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Department Administration FAQ's

How do I log into Site Executive from a PC?

  1. Obtain a user account and password from Bonnie Bosley for the Site Executive system.  Be sure that you let Bonnie know what you need access to in Site Executive.
  2. Using Internet Explorer, connect to http://physics.jhu.edu/se.
  3. Enter the username and password given by Bonnie.
  4. Note: You will only have accesses to the areas of Site Executive that you have been given access in Step 1.

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How do I log into Site Executive from a Mac?

  1. Obtain a user account and password from Bonnie Bosley for the Site Executive system.  Be sure that you let Bonnie know what you need access to in Site Executive.
  2. Send a message to help@pha.jhu.edu requesting access to Site Executive from a Mac.
  3. Once set up by the Computer Center, open Internet Explorer, connect to http://pcgw.johnshopkins.edu.
  4. Sign in using your JHED username and Password.
  5. Click on the Internet Explorer icon that has just popped up.
  6. In the new I.E. window that has opened, connect to http://physics.jhu.edu/se.
  7. Enter username and password given by Bonnie.
  8. Note: You will only have accesses to the areas of Site Executive that you have been given access in Step 1.

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Can I log into Site Executive with a Solaris, Unix or Linux workstation?
  • Right now, we have not tested whether there is access to Site Executive from anything other then a PC running Windows, or a Mac.  We will be testing and will post information here.

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What is the basic process of creating a web page and making it visible on the web in Site Executive?

  1. Log into Site Executive.
  2. Click on the folder that you want to place the new page in.
  3. Click on the "General" General Tab tab.
  4. Click on the Create Page Create Page button icon.
  5. In the "Name" field, enter the name of the page (ex:  faq.html.)  Please be sure to add the .html extension.
  6. In the "Title" field, enter the Proper title of the page (ex: FAQ page for the P&A Department.) Use a brief, plain english name.
  7. In the "Template" field, enter the correct template for the page.  Click on the "chain-link" icon, click on Template Collection, click on the appropriate template, then click "Select".  The appropriate template is determined by where on the site your new page will live.  If it is a page for a Faculty member, then the template would be people-faculty.
  8. Click on Save.
  9. The newly created page should be selected.
  10. Click on the "Preview/Edit" Preview/Edit Tab tab.
  11. Click on "Edit Page" Edit Page button.
  12. Make the additions/changes as needed.  Please refer to our "Style Guide" for standards.
  13. When finished making additions/changes, click on the Save/Exit button  in the top right corner of the screen.
  14. Click on the "Approval" Approval tab tab.
  15. Click on "Publish" Publish button.
  16. Navigate to that page in a browser and verify that it looks correct.  It is always best to view it in multiple browsers (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, Opera) to verify that the page renders properly in other browsers.  It is not necessary to test in all browsers, just 2 or 3.

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