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Some blogs do not support comments. For more information, see your blog documentation.
In the Contribute browser, you can select Format > Blog Metadata > Allow Comment or click the Allow
Comments button in the toolbar to allow comments. For more information about allowing comments, see
“Allow comments for blog entries” on page 98. The Allow Comments button is highlighted when selected and
dimmed when it is not selected.
• Select or deselect Allow Trackbacks.
When this option is enabled, Contribute notifies the blog server to allow other users to link to a blog entry using
its trackback URL. A trackback URL is associated with the posted blog entry, which can be used to track other
posts that refer to the entry. Other blog authors use the trackback URL when they add a reference to the blog
entry. The blog server maintains a list of links to blogs that reference a blog entry’s trackback URL. Users can
click the links to go to these blogs.
In the Contribute browser, you can select Format > Blog Metadata > Allow Trackback or click the Allow
Trackback button in the toolbar to enable trackbacks. The Allow Trackback button is highlighted when selected
and dimmed when it is not selected.
To insert a trackback URL, select Insert > Trackback URL or click the Insert Trackback button on the Contribute
toolbar, and then paste the trackback URL of the original post to be tracked.
Some blogs do not support the trackback feature or require you to set a preference to allow it. For more
information, see your blog documentation.
2 Click OK.
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Compare page display settings
When editing a live page on a website, you can do a browser compare by publishing the page to a temporary location.
The temporary file is deleted automatically after the web page is published or discarded.
1 Select Edit > Preferences > Compare Page Display.
2 In the Compare Page Display box, do one of the following:
• Select Compare Using Local Draft, to publish the files on your computer and click OK.
Note: This selection disables the Follow Link option in the toolbar.
• Select Compare By Publishing To a Temporary Folder In Site, to publish the files on the server and click OK.
3 Click Compare Page Display In Browsers from the toolbar.
Note: If you have selected the option Compare By Publishing To a Temporary Folder In Site, an information dialog is
displayed for confirmation. Click OK to confirm and preview the page.
Setting editing preferences
Use the Editing option of the Preferences dialog box to set editing options.
1 Select the options you want to set:
• Select or deselect Enable screen reader support.
When this option is enabled, Contribute disables offscreen rendering of pages so that a screen reader can be used.
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• Select a dictionary from the Spelling dictionary pop-up menu.
• To automatically save files at regular intervals, select Save Contents In The Background, and enter a value for
the time interval.
2 Click OK.
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“Set Contribute preferences” on page 29
Specify a file comparison tool
You can use a third-party file comparison tool with Contribute to do the following:
• Compare two versions of a file on your local system.
• Compare two versions of a file on the server.
• Compare a local draft with its corresponding version on the server.
For more information on file comparison tools, search the web for “file comparison” or “diff tools”. Contribute
supports most of the third-party tools.
1 Install the file comparison tool on the system where you are running Contribute.
2 In Contribute, open the Preferences dialog box:
• (Windows) Select Edit > Preferences > File Compare category.
• (Mac) Select Contribute > Preference > File Compare category.
3 In the Preferences dialog box, do the following:
• (Windows) Click Browse, and navigate to the location where you have installed the third-party file comparison
tool. Select the EXE file, and click Open.
• (Mac) Click Browse, and navigate to the usr/bin folder. The usr/bin folder contains the tool or script to launch
the third-party application.
Setting file editor preferences
Use the File Editors option of the Preferences dialog box to select or change your primary editing applications for each
type of file you edit. When you need to edit web page content, such as an image, in an external application, Contribute
starts that application.
Note: Before you set file editor preferences, make sure to close the application you want to set as a file editor.
Change the editor for a file type
1 Select a file type in the left pane.
Associated editors appear in the right pane. If the application you want to select is in the pane, skip to step 5.
2 Click the Plus (+) button above the right pane.
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The Select External Editor dialog box appears.
3 Navigate to the application you want to add, and click Open.
The application name appears in the right pane.
Note: You can associate an editor with the Web Page Source type, but if the Contribute administrator has not enabled
source editing for your website, you cannot start an external application to edit the source.
4 Select the application you want Contribute to start for the selected file type, and then click the Make Primary
button.
The word Primary appears beside the application name.
5 Click OK.
Add a file type and associate an editor
1 Click the Plus (+) button above the left pane, and then type the file type.
2 Click the Plus (+) button above the right pane.
The Select External Editor dialog box appears.
3 Navigate to the application you want to associate with the new file type, and click Open.
The application name appears in the right pane.
4 Click OK.
Delete a file type or associated editor
1 Select a file type in the left pane or an application in the right pane.
2 Click the Minus (-) button above the pane.
The file type or application name disappears from the pane.
Note: You cannot delete the Web Page Source type.
3 Click OK.
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Setting FTP proxy preferences
Use the FTP Proxy option of the Preferences dialog box to enter or change your FTP proxy host and port.
1 In the FTP proxy host text box, enter the name of the firewall host.
2 In the FTP proxy port text box, enter the network port number through which FTP access is enabled.
3 Click OK.
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Setting invisible element preferences
Use the Invisible Element option of the Preferences dialog box to turn invisible elements, such as section anchors, on
or off.
Note: For more information about section anchors, see “Link to a specific place in a page” on pag e196.
1 Select or deselect the Show section anchors when editing a page check box.
2 Click OK.
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Setting Microsoft Office document preferences (Windows only)
Use the Microsoft Documents option in the Preferences dialog box to select a preference for inserting Microsoft
documents.
1 Select an option to specify the default action that Contribute performs when you insert a Microsoft document in a
draft:
Insert The Contents Of The Document Into The Current Draft
Copies the content of the selected document into the
draft.
Create A Link To The Document
Inserts a link to the selected document.
Convert To PDF And Create A Link To The PDF
Converts the selected document into a PDF and inserts a link to the
PDF document.
Convert To PDF And Embed The PDF As Object
Converts the selected document into a PDF and embeds the PDF
document as an object.
Ask Whenever I Insert A Microsoft Office Document Into Contribute
Lets you select how you want to insert the
Office document.
2 Click OK.
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Setting PDF document user preferences
As a Contribute user, you can use the PDF Documents option in the Preferences dialog box to select a preference for
inserting PDF documents in draft web pages or blog entries.
1 Select an option to specify the default action that Contribute performs when you insert a PDF document in a draft:
Create A Link To PDF Document
Inserts a link to the selected document.
Insert PDF As An Embedded Object
Inserts the PDF file into the draft as an object.
Ask Whenever I Insert A PDF Document Into Contribute
Lets you select how you want to insert the PDF document.
2 Click OK.
Note: You can insert the PDF as an embedded object only if the Administrator has granted the Allow PDF Embedding
permission for the relevant website or blog connection.
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“Set Contribute preferences” on page 29
Setting ping server preferences
Use the Ping Server option of the Preferences dialog box to add and remove ping server URLs to notify when a blog
entry is posted, to view a list of pings to the ping servers, and to enter the maximum number of failed pings to store for
the listed ping servers.
Add the URL of a ping server to notify when a blog entry is posted
1 Click the Plus (+) button above the Ping Servers pane.
2 In the Ping Servers pane, enter the URL for the server (for example, http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping, or
http://ping.blo.gs), and press Tab.
If the URL is invalid, an error message appears. You can click OK to add the invalid URL and correct it later.
3 (Optional) Repeat step 2 to add additional ping server URLs.
4 Click OK.
Delete a ping server
1 In the Ping Servers pane, select the desired ping server URL.
2 Click the Minus (-) button above the Ping Servers pane.
3 Click OK.
View a log of failed ping server entries
1 Click the View Log button.
The Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box opens, listing the ping server URLs to which a ping update request failed.
As many as 100 entries are listed, depending on the maximum number of entries you specify in the Maximum
Number Of Log Entries field in the Ping Server pane. If there are more than 100 entries, the oldest entry is deleted.
2 (Optional) Click the Clear Log button to clear the log.
3 Click OK.
Determine the maximum number of log entries to list in the Failed Ping Servers log
1 In the Maximum Number Of Log Entries field, enter the maximum number of entries to display when you click the
View Log button that opens the Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box.
If the number of entries in the Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box exceeds the number you specify, the oldest entries
are deleted so that the most recent number of entries are displayed. You can specify as many as 100 log entries (the
default setting).
2 Click OK.
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Preview web page simultaneously in multiple browsers
You can preview a web page in multiple browsers that are part of a pre-configured list. All the browsers in the list can
be launched simultaneously. This way, you can preview web page without launching each browser manually.
Add browsers to the list
Create a list of browsers that you use frequently to preview your web pages.
1 Do one of the following to open the Preferences dialog box:
• Select File > Preview In Browser > Edit Browser List.
• (Windows) Select Edit > Preferences > Preview In Browser.
• (Mac) Contribute > Preferences > Preview In Browser.
• Click Preview The Draft By Selecting One Of The Browser From Dropdown icon in the toolbar and select
Edit Browser List.
2 Click the icon.
3 In the Add Browser dialog box, enter the name of the browser. This field is automatically filled when you choose a
browser in the Application field. Click Browse, and navigate to the folder containing the EXE file for the browser.
Select the EXE file.
4 (Optional) Select the window size in which you want the browser to display the pages.
Modify browser information
If you have moved the installation directory of the browser, you can specify the new location in the Preferences dialog
box. Contribute does not launch the browser if you have changed the location of the browser's EXE file.
1 Select File > Preview In Browser > Edit Browser List.
2 In the Preferences dialog box, select the browser for which you want to modify information.
3 Click Edit.
4 In the Edit Browser dialog box, specify the new location of the browser's EXE file.
Remove browsers from the list
1 Select File > Preview In Browser > Edit Browser List.
2 In the Preferences dialog box, select the browser you want to delete.
3 Click the icon.
Preview page in multiple browsers
Select File > Preview In Browser > Preview In All Browsers. All the configured browsers are launched, displaying the
preview of the page.
Note: The Preview In All Browsers option is enabled only when you have configured more than one browser in the
Preferences dialog box.
Setting security preferences
Use the Security option of the Preferences dialog box to use a stronger encryption method when storing website
connection information on your computer.
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If you require this password at startup, you can prevent other people with access to your computer from making
changes to your Contribute websites.
1 Select Encrypt Connection Information For All Websites and blog sites to let Contribute encrypt connection
information, such as user name and password.
2 Type a password in the Password text box.
Contribute uses this password to encrypt information. It restricts access at startup if an incorrect password is
entered.
3 In the Confirm Password text box, type the password again.
Note: If the passwords do not match, you see an error message asking you to retype and confirm the password.
4 (Optional) Select Require Password At Startup to enter the password each time you start Contribute.
When you require a startup password, anyone using Contribute on your computer must provide the correct
password in order to edit, add, or delete pages in your websites.
Note: Be sure to keep your password information secure and do not lose it. If you lose your password, you must remove
all of your Contribute website connections before you can use Contribute to make changes in your websites.
5 Click OK.
More Help topics
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“Change or disable startup password” on page 31
Setting tagging preferences
Use the Tagging option of the Preferences dialog box to specify how Contribute will use tags with blog entries you
create or edit. You can specify where tags appear in your blog entries, enter a tag prefix to use with tags, add and remove
tag repositories, and specify a default tag repository.
When you specify a tag repository to use for your blog entries, users can search this repository for blog entries that use
one or more tags. The user can view any blog entry you created that uses a tag that they entered in their search.
For more information about tagging, see “Add tags to a blog entry” on page 95.
Determine where tags appear and enter a tag prefix
1 Select whether tags appear at the top or bottom of blog entries from the Default Tag Placement pop-up menu.
2 If you would like to use a specific tag prefix, enter a tag prefix in the Tag Prefix field.
3 Click OK.
Enter a new tag repository
1 Click the Plus (+) button above the Tag Repositories pane.
2 In the Tag Repositories pane, enter the URL for the repository you want to add, and press Tab.
If the URL is invalid, an error message appears. You can click OK to add the invalid URL and correct it later.
3 (Optional) Repeat step 2 to add other tag repository URLs.
4 Click OK.
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