Dotnetnuke™ For Dummies®

Chapter 5. Delivering Content Right Out of the Box

In This Chapter

• Doing almost anything with the Text/HTML module

• Keeping users informed with FAQs

• Getting around with links

• Letting everyone know with announcements

• Downloading by using documents

• Sneaking a peek with IFrame

• Showing it with media

When buying a new home, the catch phrase you hear is, "Location, location, location." When building a new Web site, the catch phrase is "Content, content, content!" No one is interested in visiting a Web site with little or no content, out-of-date content, or really boring content. Content is king! And if you haven't written, obtained, or stolen some yet, now's the time.

In this chapter, we show you how to use eight different modules that come with DNN. These are the modules that display static information such as a list of frequently asked questions, a list of announcements, or a list of downloadable documents.

This chapter shows you how to use two of the fundamental tools of most modules you encounter. The first is the Rich Text Editor (RTE), which enables you to manage and format rich text. The second is the Link tool used in the Links module. This tool is used wherever you need to set a link to a page, a URL, or a file on your Web site. Master these and you are well on your way with DNN.

Doing Almost Anything with Text/HTML

The DNN Text/HTML module enables you to add text, images, links, and tables to the pages of your Web site. Essentially, this module is the Swiss Army knife of modules as it offers ...