Permanent link for Office Hours Module on November 15, 2022

New to the CMS is the Office Hours module.  With this module, you can post the schedules of your faculty/staff easily to your CMS.  The schedules can be automatically imported from Banner, and can also have manual entries for events not in Banner, such as Office Hours, Department Meetings, etc.  Check out the video to learn all about the Office Hours Module. 

To see this module being used, check out the Faculty and Staff page on the GVSU Computing site. Each of the faculty/staff members has their own schedule available, which was made using the Office Hours Module. 

GVSU School of Computing Faculty and Staff Directory     Office Hours Module Tutorial Video

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Office Hours Module on November 15, 2022.

Permanent link for Organizational Chart - Now Available on November 19, 2021

The CMS has a new module available to create an organizational chart. The org chart module allows you to create something that looks great but is also accessible. To learn more about the org chart module and how to use it, refer to the video! 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Organizational Chart - Now Available on November 19, 2021.

Permanent link for Tags Now Available in the Form Builder on October 11, 2021

If you have used Tags before within the CMS (pictures, files, content items, etc), we are happy to announce that tags are now available within the Form Builder. When creating a form, you can assign a tag to it.  Then when going to the form builder, you can filter by tag to easily find that particular form. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Tags Now Available in the Form Builder on October 11, 2021.

Permanent link for Form Builder Response Statuses on October 11, 2021

One of the many features of the Form Builder is that you can create a "status" (learn more about response statuses) in an effort to help keep responses organized.  In addition to the response statuses, you can now choose a "default" response status. For example, whenever a person fills out a form, it can have a default status such as "Pending".  It can also send an email to anyone who is listed in the Email field. These statuses are only seen by the administrators and can be used to help manage your form responses. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Form Builder Response Statuses on October 11, 2021.

Permanent link for Now available - Copy a section in the CMS on October 11, 2021

New to the CMS is the ability to copy a section! Previously if you wanted to copy a paragraph/image/fact icon/etc, you would have to recreate it from scratch every time.  Now all you need to do is click on the Copy button. That's it!  If you have used the Copy feature in the Form Builder, it works the exact same way. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Now available - Copy a section in the CMS on October 11, 2021.

Permanent link for Animated Fact Icons on July 20, 2021

A recent update to the Fact Chunk now allows for a mouse hover animation. When using the Fact Chunk, you will now see an option that allows you to select Hidden until mouse hover. While editing a fact, there is a new section labeled "How should the content be displayed", and you can select Hidden until mouse hover. 

You can see the new feature in action by visiting the Fact Chunk Preview page. 

If you need a reminder on what the Fact chunk is, check out the CMS 101 . 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Animated Fact Icons on July 20, 2021.

Permanent link for Preview Form Builder on July 12, 2021

The CMS Form Builder now allows you to send a preview of the form you are building to anyone.  In the past, the person had to be an administrator to the site.  Now, you are able to send a preview of the form to anyone. 

Now when you go into the settings of the form you are building, you will see a section that says External Preview URL. You can copy this URL and send it to anyone.  

Note that the link has an expiration date. A person will only be able to preview the form until the date that is indicated. Also once the form has been approved, the ability to preview the form is disabled (since the form is live). 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Preview Form Builder on July 12, 2021.

Permanent link for GVNext, News, and Spotlight Modules - New Design on January 28, 2021

If you use the GVNext, News, or Spotlight module, you may notice an update to the design. As an example, take a look at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management or the Kirkhoff College of Nursing. 

If you need a refresher on how to use any of the modules, refer to our CMS 101 and CMS 201 page for tutorials. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for GVNext, News, and Spotlight Modules - New Design on January 28, 2021.

Permanent link for Media Chunk - Color Options Now Available on January 26, 2021

The media chunk now has the option of selecting different colors. If you are unfamiliar with the media chunk, refer to the CMS 101 page to learn about it.  Now, you will be able to select from a variety of colors to use in the media chunk. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Media Chunk - Color Options Now Available on January 26, 2021.

Permanent link for Form Builder - Response Statuses on November 13, 2020

In the Form Builder, you can now create custom "Statuses" for the responses.  For example, you can create a response for "Paid" or "Unpaid", which would only be viewable by the CMS Administrators.  Learn more about the response statuses by watching the How To video. 

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Posted by Zach McCurdy on Permanent link for Form Builder - Response Statuses on November 13, 2020.