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Q: When do I need to migrate my content from Spartan Faculty Web Wizard to Website Builder?

A: Spartan Faculty Web Wizard solution will be supported till September 17, 2009 - websites created using Spartan Faculty Web Wizard will continue to be visible for some time however, websites cannot be edited. So all faculty with websites inside Spartan Faculty Web Wizard should migrate to Website Builder before then.

Q: How do I get a Website Builder account?

A: You can request an account by completing the Website Builder signup form

Q: How do I upgrade my website using Website Builder?

A: All Spartan Wizard Web Pages were imported inside Website Builder at 8:00 am on Monday, March 2, 2009. So when you publish your website using Website Builder for the first time with the Courses module active, you will be asked if you want to continue with the upgrade. This is the point where your Web Wizard site will no longer be online.

Q: Why don't I see my Courses listed?

A: The most common reason for courses not appearing is that the Courses module is not active. It is possible to make individual courses active without making the Courses module active

Q: Why do I have two sites in the directory?

A: When the initial migration was completed, University Experts information was migrated into Website Builder sites, and those sites were made live. However, since migrating course information from Web Wizard was more complicated, it was decided to make that migration "opt-in". When you publish your Courses module, your Web Wizard site will forward to your Website Builder site.

Q: I have updated my Spartan Faculty Web Wizard site since March. Can I get the new content migrated?

A: Yes, contact Web Services, and we can re-import your Web Wizard content into Website Builder.
Note: This will cause you to lose any work you have done in Website Builder.

Q: How do I use Website Builder?

A: The Center for Faculty Development & Web Servbices Unit offer numerous workshops on Website Builder.

Q: Why do I see a message that says "Please change the mode back to WYSIWYG before you save to ensure that your html is valid."

A: You may see this message if you have chosen Enhanced Mode and Use XStandard Text Editor in your Settings but have not yet installed the XStandard plugin.

Q: What is Enhanced Mode?

A: The default configuration of Website Builder is "Basic Mode", which is meant to be accessible to all users. Users who are able to see the page and use a mouse might prefer to use Enhanced Mode, which allows items to be re-ordered using mouse "drag and drop" instead of clicking on up and down arrows. Enhanced Mode also allows the use of the XStandard WYSIWYG editor. To use Enhanced Mode, go to Settings and click the "Enhanced Mode (with drag and drop)" radio button.

Q: What is XStandard?

A: XStandard is a Web Standards compliant WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) text editor that is installed as a plugin in your browser. Visit XStandard test page to test your XStandard installation or download the plugin. If you would like to use it, go to Settings, make sure Enhanced Mode is selected, and check the Use XStandard Text Editor box. 

Q: What is the difference between Form-Based entry and Open Text Field?

A: There are two ways to enter Publications and Presentations information.

Using the form-based method, you will fill in form fields for Publication/Presentation Title, Author, Publisher, Abstract, etc. for each publication or presentation.

Using the open text field, you can copy and paste a previously formatted list of publications and/or presentations.

Note: If you change from one method to the other, information entered using the old method will no longer be visible on your web page.