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Basic Training merely scratches the surface of what an editor can accomplish in Cascade. Learn new skills or brush up on old ones using the alphabetically sorted help pages below. Not quite sure of the title for the help page you need? Try using Control+F on PC or Command+F on Mac to search this page for relevant keywords.
Additional Resources
- Not yet trained in Cascade? Sign up for an upcoming Basic Training session.
- Review what was covered in Basic Training with on-demand videos.
- Search the entire W&M Cascade help website.
- Check out the archive of Cascade tips and tricks.
- Still stuck? Email [[creative]].
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Accepted Word Styles
Use this, not that.
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Accessibility
Each of the major categories of disabilities require certain types of adaptation in the design of web content.
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Alert Style
Highlight a paragraph of text.
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Analytics
Get quick stats without ever leaving Cascade.
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Announcements
Create and list announcements on your site.
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Arranging Content
Format your text and images for the web.
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Audio Embedding
Steps for embedding an audio file player in the main region of a page or story.
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Collapsible Lists
Offer a consolidated view of your content.
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Content Buttons
Turn your link into a button.
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Content Checker
Built-in help as you submit your page.
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Content Images
Images you manually place in the main content area of your page.
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Content Page
The most common page type, these offer a standard three-column layout.
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Deleting
How to delete folders and files (and how to restore them).
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Dictionary
Learn some common Cascade lingo.
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Directory Page
Adding or updating a bio page to your Cascade directory.
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Directory Photos
Add thumbnail and primary photos to your Cascade directory.
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Document Replacing
Easily update PDFs, Word docs and more.
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Document Uploading
Follow these steps to share your documents.
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Document Bulk Uploading
Upload more than one file at a time.
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Drafts & Working Copies
Saving a draft, or checking out and locking an asset.
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Edit With Preview
View your edits as you make them.
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Email Protection
Keep spam out of W&M inboxes!
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Embedding YouTube Videos
Follow these steps to place a YouTube video in the main region of a page or a story.
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Empty Folder for Storage
For organizational reasons it is best to store your documents and images in a logically named folder.
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Events
Work with W&M Events in Cascade.
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Fancy Characters & Styling
For when you need to display fancy characters or use italics in an area with no WYSIWYG editor.
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Feature Page
Similar to a News Story, but more timeless.
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Feature Thumbnails
Features use square thumbnails.
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Folder Order
Rearrange your menus, photosets, announcements & more.
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Formatting
Using headings, blocks and custom formats to format your text, images and tables.
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*Requires additional permissions. Discuss with your Cascade Manager.
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Gateway Page
Display a collection of resource links arranged by topic.
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Grid Page*
Create a robust, visual page presenting linkable "cards" of varying sizes.
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Hyperlinking in Text Fields
Because sometimes your text is entered via plain text field instead of through the WYSIWYG editor.
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Images
From specs to available tools, all you need to work with images in Cascade.
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Image Editors
Edit and resize your images before uploading to Cascade.
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Image Replacing
Easily update previously uploaded images.
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Image Specifications
Curious what dimensions to crop your photo? Find them here.
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Insert & Edit Text
Using the WYSIWYG editor.
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Insert Images
Using the WYSIWYG editor to insert and align your images.
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Linking to a Document in a Page
Create clickable links to documents in your main content area.
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Links & Anchors
Understanding internal vs. external links and how to create anchors.
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Links & Navigation
Get visitors where they need to go.
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Listbox
How to build one and where to put it.
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Listing Folders
Special assets that come pre-packaged with a formatted, clickable list of the pages within the same folder.
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Menus & Breadcrumbs
They're all about the folders.
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Moving Assets/Pages
For pages, folders, images and files.
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Multimedia
Work with YouTube videos and create photo galleries.
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News Story Thumbnails
News stories use 3:2 aspect ratio thumbnails. Use your own image or select one from the thumbnail library.
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News Story
Add a story to your news listing and include optional photosets, media links and more.
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*Requires additional permissions. Discuss with your Cascade Manager.
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Pages
There are many unique page types in Cascade. Learn what they are and how to work with them.
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PDFs & Documents
For the times when you have info to share that does not belong in a webpage, Cascade can store and publish reasonably small documents.
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Photo Gallery Page
Create a gallery that pulls in images from a Flickr album or create a local gallery by uploading photos to Cascade.
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Photosets
Groups of scrollable images available on news stories and features.
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Pocket Guide
A few best practices from the Writing & Style Guide to keep your site on track.
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Portfolio Listing*
Portfolio listings present a collection of pages with captioned photo and video slideshows.
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Publishing
Understanding publishing, unpublishing and how to prevent assets from publishing before they're ready.
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*Requires additional permissions. Discuss with your Cascade Manager.
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Redirect Page
Use a redirect to add a link to your menu, create simpler URLs and include an external link in a Related Links section.
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Related Links
Neatly feature relevant resources in the right column of your page.
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Relationships
Want to know what other pages are linking to your page, image or file? Check its relationships.
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Renaming an Asset
Changing the file name for pages, folders, images and files.
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Restoring Versions
Undo those edits that didn't quite work out.
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Right-Hand Column
Cascade has special items you can place in the right column of your pages. Use them to expand on your content, highlight a deeper page, provide additional resources & more.
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Rows*
A growing collection of full-width, stackable assets that offer a visually impactful presentation of your content. Use of these assets requires special user training.
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*Requires additional permissions. Discuss with your Cascade Manager.
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Searchability
Let's talk about search engine optimization, or SEO.
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Shortcut Menu
Learn how to shave valuable time and clicks from your Cascade editing.
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Slideshow Page*
A slideshow page makes a visual impact using an animated slideshow with large-scale titles, descriptions and links.
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Social Media Buttons
Promote your social media channels with buttons underneath your page menu.
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Social Media Sharing
Add a share bar to your stories and pages.
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Social Media Thumbnail
Help your pages get noticed on social media.
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Storage Options
Recommended practices for the storage and hosting of videos and other large files.
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Summary Field
Only displayed on some page types but serves to improve search results, link previews and SEO.
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Tables
All you need to successfully work with tables on your site.
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Thumbnail Library Images
Preview available thumbnails for your News Stories.
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Tools & Techniques
Take your Cascading to the next level.
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Training & Access
Info about basic training, workshops and email support.
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Trash (Recycle) Bin
How to recover things you definitely did not mean to trash.
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Uploading Documents
Follow these steps to share your documents.
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Uploading Images
Help your pages stand out with imagery.
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Vanity URLs
Create shorter, easier-to-share URLs.
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Video Basic Training
Brush up on your skills by reviewing what was covered in Basic Training from the comfort of your office chair.
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Widgets
Available for the right column, these use an image and teaser to direct your visitors to more great content.
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Widget Images
The rectangular photos in the center of the widget.
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Writing & Style Guide
Tried-and-true guidelines that help you create content to draw visitors in and showcase your department or program's best attributes.
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Writing for the Web
Keep it clear and concise.
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WYSIWYG Editor
What you see is what you get.
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YouTube Video Embedding
Follow these steps to place a YouTube video in the main region of a page or a story.
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YouTube Widget
Bringing YouTube content to your right column.
