Kupu Content Editor

Silva's WYSIWYG editor can be used with the following browsers: 

• Internet Explorer 5.5+
• Mozilla 1.3+
• Netscape 7.x

1. Setting your user preferences for the Kupu Editor

Fig. 1 User settings

Login to the Silva management area.
To enable the Kupu Editor click on “user settings” located at the bottom left of the Silva Management area (Fig.1).

The “user settings” link will launch a small pop-up user settings form.

Fig. 2 User settings form

Select ‘kupu’ from the preferred editor drop down list, then fill in your name and email address. Filling in your email address will enable you to be contacted by your Editor when you submit your document for publication (Fig. 2).
Click save (alt-s), and the Kupu Editor will now be set as the default editor for documents you are editing.

2. Editing with Kupu

To edit documents with Kupu,  go to the document you wish to edit in the Silva Management area or add a document.
Click on editor in the top navigation bar. This screen has a second level navigation bar immediately below. If the kupu editor button is not highlighted (green) click it to activate the kupu editor.

The Kupu editor is divided into three areas: the Toolbar, the editing area, and the Toolbox on the right hand side of the screen. The Kupu Toolbar is just below the Silva navigation (Fig. 3).

Fig. 3. Editor screen with the editor navigation bar, and Kupu Toolbar.

Kupu uses many of the same commands as typical word processors such as Microsoft Word. For example buttons in the top toolbar are the same as in Word. To change a word or words select the text and then click the appropriate button. (Fig. 3) In Silva the Kupu editor is configured so you cannot change the font face to a different font or color your text. These settings are set by the site designer to ensure a harmonious look to the site.

3. Saving, Previewing and Submitting for Publication

3a. There are three ways to save a document:

• click save document which is located at the bottom of the toolbox on the right hand side of the editing screen
• use the keyboard shortcut alt-s
• or click the floppy disc icon in the top tool bar (Fig. 4)

Note: all new work added into a document must be saved before you change or refresh your screen.
If you refresh your screen without saving your work you will lose it!

Fig. 4  Click on the Floppy Disc icon to save your work.

3b. To preview your work, that is to view your work as it will appear within your website's specific design, click on the public preview... button which is above the Kupu tool bar. Use your browser’s back button to return.
Remember:  save your work before previewing.

3c. If you have an Author role and wish to submit your work for publication, click on publish in the top navigation bar.

Fill in the request for approval form and click request approval. This action alerts the Chief Editor that there is a document to review (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5  Submitting your work for publication.

4. Adding or Editing a Link

To add a link, highlight the appropriate text, then type the URL or web address into the links properties area. Include ”http://” in the URL, and click insert link.  For example: http://www.infrae.com/

You can also click get link reference... and locate an item within Silva (Fig. 6).
To edit a link, place the cursor in it, and click update link.

For Internet Explorer users, you will notice that the text selection will not appear to be selected. However as soon as you enter the URL and click insert link the URL will be inserted in the text.

Fig. 6  Adding a link

5. Indexes

Using the Silva indexing facility allows you to index your text.
Place your cursor in a location in the text that you wish the indexer to reference. Then type the keywords – the words that will appear in the index – into the index input form (Fig. 7). Click insert index. You will see the keywords highlighted with yellow in the area you clicked your cursor. Save.

Fig. 7  Index input form.

The icon for the Indexer in Silva is:

Note: For the indexer to work you need to first add an Indexer in the Contents Screen. Only documents that are published will be indexed. The Indexer should be updated if new documents are added (Fig. 8).

Fig. 8  Add an indexer in the container workspace.

6. Images

Place the cursor where you want the image to appear in your document, then click get image reference... (Fig. 9). In the resulting pop-up screen select the radio button next to the image you wish to add and click place reference....

If you need to upload an image into Silva, click new image.... In the popup window upload your image, then select the radio button next to it and click place reference....

Fig. 9  Adding an image.

Note: Currently images will appear at the left hand margin only. In the preview the alignment will show.

7.  Adding an External Source

Place the cursor where you want the external source to appear in your document then click add external source (Fig. 10) Further details on adding an External Source

Fig. 10 External Source.

Click on add external source and fill in the details of your External Source. (Fig. 11)

Fig. 11.  External Source form.

8.  Citation

To add a citation or reference to the body of your document fill out the citation form and click insert citation. (Fig. 12)

Fig. 12  Adding a citation or reference

View the citation in your document by clicking on the public preview tab in the top navigation area. In Kupu you will just see a blank form.

Fig. 13  Citation view

9. Tables

To add a table, place the cursor where you want the table to appear.
Configure the table properties in the table properties area of the toolbox. Click add (Fig. 14).

Fig. 14  Adding a table.

To Edit a Table

Click anywhere on the table. This will change the properties box to the properties in Fig. 15.

Fig. 15  Editing a table.

10. Table of Contents

To add a table of contents for the items in your Folder or Publication go to the “table of contents” properties in the right hand toolbox (Fig. 16).

Select the level of nesting you wish to reveal from the drop down list and click add toc. You will see the words Table of Contents appear in your document highlighted by a yellow background. Click save. To view the table of contents click on public preview... above the Kupu Editor. Use your browser’s back button to return.

Fig. 16  Adding a Table of Contents.

When you have created a table of contents in your document, the table of contents properties area changes to reveal two more options. You can change the number of levels in your contents. Click the drop down list to choose a different level and then click the change toc button to save this change. To delete the table of contents press the delete toc button (Fig. 17).

Fig. 17 Editing or deleting a Table of Contents.

11. Typographical Characters

The following typographical characters can be added to your document by copying and pasting them from the toolbox area.

Fig. 18  Typographical Characters.

12. Shortcuts for your Mouse

With the curser inside the editor right click your mouse to get a context menu with these editing shortcuts.

Fig. 19  Mouse Shortcuts.

If you are inside a table right click your mouse to get these extra shortcuts.

Fig. 20  Mouse Shortcuts inside Tables.

Kupu is Maori for message.