Although you can freely view any public content on the Plone site, to view private content, or to add or edit files and pages you must first login.   The Plone site is located at: http://plone.jcu.edu.au.  Choose the correct portal for your group by clicking on the appropriate link.

To login to Plone:

• click the login link in the upper right hand corner of the page
• enter the same JC number and password that you use to login to the JCU network
• if you would like Plone to remember your JC number, you check the “Remember my name” checkbox by clicking on it
• click the login button at the bottom of the page to login.

You can also use the login section at the bottom left of the DART portal screen.

To log out of Plone

Click the logout link in the upper right hand side of the page.

To log into the Plone site you must have cookies enabled on your web browser.  To enable cookies on your browser, follow the steps listed below for your particular browser.

 Internet Explorer 6.x

1. Select Tools > Internet Options
2. Click the Privacy tab at the top of the screen
3. Move the slider to Medium and click OK

Internet Explorer 5.x

1. Select Tools > Internet Options
2. Click the Security tab at the top of the screen
3. Click Custom Level, and scroll down to the Cookies section
4. Set Allow Per-Session Cookies to Enable, and click OK

Mozilla 1.x (Firefox)

1. Select  Tools > Options
2. Click the Privacy Icon, and then the Cookies tab
3. Check the “Allow sites to set cookies” checkbox

Opera

1. Press F12
2. Click “Enable Cookies”

Netscape Navigator 6.x

1. Select Edit > Preferences
2. Click Privacy and Security in the menu on the left
3. Select Cookies
4. Select “Enable All Cookies” and click OK

Safari  

1. Click on the Safari-menu in Safari
2. Click on the Preferences ... item in the menu - a new window opens
3. Click on the Security icon near the top of the window.
4. Under Accept Cookies the Always or Only from sites you navigate to must be selected.
5. Click Ok to save changes 

Once you have logged into Plone, click on the my folder link on the Personal bar (2 in  the diagram).  You should see a display similar to the one below.

1. LiveSearch
2. Personal bar
3. Breadcrumb trail
4. Content management tools
5. Folder name
6. Plone bar
7. Accessibility tools
8. Folder contents

LiveSearch
A dynamic search engine that automatically updates the search results as you type a string in the search box.

Personal Bar
Contains links for logging in an out, access to your folder and your personal preferences for display of the site.

Breadcrumb trail
Displays your current location in the site hierarchy.

Content management tools
Tools for editing and viewing documents to which you have access.

Folder name
Lists the name of the folder you are currently viewing.

Plone bar

Contains the menus for adding an item and setting the state of an item.

Accessibility tools

Email – export this file as an email attachment
Print – print this file
Favorites – add this page to your favorites
Full screen – Toggle between full screen and normal Plone view

Folder contents

A display of any items in the folder.

Display View

Plone allows you to pick several ways to display the contents of a folder.  The standard view is listed below.  To change the view, click the display menu item from the Plone bar and choose the appropriate view from the list.

Setting up your folder and preferences

Each person with an account on Plone has their own folder.  Your content will be stored there, and you can create other sub-folders to organize your data. 

Plone personal bar

1. To access your folder, click the my folder link on the personal toolbar.
2. To edit your preferences, click the preferences link on the personal bar
3. If you click Personal Preferences you will be taken to a page where you can set individual values for your folder.  These are stored on the Plone server, and will be available regardless of the machine that you use to login.
4. For example, at the bottom of the page you can choose the photo to appear on your profile page.  Just click the browse button, and select the correct image file.
5. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

You can set your preferences for all of the items listed below:

By default Plone displays a list of the contents of your folder and a brief description.  In order to change this view, you will need to create a new page and set the folder to use this page as the default view for the folder.

1.      After logging in to Plone, click the My Folder link on the Personal Bar

2.      Click on the Display menu and pick "Select a content item as default view"

3.      Select the item that you would like to be displayed as the default page of the folder and click the save button

4.      In order for the page to be visible you must choose "Make internally visible" from the state menu on the Plone bar