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Getting Started Tutorial

Version

6.2

Language

en

Description

The official tutorial to discover the main features and concepts of TYPO3 CMS. It is based on the Introduction Package.

Keywords

forBeginners, forEditors, forAdmins

Copyright

2004-2015

Author

Documentation Team

Email

documentation@typo3.org

License

Open Publication License available from www.opencontent.org/openpub/

The content of this document is related to TYPO3 CMS,

a GNU/GPL CMS/Framework available from www.typo3.org .

Official documentation

This document is included as part of the official TYPO3 documentation. It has been approved by the TYPO3 Documentation Team following a peer- review process. The reader should expect the information in this document to be accurate - please report discrepancies to the Documentation Team (documentation@typo3.org). Official documents are kept up-to-date to the best of the Documentation Team's abilities.

Tutorial

This document is a Tutorial. Tutorials are designed to be step-by-step instructions specifically created to walk a beginner through a particular task from beginning to end. To facilitate effective learning, Tutorials provide examples to illustrate the subjects they cover. In addition, Tutorials provide guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls and highlight key concepts that should be remembered for future reference.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Installation
• General principles
  • Backend and Frontend
  • General Backend Structure
  • Page tree
  • Special pages
  • Page content
• Edit and create pages and content
  • Edit page & content
  • New page
  • Move / Copy pages
  • Visibility settings - hiding pages, timing appearance etc.
  • Rich Text Editing: Bold, Italics, Bullet lists, Insert images
  • Make links
  • Password protected pages
  • Create users/groups
  • Create a login form
  • Create restricted branch
  • Email form
• Backend modules
  • Changing backend language
  • Tracking backend users
• Templates
  • ((generated))
  • Making changes to the template
  • The Setup field
  • The Object Browser
  • Content in multiple columns
  • Template & backend configuration disclaimer!
• The file module or: Image archives
  • Managing files in TYPO3
  • Uploading images to the archive
• The List module and Clipboard
  • Using the List module effectively
  • The numeric clipboard pads - managing many elements
  • Selective editing
• User Management
  • Distributed maintenance
  • Backend users
  • Setting up user permissions
  • Groups
  • Creating a new user for the Introduction site
• A short glimpse into the Extension Manager
• Troubleshooting
  • Human readable URLs
  • Note on image processing in TYPO3
  • Colored differences in history module
• Next steps
  • Tutorial for editors
  • Tutorials for future administrators
  • References
  • Keep security in mind