How to Access the Author Demo

Please review this information before you try the Author demo. The author account has been set to only allow creating/managing pages in a private demo category. This demonstrates the flexible permissions.

Demo Permissions

The demo author account has been setup to allow you to add/approve/delete content pages in the private Demo Category. This category will be displayed in the site navigation once you have signed in as the demo author.

We have done this to show how ANX permissions can set publishing access to specific parts of the site. Of course accounts can also be set to allow adding/moving of site categories, permissions and approval, user permission tools, and site administration tools. If you would like to access these features please contact us at info@assetnow.com

XStandard Editor

AssetNow NX uses the leading XStandard editor. This editor uses a plug-in. Whilst you can configure ANX to auto-install the plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer we recommend you select the appropriate plug-in for your web browser and install it. This will give you the benefit of being able to explore XStandard further as it have many options for extending/customization. You can also easily un-install the plug-in.

XStandard works with most popular browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari (Windows and Mac/OSX), Google Chrome, and Opera.

Download XStandard Editor plug-in (opens new window/tab): http://www.assetnow.com/index.cfm/1,81,0,0,html/3rd-Party-Components

Browser Settings

Make sure your web browser allows cookies. These are required to retain your session and permissions after you login.When publishing you should set your browser cache to always download the page as you will be updating/creating content.

Try It!

1. Click the Sign In link at the bottom right of the page. Enter username = author and password = author
2. After signing the Demo Category will appear in the main site navigation.
3. Access the ANX tools by clicking the Tools link available at the bottom right. This will display the ANX tools work space.
4. The author account only gives you access to the Content tool in the top menu. Other permissions will see additional tools in this menu including the Library, Forms, Permissions and System tools.
5. Select the Content tool from the menu, the workspace will update and display the site tree in the left panel. The author account permissions only allow access to the Demo Category. The permissions only allow you to work with pages and not add subcategories.
6. Select the Demo Category to display content pages in the category. You can edit or add a new page.
7. You can view the page by clicking the page status icon.
8. If the page status is On and the page is Approved you can also view it by navigating to the site using the Site link in the top menu.
9. Edit the page body using XStandard by clicking the [Editor] below the Body field on the right. This will launch XStandard in a pop-up window.