How to Add a New Contact Box

The Contact box is a gray box located in the right column of UAlbany web pages. It should contain contact information specific to your department. Below is an example.
 
     Example of web page with contact box      Example of contact box

  1. Open the foundation page by clicking on the Open Page red dot below the Minerva symbol in the logo. This will reveal options for adding new and editing existing page pieces.
     
    Open Page red dot
       
  2. On the right side of the page, in the purple area, click on the Manage Right Content red dot. This will open a new Edit Link Element window.
     
    Manage Right Content red dot
      
  3. Select Create and Connect Page from the menu. This will open a new Content Class Groups window.
     
    Edit Link Element window with Create and Connect Page option
      
  4. Select Content Pages from the Content Class Groups menu. This will bring up a list of Content Classes below the Content Class Groups menu.
     
    Content Class Groups window with Content Pages option
      
  5. Select Contact Box – Grey – Multi-Section from the List of Content Classes menu. This will open the Edit Headline window.
      
    List of Content Classes menu with Contact Box - Grey - Multi-Section option
      
  6. In the Edit Headline box add the name of your site in front of the content class name. Make note of the 5-digit Page ID number and delete it from the end of the headline. Using consistently titled headlines will help you search for this page piece later if you want to add it to other pages. You can also search by the Page ID.
     
    Edit Headline window
      
  7. Click the OK button in the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window.
     
    OK and Cancel buttons
       
  8. You should see a new blank grey box in the right column. This box will hold text for the contact information.
     
    SmartEdit window with example of blank grey box
      
  9. Click on the Manage Text Pages red dot above the new grey box you just created. This will open a new Edit Link Element window.
      
    Manage Text Pages red dot
      
  10. Select Create and Connect Page from the Edit Link Element menu. This will open the Edit Headline box.
      
    Edit Link Element menu with Create and Connect Page option
      
  11.  Enter a descriptive headline in the Enter the headline field.
      
    Edit Headline window
       
  12. Click the OK button in the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window. You will now see two new red dots in the grey box.
     
    Edit Text red dot
       
  13. Click on the Edit Text red dot. This will open the Text Editor window.
     
  14. Type in your department's name, address and contact information in the Text Editor. You can add a link to your faculty/staff directory and any social media icons in this area as well.
      
    Text Editor with sample contact information
      
  15. Click the OK button on the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to Smart Edit.
      
    SmartEdit with example of completed contact box
      
  16. Your Contact box is now complete and ready to be published.