How to Edit a Page

This lesson will depict the most basic aspects of editing an asset, with a focus on editing a page. More detailed editing options and other aspects of the editing process will be covered in subsequent lessons.

If you have already completed Cascade training and you have a live asset with which to work, please follow along using your real asset. If you are using this guide for practice, please always use the _playground site. Yes, it starts with an underscore. It is a test site specifically meant for practicing.

Follow these steps to learn how to edit an already existing page in Cascade.

Step 1

Select the Asset to Edit

Select the asset you want to edit. If you need a place to practice, you can select the _playground site, then click the websites folder to expand it. Next, click your personal page (if one still exists from training) or create a new page to edit. This lesson uses the trainee1 page as an example.

Step 2

Confirm the Correct Asset is Selected

Confirm that the asset displaying in the workspace has your page's correct Title, and that the breadcrumbs for the asset are correct. If you are using a practice page in the _playground site, then the breadcrumbs should be _playgound / websites / your-pagename. Otherwise, the breadcrumbs should display the path and page name of whatever page you have selected.

Step 3

Click Edit

Click the Edit button. The Modifier Pane will display, showing the Editing Window.

Step 4

Confirm Correct Settings

Basic page settings such as Title, Display in Navigation, and the Navigation Title (optional) appear at the top and can be changed. Notice that the name of the page is not an option to change any longer.

Step 5

Remove Default Text

Scroll to the second input field labeled, "Content." Highlight the text in the field that reads, "Body Copy Here," then press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard to remove the text. This text is on every new page by default, and should always be removed.

Step 6

Make Edits

Make whatever edits you need to make. If you are doing this for practice, type in some workplace appropriate text into the field on your practice page.

Step 7

Preview Draft

When your edits are complete and you wish to preview your changes, or you want to confirm that your changes have been saved, click the Preview Draft button.

Step 8

Continue

This is how you would preview your edits prior to submitting them. Warning! This draft is now only saved on your account. No one else can view it, and it is not live for users yet. Continue with the next lesson to learn where to go from here.

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