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Working with content

In TYPO3, working with content happens mostly in the Web > Page module.

This module has two different modes: "Columns" and "Languages". See Working with languages for more information about the "Languages" mode.

For now we want to be in "Columns" mode. Use the menu in the docheader to switch modes.

Changing mode in the Page module

The screenshot below shows how the home page of the Introduction Package looks in the TYPO3 backend. Content is distributed across various content areas on the page - these are called columns. For example, "Border", "Middle: Left", "Middle: Center", etc.

Many icons are greyed out to make the interface look less cluttered. Some icons don't display at all until your hover over specific areas.

A typical view of the Page module with various content columns

Common page icons explained:

  1. Use this icon to edit all the content elements of a column.

  2. Add a new content element to the column at this specific position.

  3. Content element icon. This can provide a visual clue to the type of content element. Click to access the context menu for the element (to perform actions like copy).

  4. This group of icons is enabled when hovering over the whole element.

    • Use the pencil icon to edit the element.

    • Enable/disable the element to show or hide it in the frontend

    • Delete the element.

Moving content elements

You can move content elements using drag and drop.

Moving content elements around using drag and drop

Click in the grey bar at the top of a content element to start dragging it. Highlighted areas will then show you where you can drop it.

You can move a content element from one page to another in the Web > List module using cut and paste. Refer to the Getting Started Tutorial for information about using the clipboard in the the List module.