Getting Started
CUE is a tab-based webapp. What we mean by this is that CUE uses browser tabs as document containers. Every content item or section page you open or create is opened in a new browser tab, rather than everything happening in a single tab. If you've used Google Docs or Microsoft's Office Online before, then you'll know what to expect. The following video shows how CUE makes use of tabs.
Video: getting started with CUE
To get started with CUE:
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Open a browser.
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Go to the CUE URL you have been given by your network/system manager. You will see the CUE login window:
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Log in using the same credentials as you would use for Content Studio. You will then see the CUE home page, which looks something like this:
You can now get to work. But before you do, it's probably a good idea to take look at some of the CUE tab's components.
At the top of the tab is the CUE menu bar.
This menu bar is present in all CUE tabs - document containers as well as the tab. Aside from the Offline mode and Language menus that are discussed later, the menu bar contains three important buttons:
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This is the New button – it creates new content items.
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This is the Home button – it opens a new CUE tab containing the home page. Not very useful when you're already on the home page, but useful if you're working on a content item or section page and don't have a home page open in your browser.
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This is the Log out button.
Down the left hand side of the page is a column of panel buttons that determine what is displayed on the home page:
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This button displays the CUE Search panel, that you can use to search for content. See Finding and Opening Content for further information.
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This button displays the Recent panel, a list of documents you have been working with recently.
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This button displays the Sections panel, which you can use to view and work with your publications' sections and section pages.
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This button displays the Lists panel which contains a list of all your lists.