When updating content, it’s important to understand the difference between saving your edits and approving a request. When editing a content item, you can make as many changes as you want before submitting the edits for approval. You can make changes over multiple sessions spanning multiple days. Simply save your edits as you work so that you can return to do additional work later.
However, saving your edits only affects your local working area and does not make your changes part of the document. To have your changes be included in the document, you must approve the request containing the relevant content items. Once you approve the request, it goes to the next station in the workflow and you can no longer make changes.
If needed, go to your request by clicking view next to Assigned Change Requests on the Home page. Then click the request number to go to the Change Request Details page.
From the Change Request Details page, click the name of the content item to be reviewed. Catalog Navigator displays the text of the content item.
In the upper right area of the Catalog Editor pane, click edit.
On the next page, click Open in Editor. Catalog Navigator opens the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Editor in a separate window.
The WYSIWYG Editor includes a field for the content item name, a multi-line toolbar that provides an extensive set of tools for formatting catalog content, and a large text box where you can edit the text of this content item. You will only need to edit text and apply simple formatting for your updates. Do not change the Name or any of the checks in the Other Properties area of the page.
Make any needed changes to the content. Use the toolbar to apply simple formatting such as making text bold or italic.
See Formatting Content for information on applying simple formatting to the text.
See Adding Links to External Web Pages for information on creating a link to an external web page.
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Be careful not to introduce unwanted formatting when cutting and pasting content from other applications such as Microsoft Word. Copied text can retain formatting or hidden characters that should not be included in the content. Only paste plain text and apply any needed formatting using the WYSIWYG Editor. One way to get plain text is to paste formatted text into a plain text application (for example, Notepad for Windows or Text Edit for Macs), then copy the text from that application and paste it into Catalog Navigator. |
When you are done making edits, click in the WYSIWYG editor window, then click .
Catalog Navigator refreshes the page in stages after saving changes, and it may initially appear as though the changes were not made. Make sure that you wait until the page has finished refreshing before continuing.
We do not recommend examining your edited content using Catalog Navigator’s Web Preview feature. Web Preview has proven inconsistent in its ability to display updated content. Some users see their changes; others see the old content.
Click to return to your list of requests.
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Do not use the browser’s Back button to return to your requests. If the Catalog Editor pane does not show a button after saving your changes, scroll down until you see the My Catalog section on the left side and click view next to Assigned Change Requests to return to your request. |