The following is a "quick guide" for those who want to start using this platform.
First steps: Go to "login" and register. You will immediately receive you password -> Login -> Choose a service you want to test (e.g. facts, news, dialog...) from the menu bar.
To insert information: When you see small icons or links in red colour, this means that you have the permission to add, edit or upload information. Templates will open up with various fields, depending on the service you are using (e.g. "news" will have not only title and text, but also subtitle, place, source; "literature" in "guide" will have a field for ISBN numbers etc.. ).
Include images: If you want to include images (.gif or .jpeg) in your texts, you have to first upload them into the image archive. You will find that in "facts", in the upper left corner: images. You can upload .gifs or .jpegs from your PC and describe the content of the image. To include it in a text, you first need to copy the number which is shown next to the image, then go to the text field where you want to inlcude it and then write <factimage 104281.1/>. If the image should have a specific size you can define this as well: <factimage 104281.1 width="10" height="10"/>
Permissioning: At the end of each information, you can set "permissions": who shall be able to read or to edit your imformation. For the start simply choose the "standard" permission. It means, you are taking over the permission which has been set by the platform administrator. (Later, you can set different permissions for each item of information according to your needs).
Publishing: "Submitting" means you are saving the information, "publishing" means your information is ready to be seen by the others. This allows you to work on a document, edit, re-edit it & submit until you are satisfied with it. If later you want to update an information, you can create a next (second, third...) version of it. The older versions are still available, "underneath" the latest one. You will see the version history when conducting a search (in the top right corner)
Linking: Internal links Next to each information or at the bottom if it, you will find "lengthy numbers" - they are "infoID´s" and can be used to link from one information to another. Try this! Just pick a text/file/folder you want to link to. Copy the infoID, and write <factlink 123456.1/> into your text field. Readers of your text will be able to jump directly to the place you are referring to. If the document is likely to be updated quite often (member lists, price sheets, weather data....), choose "0" after the dot <factlink 123456.0/>. This means, the readers will always jump to the latest version. If you want to give the link a special name (other than its title which would automatically be chosen,) you need to write <factlink 123456.0/>description of the link</factlink> External links For external links, please use: <a href="http://www.factline.com/">factline homepage</a>
