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*Move or copy '''articles''' to a different '''category.''' | *Move or copy '''articles''' to a different '''category.''' | ||
*And delete or unpublish a '''category.''' | *And delete or unpublish a '''category.''' | ||
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'''Versions and OS''' | '''Versions and OS''' | ||
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*'''Ubuntu Linux OS''' 14.04 | *'''Ubuntu Linux OS''' 14.04 | ||
*'''Joomla''' 3.4.1 | *'''Joomla''' 3.4.1 | ||
− | *'''Apache | + | *'''Apache, MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 5.5.19 |
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'''Prerequisites''' | '''Prerequisites''' | ||
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*Learner of this tutorial should know how to create an '''article''' in '''Joomla''' | *Learner of this tutorial should know how to create an '''article''' in '''Joomla''' | ||
*If not, pls refer to the relevant '''Joomla''' tutorials on the '''Spoken Tutorial''' website. | *If not, pls refer to the relevant '''Joomla''' tutorials on the '''Spoken Tutorial''' website. | ||
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Switch to the browser with '''Joomla Control Panel''' open. | Switch to the browser with '''Joomla Control Panel''' open. | ||
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− | || We currently have 2 | + | || We currently have 2 '''articles - Vitamin A''' and '''Benefits of Sodium.''' |
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− | || In order to understand categories in '''Joomla''', let’s create a few more articles. | + | || In order to understand '''categories''' in '''Joomla''', let’s create a few more '''articles'''. |
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Assignment1 | Assignment1 | ||
− | Create Articles: | + | Create '''Articles''': |
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'''*Vitamin B''' | '''*Vitamin B''' | ||
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'''*Benefits of Nutrients''' | '''*Benefits of Nutrients''' | ||
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'''*Fish''' | '''*Fish''' | ||
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'''*Green Vegetables''' | '''*Green Vegetables''' | ||
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*Open the '''assignment-text''' file provided with this tutorial. | *Open the '''assignment-text''' file provided with this tutorial. | ||
− | *Follow the instructions to create 4 new articles: | + | *Follow the instructions to create 4 new '''articles''': |
− | ''' | + | *:'''Vitamin B''' |
− | + | *:'''Benefits of Nutrients''' | |
− | ''' | + | *:'''Fish''' and |
− | + | *:'''Green Vegetables''' | |
− | ''' | + | |
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− | ''' | + | |
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− | || Scroll down to highlight all the articles. | + | || Scroll down to highlight all the '''articles'''. |
− | || We now have 6 '''articles''' in '''Article Manager:''' | + | || |
− | ''' | + | *We now have 6 '''articles''' in '''Article Manager:''' |
− | + | *:'''Vitamin A''' | |
− | ''' | + | *:'''Vitamin B''' |
− | + | *:'''Benefits of Sodium''' | |
− | ''' | + | *:'''Benefits of Nutrients ''' |
− | + | *:'''Fish''' and | |
− | ''' | + | *:'''Green Vegetables''' |
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− | ''' | + | |
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− | ''' | + | |
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− | || The 2 articles on '''Vitamins''' are similar in content. | + | || The 2 '''articles''' on '''Vitamins''' are similar in content. |
So, we should group them together. | So, we should group them together. | ||
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− | || '''Categories''' in '''Joomla''' | + | || '''Categories''' in '''Joomla''' help to organize the '''articles''' in a logical order. |
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|| Highlight the new category | || Highlight the new category | ||
− | || You can see that the new '''category''' has | + | || You can see that the new '''category''' has now been created. |
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|| Let us put '''Vitamins''' and '''Minerals''' under the category '''Nutrients'''. | || Let us put '''Vitamins''' and '''Minerals''' under the category '''Nutrients'''. | ||
− | A '''category''' under another category is called '''subcategory.''' | + | A '''category''' under another '''category''' is called '''subcategory.''' |
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− | || We can batch process these 2 categories. | + | || We can batch process these 2 '''categories'''. |
Batch processing means working on things in groups. | Batch processing means working on things in groups. | ||
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|| There are 2 '''radio buttons''' below the drop-down, namely: | || There are 2 '''radio buttons''' below the drop-down, namely: | ||
− | + | # '''Copy''' | |
− | + | # '''Move''' | |
'''Copy''' will make a copy of the selected '''categories''' in the selected '''category'''. | '''Copy''' will make a copy of the selected '''categories''' in the selected '''category'''. | ||
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||Highlight the - | ||Highlight the - | ||
− | ||Notice a hyphen in front of '''Vitamins''' and '''Minerals''' | + | ||Notice a hyphen in front of '''Vitamins''' and '''Minerals categories'''. |
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+ | This indicates that they are '''subcategories''' of the main '''category Nutrients.''' | ||
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|| Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment. | || Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment. | ||
− | *Create a new ''' | + | *Create a new '''category Carbohydrates'''. |
*Click on '''Parent''' drop-down on the right and select '''Nutrients'''. | *Click on '''Parent''' drop-down on the right and select '''Nutrients'''. | ||
*Click on '''Save and Close'''. | *Click on '''Save and Close'''. | ||
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*and '''Nutrients'''. | *and '''Nutrients'''. | ||
− | Under '''Nutrients'''. we | + | Under '''Nutrients'''. we have 3 '''sub-categories''': |
*'''Vitamins,''' | *'''Vitamins,''' | ||
− | *'''Minerals''' | + | *'''Minerals''' and |
*'''Carbohydrates''' | *'''Carbohydrates''' | ||
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+ | ||Now, let us learn how to organize various '''articles''' under different '''categories'''. | ||
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|| Click on check-box next to '''Vitamin A''' and '''Vitamin B'''. | || Click on check-box next to '''Vitamin A''' and '''Vitamin B'''. | ||
− | ||Select the two '''vitamin articles''' by clicking the check-box to the left of the ''' | + | ||Select the two '''vitamin articles''' by clicking the check-box to the left of the '''Status''' column. |
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|| Click on '''Batch''' | || Click on '''Batch''' | ||
− | ||Click on '''Batch''' button in the toolbar | + | ||Click on '''Batch''' button in the toolbar on top. |
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||Highlight the category | ||Highlight the category | ||
− | ||Notice that the '''category''' for our '''articles Vitamin A''' and '''Vitamin B''' has changed | + | ||Notice that the '''category''' for our '''articles Vitamin A''' and '''Vitamin B''' has changed. |
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− | + | ||Let us change the '''category''' of '''Benefits of Sodium''' to '''Minerals'''. | |
− | ||Let us change the category of '''Benefits of Sodium''' to '''Minerals'''. | + | |
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||Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment. | ||Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment. | ||
− | *Click on '''Benefits of Nutrients''' | + | *Click on '''Benefits of Nutrients article'''. |
− | *Change the category to '''Nutrients.''' | + | *Change the '''category''' to '''Nutrients.''' |
*Click on '''Save and Close.''' | *Click on '''Save and Close.''' | ||
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− | ||The tab will show the settings of the page which shows all '''articles''' under a particular '''category.''' | + | ||The tab will show the settings of the page, which shows all '''articles''' under a particular '''category.''' |
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Select '''Show'''. | Select '''Show'''. | ||
− | ||Scroll down to see the option '''Empty | + | ||Scroll down to see the option '''Empty Categories'''. |
Set this as '''Show.''' | Set this as '''Show.''' | ||
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||Highlight '''Carbohydrates''' | ||Highlight '''Carbohydrates''' | ||
− | ||Look, the '''Carbohydrates''' | + | ||Look, the '''Carbohydrates subcategory''' is now visible. |
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||Switch to '''Category Manager''' webpage | ||Switch to '''Category Manager''' webpage | ||
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||We can either: | ||We can either: | ||
− | * | + | *'''Unpublish''' it or |
*Delete it. | *Delete it. | ||
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Unpublishing a Category | Unpublishing a Category | ||
− | ||When we unpublish a '''category''': | + | ||When we '''unpublish''' a '''category''': |
*No new '''article''' can be assigned to that '''category'''. | *No new '''article''' can be assigned to that '''category'''. | ||
− | *All its '''subcategories''' are automatically unpublished | + | *All its '''subcategories''' are automatically unpublished and |
− | *Articles under the '''category''' are no longer visible on the website, even if they are published. | + | *'''Articles''' under the '''category''' are no longer visible on the website, even if they are published. |
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||Switch to '''Article Manager''' | ||Switch to '''Article Manager''' | ||
− | ||Come back to the '''Category Manager | + | ||Come back to the '''Category Manager''' webpage |
Since we are not using the '''category Carbohydrates''', let's unpublish it for now. | Since we are not using the '''category Carbohydrates''', let's unpublish it for now. | ||
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||Select '''Carbohydrates''' | ||Select '''Carbohydrates''' | ||
− | ||Locate the '''category Carbohydrates''' from the | + | ||Locate the '''category Carbohydrates''' from the '''Categories Manager''' page. |
Now select it by clicking the check-box to the left of the '''Status''' column. | Now select it by clicking the check-box to the left of the '''Status''' column. | ||
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− | ||Notice that the | + | ||Notice that the '''category Carbohydrates''' is no longer visible. |
This is because it has been '''unpublished.''' | This is because it has been '''unpublished.''' | ||
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Summary: Same as narration | Summary: Same as narration | ||
− | ||In this tutorial, we | + | ||In this tutorial, we learnt about: |
*'''Category Manager''' in '''Joomla'''. | *'''Category Manager''' in '''Joomla'''. | ||
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*Create a new '''category Food Sources'''. | *Create a new '''category Food Sources'''. | ||
− | *Create 2 | + | *Create 2''' subcategories Veg Sources and Non-veg Sources''' under the '''category Food Sources.''' |
− | *Assign the | + | *Assign the '''article Fish''' to '''Non-Veg''' sources. |
− | *Assign the | + | *Assign the '''article Green Vegetables''' to '''Veg Sources'''. |
*Refresh the '''Homepage'''. | *Refresh the '''Homepage'''. | ||
*Observe the changes and understand what has happened. | *Observe the changes and understand what has happened. | ||
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*Delete the '''category Veg Sources'''. | *Delete the '''category Veg Sources'''. | ||
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*Try to restore it back. | *Try to restore it back. | ||
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Hint: Use the filter to see '''Trashed categories'''. | Hint: Use the filter to see '''Trashed categories'''. | ||
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− | *Edit the | + | *Edit the '''category Vitamins''' to add a description. |
− | *Change the settings to show the description and number of articles in a category. | + | *Change the settings to show the description and number of '''articles''' in a '''category'''. |
*Refresh the '''Homepage.''' | *Refresh the '''Homepage.''' | ||
*Observe the changes and understand what has happened. | *Observe the changes and understand what has happened. | ||
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(About Spoken Tutorial Project) | (About Spoken Tutorial Project) | ||
− | ||The video at | + | ||The video at the following link, summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial '''project. |
Please download and watch it. | Please download and watch it. | ||
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||The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team | ||The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team | ||
− | *conducts workshops | + | *conducts workshops and |
*gives certificates on passing online tests. | *gives certificates on passing online tests. | ||
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(Acknowledgement) | (Acknowledgement) | ||
− | ||'''Spoken Tutorial '''Project is | + | ||'''Spoken Tutorial '''Project is funded by '''NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.'''More information on this mission is available at the link shown. |
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 25 February 2016
Visual Cue | Narration |
Show Slide 1:
Categories in Joomla. |
Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Categories in Joomla. |
Show Slide 2
Learning Objectives: Same as narration |
In this tutorial, we will learn about:
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Show Slide 3
Learning Objectives continued: Same as narration |
We will also learn how to:
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Show Slide 4
Versions and OS |
This tutorial is recorded using:
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Show Slide 5
Prerequisites |
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Switch to the browser with Joomla Control Panel open. |
Let’s switch to the Joomla control panel. |
Click on Article Manager | Click on Article Manager in the left menu. |
We currently have 2 articles - Vitamin A and Benefits of Sodium. | |
In order to understand categories in Joomla, let’s create a few more articles. | |
Show Slide 6:
Assignment1 Create Articles: *Vitamin B *Benefits of Nutrients *Fish *Green Vegetables |
Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
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Scroll down to highlight all the articles. |
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The 2 articles on Vitamins are similar in content.
So, we should group them together. | |
Categories in Joomla help to organize the articles in a logical order. | |
Click on Categories
Click on Content → Hover over Category Manager |
Click on Categories in the left menu.
Alternately, click on Content Menu at the top and then on Category Manager. |
Highlight Search and Search Tools | Notice that the Category Manager has a similar layout as that of the Article Manager.
It has a Search box and Search Tools button to filter the Categories. |
Highlight Uncategorized. | By default, we have one category called Uncategorized.
Recollect that all our articles appeared as Uncategorized. |
Click on New | To create a new category, click on the New button on the top left. |
The only mandatory field to create a category is the Category Title. | |
Write Vitamin in the title textbox | I will write Vitamin as the title in the title textbox. |
Click on Save and Close | Click on Save and Close. |
Highlight the new category | You can see that the new category has now been created. |
Click on Vitamin | To edit or rename a category, click on the title of the category. |
Edit Vitamin to Vitamins | I will rename the title to Vitamins. |
Click on Save and New
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This time let’s click on Save and New button. |
Type Minerals in the title textbox.
Select Nutrients in Parent drop-down |
We are prompted to add a new category.
Let’s type Minerals as the title. |
Click on Save and Close | Then click on Save and Close. |
Now, Minerals and Vitamins are nutrients that our bodies need.
Let us put them in a broader category Nutrients. | |
Click on New.
Write Nutrients in the title textbox. |
Click on New and type Nutrients as the title. |
Click on Save and Close. | Then click on Save and Close. |
Let us put Vitamins and Minerals under the category Nutrients.
A category under another category is called subcategory. | |
Click on check-box next to Vitamins and Minerals | Select the two categories by clicking the check-box to the left of the status column. |
We can batch process these 2 categories.
Batch processing means working on things in groups. | |
Click on Batch | Click on Batch button in the toolbar at the top. |
A new window with the title Batch Process the Selected Categories opens.
It has many options. | |
Select Nutrients in Select Category for Move/ Copy drop-down | For now, we are only going to change the parent category of these categories.
So, select Nutrients in the Select Category for Move/ Copy drop-down. |
Highlight Copy and Move. | There are 2 radio buttons below the drop-down, namely:
Copy will make a copy of the selected categories in the selected category. Move will move the category from their previous category to the selected category. |
Click on Move radio button >> Click on Process. | Let's select Move and then click on Process. |
Highlight the - | Notice a hyphen in front of Vitamins and Minerals categories.
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Show Slide 7.
Assignment 2. |
Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment.
Notice that this is another way to assign categories and subcategories to a parent category. |
Highlight the category tree. | Now, we have a Category tree.
There are 2 main categories:
Under Nutrients. we have 3 sub-categories:
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Now, let us learn how to organize various articles under different categories. | |
Click on Articles | From Category Manager, click on Articles in the left menu. |
Click on check-box next to Vitamin A and Vitamin B. | Select the two vitamin articles by clicking the check-box to the left of the Status column. |
Click on Batch | Click on Batch button in the toolbar on top. |
A new window with the title Batch Process the Selected Articles opens. | |
Select Vitamins in Select Category for Move/ Copy drop-down | Select Vitamins in the Select Category for Move/ Copy drop-down. |
Click on Move radio button >> Click on Process. | Let's select Move and then click on Process button. |
Highlight the category | Notice that the category for our articles Vitamin A and Vitamin B has changed. |
Let us change the category of Benefits of Sodium to Minerals. | |
Click on Benefits of Sodium | Click on the title Benefits of Sodium. |
Select Minerals in category drop-down.
Click on Save and Close |
In the Category drop-down on the right, select Minerals, then click on Save and Close. |
Highlight the category | Note that the category of Benefits of Sodium has been changed to Minerals. |
Show Slide 8:
Assignment 3. |
Pause the tutorial here and do this assignment.
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Now it’s time to check all these changes on the Digital India webpage.
Before that, ensure that Show Category is set to Show for the articles. | |
Click on Options | Click on Options button in the toolbar at the top right corner. |
Select Show in Show Category.
Select Yes in Link Category. |
Set Show Category to Show and Link Category to Yes. |
Click on Save and Close. | Click on Save and Close. |
Click on Digital India | Now, click on the Digital India link at the top right. |
Highlight the Category in the articles. | Notice that the articles have different Category names in their header. |
Click on Nutrients | Click on the Category Nutrients in the article header of Benefits of Nutrients. |
Scroll down to highlight the article and subcategories. | Observe that it lists one article and 2 subcategories –
Vitamins and Minerals. This is how we had organized the categories. |
Highlight Subcategories | Note that the category Carbohydrates is not visible here.
A category having neither articles nor subcategories is an empty Category. And hence it is not visible on the webpage. |
Can we relax this restriction?
Let us see how to change the settings to get the empty categories displayed. | |
Switch to Article Manager webpage | Switch to the Article Manager webpage. |
Click on Categories. | Click on the Categories in the left menu to go to the Category Manager. |
Click on Options button. | Click on Options button in the toolbar on right. |
Highlight the title. | Note that the Category Manager Options page is the same as Article Manager Options.
Even the title says Article Manager Options. |
There are tabs in this page to control the settings of articles, categories, menus etc. | |
Click on Category tab. | Click on the tab Category. |
The tab will show the settings of the page, which shows all articles under a particular category. | |
Scroll down. Highlight Empty Category
Select Show. |
Scroll down to see the option Empty Categories.
Set this as Show. |
Click on Save and Close | Click on Save and Close |
Switch to ‘Digital India’ webpage. Press F5 | Switch to the ‘Digital India’ webpage and refresh it. |
Highlight Carbohydrates | Look, the Carbohydrates subcategory is now visible. |
Switch to Category Manager webpage | Go back to the Category Manager webpage. |
Point to Carbohydrates | The subcategory Carbohydrates does not have any articles under it. |
Point to Unpublish and then to Delete. | We can either:
Let’s understand the difference between the two options. |
Show Slide 9:
Unpublishing a Category |
When we unpublish a category:
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Show Slide 10:
Deleting a Category |
When we delete a category:
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Switch to Article Manager | Come back to the Category Manager webpage
Since we are not using the category Carbohydrates, let's unpublish it for now. |
Select Carbohydrates | Locate the category Carbohydrates from the Categories Manager page.
Now select it by clicking the check-box to the left of the Status column. |
Click on Unpublish | Click on the Unpublish button in the toolbar on top. |
Highlight the message | Immediately, a success message appears. |
Highlight the status | Observe that the status of the category Carbohydrates has changed to Unpublished. |
Let us go back to the Digital India webpage and verify this. | |
Switch to the Digital India webpage. Click F5 | Switch to the Digital India webpage and refresh it. |
Notice that the category Carbohydrates is no longer visible.
This is because it has been unpublished. | |
<<PAUSE>>
Let us summarize. | |
Switch to Slide 11:
Summary: Same as narration |
In this tutorial, we learnt about:
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Switch to Slide 12:
Same as narration |
We also learnt how to:
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Assignment 4: |
Here is an assignment for you:
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Assignment 5: |
Hint: Use the filter to see Trashed categories. |
Assignment 6: |
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Show Slide 12:
(About Spoken Tutorial Project) |
The video at the following link, summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
Please download and watch it. |
Show Slide 13:
(About Spoken Tutorial Project) |
The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
For more details, please write to us. |
Show Slide 14:
(Acknowledgement) |
Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.More information on this mission is available at the link shown. |
This is Priyanka signing off. Thank you for joining. |