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Some pages have a map that has predefined markers on it for visitor reference. Such a page is displayed below (without any map markers)   1. There should be a folder in the left sidebar which says “map-data”. In this folder, you should find a page called “map-markers’. Go to this page and click the […]

The “Restaurants” page is similar to the “Lodgings” page, but with extra formatting needs as will be shown in the tutorial below. 1. Click the “edit” tab at the top of the “Restaurants” page. This is where you can make edits to the content. 2. Under the main content area, there will be sections as shown […]

The “Lodging” page gives visitors information about surrounding accommodation options listed by distance from campus. This tutorial teaches you how to edit the information on such pages.   1. On Cascade, go to the relevant page and click “Edit” in the top tab. This will bring you to the page where you can start making […]

Some sites will have a dedicated social media page which allows visitors to connect with you via social media.    This tutorial will teach you how to edit such pages. 1. Click on the edit tab for the necessary page. In this example, the social media page is highlighted in the left column (“social_media”) and […]

The first step is to enter in the live broadcasting events on the Wescast page in Cascade. You can enter in as many events as you like and only two weeks of future events will be displayed by default. Adding Events to Cascade To edit events go to http://cascade.wesleyan.edu. Select WesCast from the dropdown to […]

In order to edit a sidebar on your homepage, please do the following: Log in to Cascade and select the folder likely entitled “homepage-sidebar” on the left of your screen. Once you click that folder, a dropdown menu will appear. You will likely have blocks entitled, “top,” middle,” and “bottom.” A block such as Related […]

Many departments have Lecture Series pages where the current year’s lecture series is posted as a playlist from Brightcove. This tutorial allows you to update the page from previous lecture series to the current one. Copy existing video page and rename (Suggested name: LectureArchive_<year>) If there is an existing video archive page, add the link […]

This tutorial allows you to make a complete copy of an existing page in Cascade. 1. Go to the page you’d like to copy. In this example, the page we’ve chosen is “staffbios”. 2. Click on the tab “Copy”. This should be near where the “Edit” tab (to the right of it) 3. Rename the […]

During the beginning of fall break, on Saturday, October 24 between 7 and 11 am, ITS will perform scheduled maintenance. The following buildings will not have wired or wireless access: Freeman Cady 231 Pine 19 Fountain 20 Fountain 25 Fountain 160 Cross 14 Warren Additionally, EPortfolio will not be available during this window. Finally, wireless […]

The most recent OS update for Mac called El Capitan (version 10.11) has been causing problems for applications including Office for Mac, Mac Calendar, Mac Mail, Java, and various device software incompatibilities.  ITS strongly recommends that, for now, Mac users refrain from upgrading their operating system to El Capitan (version 10.11). Microsoft has issued statements indicating […]