These are short (usually under 5 minutes) video "how-tos" on some of the basics of the Joomla content management system.

 

Add

Adding an article and posting it on the front page of your site.

Topics covered:

  • Basic article creation.
  • Making the article available on the front page of the website.
  • How to sort / order the articles on the front page of the site.
Text

Create a PDF file and add it to your site.

Topics covered:

  • Basic PDF file creation
  • Copying the PDF file from your computer to the webserver using the Joomla Media Manager.
  • Create a hyperlink that opens the PDF file.
  • Create a pull-down menu that opens the PDF file.
Settings

Menus

Topics covered:

  • Creating menu tabs.
  • Creating menus that link to articles.
  • Creating menus that link to other web sites.
  • Creating sub / pull-down menus.
  • Changing the order of pull-down menu items.
Picture

Working With Images

Get the VSO image resizer program used in this video

Topics covered:

  • Prepairing images for use on your website by resizing
  • Understanding how images on the web are displayed and where they are stored
  • Copying images to your web server
  • Creating a simple table layout with text and pictures

 

Document

Create a link to an article

Topics covered:

  • How to create a hyperlink to an existing article without having to type a URL.