happens if the status of an '''article''' to '''Unpublished?'''
Switch back to the '''Article Manager admin''' page.
We are in the '''Edit Article''' of '''“Vitamin A”.'''

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|| Select '''Unpublished''' from the dropdown.

|| Let us change the status of our article '''“Vitamin A”''' to '''Unpublished. '''

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|| Click on '''Save and Close.'''

|| Click on the '''Save & Close''' button.

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||Click on homepage tab in the browser. Press '''F5.'''

|| Switch to the '''homepage''' tab and refresh the page.
Notice that the '''article “Vitamin A”''' is no longer visible here.
<PAUSE>

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|| Click on the admin panel tab in the browser.

|| Switch to the '''admin panel''' again.

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||

|| Let us learn about the third value of '''Status''', i.e. '''Archived.'''

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|| Point to '''“Benefits of Sodium”'''

|| For a change, let's now modify the status of '''“Benefits of Sodium”''' to '''Archived.'''

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|| Click on the checkbox next to the '''“Benefits of Sodium”'''

|| Click on the title '''“Benefits of Sodium”.'''

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|| Click on the '''Select Status''' dropdown

|| Now click on the '''Status''' drop-down and set the '''Status''' to '''Archived.'''

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|| Point to the '''Article''' list.

|| '''“Benefits of Sodium”''' has now been removed from the '''Articles''' list of '''Article Manager'''.

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|| Switch to the Homepage tab

|| Verify that it is also no longer displayed on the '''homepage''', either.
So where has the '''article''' gone?

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|| Come back to the '''Article Manager'''.

|| Come back to the '''Article Manager.'''

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||

|| To view '''archived articles''', we will need to use a filter.

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|| Click on '''Search Tools'''

|| To the right of search box, we can see '''Search Tools''' button.
Click on it. It will show a number of search filters.

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|| Click on '''Select Status'''

|| Click on the '''Select Status''' filter.

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||Select '''Archived''' in the filter.
Point to '''“Benefits of Sodium”'''

|| Let's set the filter to '''Archived.'''
Now we can see our '''article “Benefits of Sodium”''' listed here.

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||Switch to Slide 6.

|| An '''article''' when archived becomes a part of the historical data.
You can re-publish it whenever required.

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|| Switch back to admin page

||The status of an '''archived article''' can be directly set to '''Unpublished''' or '''Published''', as well.

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|| Hover the mouse over the '''Status''' column so that the information text is seen.

||To do so, first hover the mouse over the '''Status''' column, as shown.
You can see a small tooltip here, which says '''“Unpublish Item”'''.

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|| Click on the '''Unpublish Item''' icon

||Click on the left icon in the '''Status''' column.

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|| Scroll down to see that no articles are visible.

||Notice that we cannot see the '''article''' now.

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|| Point to the '''Status''' filter.

||This is because the '''Status''' filter is still set to '''Archived'''.

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||Click on '''Clear'''.

||Let’s remove the filter by clicking on the '''Clear''' button next to '''Search Tools'''.

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||Scroll down to see '''“Benefits of Sodium” article'''

||We can now see the '''article “Benefits of Sodium”''' listed here.

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||Point to the red cross.

||Notice that the '''status''' icon has now changed.

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||Hover the mouse over the '''Status''' column so that the information text is seen

||The newly acquired status indicates that the '''article''' is now ready for publishing.

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||Click on the '''Select Status''' dropdown >> Change the status back to '''All'''.

||In a similar manner, you can get the list of Published, Unpublished and Trashed articles.

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||

||Let me first change the status of the '''article “Benefits of Sodium”''' back to '''Archived'''.

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||Click on the checkbox-> Click on '''Archive''' button.

||Click on the checkbox to the left of the title. Now click on the '''Archive''' button in the toolbar on top.

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||Come to '''Article Manager''' page

||An '''Archived''' or '''Unpublished article''' can still be viewed and edited in the '''Article Manager'''.

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||Change the status back to '''Archived''' as done earlier.

||Let’s change the '''status''' filter back to '''Archived'''.

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||Click on '''“Benefits of Sodium” ''' >> append the sentence

||Click on the archived '''article “Benefits of Sodium”.'''
Let’s append this sentence at the end of given text.
'''“The daily consumption of sodium, however, depends on a number of factors.”'''

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||Select '''Published''' from the dropdown>>Click on '''Save & Close'''

||I will change the status of this '''article''' from '''Archived''' to '''Published.'''

Then click on '''Save & Close.'''

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||Select '''All''' in '''Select Status''' filter.

||Let us now select '''All''' in '''Select Status''' filter.

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||Scroll down to see the articles.

||This will show all the '''articles''', irrespective of their status.

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||Point to the '''article “Sodium”'''

||Notice the status of all the '''articles''' here.
Also notice the '''article “Sodium”''' that we had deleted or trashed in the earlier tutorial.
Explore whether you can change its status on your own.

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||Point to the filters one by one.

||The other available filters here are '''Category, Levels, Access, Author, Language''' and '''Tag.'''
We will learn about them in later tutorials.

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||Click on '''Vitamin A'''

||Let's move ahead. <PAUSE>
Click on '''“Vitamin A”''' from '''articles''' list.

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||Click on '''Status''' dropdown and select '''Published'''.
Point to '''Publishing''' tab.

||We are in the '''Edit Article''' page.
Let’s change the status of the '''article''' to '''Published'''.
On the right of the '''Content''' tab, we can see the tab '''Publishing'''.

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||Click on '''Publishing tab'''

||Click on it.
This records the meta-data of the '''article'''.
We will look at some of the important ones.

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||Point to '''Created By'''

||The option '''Created by''', displays the name of the creator.
In our case it is '''Super User'''.
We will learn to change it by using '''Select User''' button later.

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||Point to '''Created Date, Start Publishing''' and '''Finish Publishing'''.

||Notice 3 different date fields here-
'''1. Created Date'''
'''2. Start Publishing'''
'''3. Finish Publishing'''

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||Highlight '''Created Date'''

||'''Created Date''' by default, is the date on which the '''article''' was created.

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||Highlight '''Start Publishing'''

||'''Start Publishing''' is the date on which the '''article''' will be published or made visible on the homepage.
That means, the date from which its status will be automatically set to '''Published'''.
By default, this date is set to the '''Created Date'''.

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||Highlight '''Finish Publishing'''

||'''Finish Publishing''' is the date on which the '''article''' will cease to be visible on the homepage.
That means, the date from which its status will be automatically set to '''Unpublished'''.

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||Point to the blank date field

||By default,it is set to blank.
it means an '''article''' is available forever, by default.

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||Point to '''Created Date''' and then to '''Start Publishing'''

||Notice here, that '''Created Date''' and '''Start Publishing''' date are the same.

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||Point to the calendar icon.

||To change these dates, open the '''calendar''' by clicking the '''calendar''' icon, on the extreme right.

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||Click the calendar icon >> Select 07 April 2015 >> Click on the '''Save & Close''' icon.

||Let me change the '''Created Date''' to today’s date: 07 April 2015.
Click on the '''Save & Close''' button.

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||Switch to the Homepage and press '''F5''' >> point to the date.

||Go to the '''homepage''' and refresh it.
The date of creation of the '''article''' is now 07 April 2015.

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||'''Slide 7, 8, 9 & 10:'''

||Here are 2 small assignments for you.

'''Assignment 1'''
1. Open the calendar of '''Start Publishing''' date.
2. Select the date as a future date.
3. Save the changes.
4. Go to the Homepage and refresh it.
5. Check the '''article''' list and understand what has happened.

'''Assignment 2'''
1. Now come back and change the date to a date prior to the '''Creation Date'''.
2. Once again, save the changes and observe the changes on the '''Homepage.'''
3. Understand what has happened.
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||Before exploring further, let us learn a few more details regarding an '''article'''.

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||Switch to homepage tab.
Highlight the header information.

||Switch to '''homepage''' and refresh it.
All the '''articles''' are listed here, along with their details in the header.

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||Highlight the Article Titles.

||What exactly has been shown?

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||Click on '''Vitamin A'''

||Observe that '''Title''' of the '''article''' is clickable. Let me click on '''Vitamin A'''.
Now the article '''Vitamin A''' has opened on a full page.

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||Point to '''Next''' at the bottom

||At the bottom, there is a link to the '''Next article'''.

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||Point to '''Uncategorised''' >> Click on it.

||Category of this '''article''' says it is '''Uncategorised''' and this is also a hyperlink.
I will click on '''Uncategorised.'''

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||List of '''Uncategorised articles'''

||And now we are re-directed to a page with all '''articles''' belonging to the category '''Uncategorised'''.

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||Point to both the '''articles'''

||Here are our '''articles''' and they are both '''Uncategorised''', by default.

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||Point to header information.

||Let us now see how we can remove this '''header information''' from all the '''articles'''.

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||Click on '''Options''' button.

||Come back to the '''Article Manager''' page.
Here click on the '''Options''' button in the toolbar, towards the extreme right.

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||Highlight the title '''Article Manager Options'''.

||It will open another page with the title '''“Article Manager Options”'''.

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||Point to buttons on the left.

||On the top left, are options to '''Save, Save & Close''' and '''Cancel''' the changes made on this window.

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||These settings are '''global''' options and apply to all '''articles''', unless changed specifically.

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||Highlight '''Show Title'''.

||'''Show Title''' shows the '''Title''' of the '''article'''.

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||Click on the button '''Hide'''. Click on '''Save'''.

||By default, it is set to '''Show.'''

Let's set it to '''Hide''' and click on '''Save'''.

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||Go to the '''homepage''' tab in the browser. Press '''F5'''.

||Go to the '''homepage''' tab and refresh the page.

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||

||Notice that the '''Title''' is no longer visible.

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||Go to the admin panel tab in the browser.

||Go back to the '''admin panel'''.

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||Set '''Show Title''' to '''Show'''.

||Set '''Show Title''' to '''Show'''.

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||Select button '''Hide''' for '''Linked titles'''.

||Next let’s set '''Linked Titles''' as '''No'''.
This will remove the '''Title hyperlink'''.

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||Highlight '''Show Intro Text.'''

||We will skip '''Show Intro text '''option for now.

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||Highlight '''Show Category'''.
Highlight '''Link Category.'''

||'''Show Category''' and '''Link Category'''
* show the '''category''' in the header
* and also makes it a hyperlink.

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||Select button '''Hide''' for '''Show Category'''.
Select button '''No''' for '''Link Category.'''
Click on '''Save.'''

||Let's choose
* '''Hide''' option for '''Show Category'''
* and '''No''' option for '''Linked Category.'''

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||Go to the '''homepage''' tab in the browser. Press '''F5'''.
Highlight the title.

||Go to the '''homepage''' tab and refresh the page.
Observe that the '''category''' information is no longer visible.
And the '''Title''' is no longer a '''hyperlink'''.

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||Go to the admin panel tab in the browser.

||Go back to the '''admin panel.'''

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||Scroll down to the last section.

||Now scroll down to see the last section of the '''settings''' window.
These options enable us to show or hide the '''print''' and '''email''' icons.

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||Go to the '''homepage''' tab in the browser.
Point to the button on the right.
Click on the button.
Point to '''Print''' and '''Email'''.

||Let’s go to the '''homepage''' tab.
On the extreme right side of the '''article''', notice a button with a small wheel and down arrow.
Click on this button.
We can see 2 options:
*'''Print'''
*'''Email'''.

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||Click on the '''print''' icon.
Click on the '''print''' icon in the new window.

||Click on the '''print''' icon.
This will open a new window with only the '''article''' and '''print''' button on the right.
Clicking on the '''print''' button will open the default '''print''' dialog box.
The further procedure is the same, as for any print job.

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||Click on cross icon to close the window.

||Let's cancel the printing now.

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||Go to the admin panel tab in the browser.

||Return to the '''admin panel'''.

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||Point to the corresponding icons.

||The '''Show Icons, Show Print Icon''' and '''Show Email Icon''' are all set to '''Show''', by default.
You can change the settings as per your requirement.

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||Point to '''Show Hits'''

||Notice, there is an option here to show the number of '''Hits'''.
This indicates the number of times the '''article''' has been viewed.

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||Point to '''Show Unauthorised Links and Positioning of the links''' text.

||We will discuss '''Show Unauthorised Links and Positioning of the Links''' in another tutorial.

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||Click on '''Save & Close'''.

||Let’s save all the settings now by clicking on '''Save & Close'''.

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||Go to the '''homepage''' tab in the browser. Press '''F5.'''

||Go the '''homepage''' tab and refresh the page to see all the changes that we made.

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||'''Show Slide 11:'''
(Summary)

||Let us recap.

In this tutorial, we learnt about:
* Status of an '''article'''.
* '''Publishing''' options for an '''article''' and
* '''Global options''' for '''articles.'''

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||Switch to Slide 12 & 13:

||Here is another assignment for you.

* Click on '''Options''' in '''Article Manager'''.
* Make changes to display '''Create Date''' and '''Modify Date'''.
* '''Save & Close''' the settings.
* Click on the article '''Benefits of Sodium'''.
* Append the block of text from the '''assignment-text''' file provided with this tutorial at the end of this '''article.'''
* '''Save''' the article.
* Do you observe any change in the header information of the '''article''' in the '''homepage'''?

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||'''Show Slide 14:'''
(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

||The video at this link, summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial '''project.
Please download and watch it.

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||'''Show Slide 15:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

||The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team
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For more details, please write to us.

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||'''Show Slide 16:'''

(Acknowledgement)

||'''Spoken Tutorial '''Project is supported by '''NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.'''

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||This is Priyanka signing off. Thank you for joining.

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Joomla/C2/Article-Options-in-Joomla/English - Revision history

Nirmala Venkat at 11:31, 10 November 2017

Nancyvarkey at 08:39, 7 May 2015

Itspriyanka: Created page with "{| border=1 || '''Visual Cue''' || '''Narration''' |- || '''Show Slide 1:''' Article Options in Joomla || Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''Article Options in Joomla.'''..."