Ready Reference 061014
Intermediate to Drupal 6
Introduction
This ready reference provides instructions for using the area banners, quick links, and webforms.
To request additional assistance with these features or anything else, please submit a helpdesk
ticket at https://help.pace.edu or by send an email to [email protected].
Area Banner
Multiple banners can be assigned to various pages.
 hover over Site Configuration from the Admin Toolbar
 click Area Banner
Note: The section labeled Default Banner will appear on all pages except if another banner has
been assigned in Banner 0 – Banner 2, etc. Additional banners may be assigned to sections
Banner 0, Banner 1, etc to appear on alternative pages.
Upload a banner
 click on the Menu Items and select a desired page to where the banner should appear, if
applicable
 write a brief description of the image in the Description field
 click Browse button
 navigate to folder that contains the image to upload
 select image and click Open
 click Save configuration at the bottom of the page
Delete a banner
 navigate to the banner that you would like to delete
 check off the Delete banner located under the image
 click Save configuration at the bottom of the page
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Quick Links
 hover over the Quicklinks at the top right hand corner of the page
 click on edit block
 navigate to Block specific settings
 input a description within the Block description (e.g. Quick links – [description] )
 type in Quicklinks within the Block title
 input up to 5 text within the Block body
 convert each text into a hyperlink
 highlight the entire text
 click on the bulleted list button found in the WYSIWYG Editor
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Note: If you are unknowledgeable of configuring a block, please do not change any of the
settings found in the User, Role, and Page specific visibility settings
Webform
 hover over Content Management from the Admin Toolbar
 hover over Create Content
 click Webform
The Drupal will display:
 type title of page under Title
 type content of webpage under Body
 type a custom URL address within the URL path settings if applicable
 click on Save
The Drupal will display a webform:
Components
These are the different types of components that can be used in a webform, which allows visitors
to input the requested information.
Number Name
Description
1
Date
Option to input month, day, and year
2
E-mail
Checks for the formatting of the email address
is done correctly
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3
Fieldset
Group multiple fields together
4
File
Permit users to upload files
5
Grid
Create grid questions consisting of radio
buttons
6
Hidden
Hide a field to the user but have it viewable to
the editor/admin
7
Markup
Displays HTML text
8
Number
Allow users to input a numerical value
9
Page break
Separate the webform into multiple pages
10
Select options
Allow users to select from predefined options
11
Textarea
Option to input multiple lines of text
12
Textfield
Option to input 1 line of text
13
Time
Allow users to input hour and minute
Creating a Textfield or Textarea Component
 input the question with in the Label field
 select a component type from the from down list (e.g. Textfield, Textarea)
 check off the box if the question is mandatory
 click Add
 review the various options available (e.g. description, maxlength, prefix text, postfix
text, etc) and make the appropriate changes to the field
 Click Save Component at the bottom of the page
Creating a Select Option Component
 input the question with in the Label field
 select the Select Option from the type down list
 check off the box if the question is mandatory
 click Add
 input the key-value pairs within the options field
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Note: A key-value pairs are made up of safe keys and the readable text. Safe keys should
have lower case
 review the other various options available and make the appropriate changes to the field
 click Save Component at the bottom of the page
E-mail Recipient of Webform submission
Individuals or departmental emails may be designated to receive all email submission.
Instructions below show how to setup a
 click on the WEBFORM tab
 click E-mails
 type in the recipient’s email address in the Address field
 click Add
 click Save e-mail settings button located at the bottom of the page
Customize Receipt Page
A confirmation page will display a message after a user submits a webform. Drupal by default
will display the following message: Thank you, your submission has been received. The
instruction below will show how to modify the confirmation message:
 click on the WEBFORM tab
 click Form settings
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 type the desired message in the Confirmation message area
 click Save configuration at the bottom of the page
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