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ACM Page Modes

View Mode

When not using an ACM editor, pages are in View Mode. View Mode always reflects the published (public) version of a page. If edits are made and only saved, they will not be visible in View Mode.

Quick Edit Mode

ACM QuickEdit Icon If you have edit rights to a page, you can open the Content Editor by clicking the Quick Edit icon. The Content Editor opened in Quick Edit mode does not include any of the Page Editor functionality and is primarily used for making quick text and image changes to your content.

You can also use the Content Editor as part of the Page Editor. To do this, click the Full Edit button. This opens the full-featured Page Editor which includes the Content Editor as well as all of the other page creation and maintenance functions. Quick Edit mode is not available for pagelet editing and is best used with basic page types like General Content.

Full Edit Mode

ACM Full Edit Icon The Page Editor is the full featured page editing tool that incorporates the Content Editor with additional page management features such as the ability to:

create child pages
personalize the page (limit access to authorized users)
set workflow follow-up tasks and publications dates
add meta data (for web search engines)
add pagelets (content used repeatedly throughout your site)
view page history

When you open the Page Editor by clicking the Full Edit icon, a number of sections and tabs are displayed, depending on the type of page you are editing, and the configuration of the site you are working on.

Page Actions

	Save Your Work! The most important thing to remember when working with a web-based application like the Active Content Manager is to SAVE your work often. This is important because, for security reasons, you will be logged out of the ACM if there is no activity during the default setting your Administrator has established. Typing in the Content Editor is NOT activity with the system, “activity” is any action that requires you to submit to or request data from the Active CM. SAVE regularly or your work will be lost!
	Submit for Publication The page will be submitted for approval according to the workflow assigned to the page. You will receive e-mail notifications regarding the status of the page approval. Note: If you don't see a Submit button, an approver hasn't been put in place for your website.
	Publish Page The “Publish” action will: Update the “Last Published Date” for the page Set the page status to “Published Pending Export” Update the page content on the Dynamic (Development) Site Update the page content on the Static (Live) Site after the next scheduled or unscheduled export
	Emergency Publish The Emergency Publish functionality should be used only when content must be updated immediately without being forced to go through normal workflow processes or wait until the next scheduled export. The “Emergency Publish” action will: Bypass any workflow configured for the page Immediately export the page and any assets associated with the page to the static (live) webserver. Update the “Last Published Date” for the page Set the page status to “Published"
	Preview Allows a page to be previewed before it is published to check content and formatting. Note that pop-ups must be enabled to allow the Preview option to function.
	Cancel Changes Cancels all edits since the last save and closes the editor.