Sections Panel

The Sections panel gives you access to the sections of a publication and to the components of each section (inboxes, section pages and lists).

At the top of the Sections panel is the section tree view. This contains all the sections of the publication in an expandable tree view. Below this are the section component tabs: Inboxes, Pages and Lists.

To select a section, click on its name in the section tree view. To display that section's section pages, click on Pages. To display its lists, click on Lists. To display its inboxes, click on Inboxes.

To open a section for editing, right-click on it and select Open Section from the displayed menu. For information about editing sections, see Using A Section Editor.

If your publications are designed using the Widget Framework then the section tree will contain Widget Framework templates or config sections as well as ordinary sections. It is very likely that you will not have access to these sections - they will only be accessible to the designers responsible for the layout of your publications. If you do have access, you should not modify them unless you know what you are doing. For information about the Widget Framework, see the widget framework documentationwidget framework documentation.

Section Pages Tab

This tab lists all the section pages for the currently selected section. The section page at the top of the list is the active page (the one that is actually displayed in the publication at present).

To open a section page for editing, double-click on it, or select it and press Enter. The section page will then be displayed in an editor tab in the work area. For information about editing section pages, see Using A Section Page Editor.

To rename a section page, open it for editing (see above), modify the Name field and save your changes.

To create a new section page:

Right-click anywhere in the section pages list.
Select Create New Section Page... from the displayed menu.
Enter a name for the new section page and click OK in the displayed dialog.

To set the active section page, open the section page you want to activate (see above) and click on the section page editor's Publish button.

To delete a section page, select it and then select Edit > Delete selected item or press Delete.

Lists Tab

This tab contains the names of all the lists in the currently selected section.

A list is an ordered list of content items that are related in some way (a list of articles related to an ongoing news issue, for example). They can be used to create a collection of summaries that can appear in several locations but be maintained in one place. You can, for example set up a section page in which item 1 from a particular list appears in one location, item 1 and 2 in a second location and items 1 to 5 in a third location. You can then subsequently update all these locations in a single operation by replacing list item 1 with a new story.

To open a list for editing, double-click on it, or select it and press Enter. The list will then be displayed in an editor tab in the work area. For information about editing lists, see Using A List Editor.

To rename a list, open it for editing (see above), modify the Name field and save your changes.

To create a new list:

Right-click anywhere in the list of lists.
Select Create New List... from the displayed menu.
Enter a name for the new list and click OK in the displayed dialog.

To delete a list, select it and then select Edit > Delete selected item or press Delete.

Inboxes Tab

This tab contains the names of all the inboxes in the currently selected section. For more information about inboxes, see Inboxes Panel.

To delete an inbox, select it and then select File > Delete from the displayed menu.

To rename an inbox, select it, select File > Rename and enter a new name.

To create a new inbox:

Right-click anywhere in the inbox list.
Select Create New Inbox... from the displayed menu.
Enter a name for the new inbox and click OK in the displayed dialog.

You cannot delete or rename the default inbox Inbox.