Meg's BrushUP! objectives

1. To organise your pages in your Navigation pane.
2. To 'nest' some pages under others so that you can create 'sub-pages'.
   

Your BrushUP! objectives

What are you hoping to learn from this module? Your objectives can be the same as mine, but is there anything else you are expecting to learn? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class, or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

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Introduction

It's easy enough to set up main pages in your Navigation pane, but WetPaint also allows you to 'nest' pages so that you can have sub-pages appearing under your main pages. In this module, you will learn:

• How to add new pages.
• How to add sub-pages so that you have sub-pages under your main pages.
• How to move pages.
  
• How to order your pages.
  

Focus questions: Page architecture

How would you like to set up pages in WetPaint? Do you want to be able to 'nest' pages so that sub-pages appearunder main pages? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class, or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

Ordering your pages

WetPaint displays your pages in the Navigation pane in the order in which you made them. Any new page you create will automatically become a sub-page of the one you were viewing at the time you created the new page. This is important to remember. A page with sub-pages will show up with a little sideways triangle next to it in the Navigation pane. However, you can easily reorder and reorganise pages if you want.

Exercise: Add new pages

To order your pages as you want, you firstly need to have more than one page (!), so make sure that this is the case. Follow these steps:

1. Click on 'Add a new page' in 'More tools'.
2. Check your page's location. If you want it to be a main page and to appear at the same level as your home page, then make sure your Page Location path reads Home > new page.
3. Give your page a name and add keyword tags.
4. Click on 'Add Page'.
5. Repeat for as many new pages as you want to write, remembering to check that your page location is correct. That is, if you want your page to appear as a main page under your home page, then you must create your page whilst you are viewing your home page.
   

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Exercise: Make sub-pages

If you want to add a sub-page to another page, do the following:

1. Go to the page under which you want to create the sub-page.
2. Click on 'Add a new page' in 'More tools'.
3. Check your page's location.
   
4. Give your page a name and add keyword tags.
5. Click on 'Add Page'.

Exercise: Move pages

If you want to change thelevel at which your pages are displayed, do the following:

1. Go to the page you want to re-order.
2. In the 'More tools' area, click on 'MovePage'.
3. Choose where you would like your page to appear, making sure you double-check the Page Location at the top of the box.
4. Click 'Set Page Location'.

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Exercise: Re-order pages

If you want to change thelevel at which your pages are displayed, do the following:

1. Go to the page you want to re-order.
2. In 'More tools', click on 'Move Page'.
3. Choose where you would like your page to appear.
4. Click 'Set Page Location'.
5. A new box will pop up that will help you change the order of your pages.
6. Click to 'Move Up' or 'Move Down' to move the page up or down.
7. Click 'Set Page Order'.

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Reflection

Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

• What have I learnt?
• What is still unclear?
• What do I need to follow up on?
• Where to from here?
• What other stuff I have read or accessed to help me make sense of it all?

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

Links and resources

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