Pat will talk through setting up a variety of sites ranging from personal sites to an organization's intranet. By effectively using site templates, page templates, and a number of advanced settings in DotNetNuke, you can realize the benefits of getting content on your sites quickly and letting the power of distributed content management complete the job. Presented by Patrick Renner of Engage Software.

1. Intro to DNN: Build a Website in an
presented by
Hour
Patrick Renner, Engage
Software

2. About Me
• Patrick Renner
– Project Manager at Engage
Patrick Renner:
prenner@engagesoftware.com
Engage Software
p:: 314.966.4000 x235
f:: 314.966.2299
www.engagesoftware.com

3. About Engage
• Based in St. Louis, MO
– Specializing in ASP.NET development
– DotNetNuke
• Module Development
• Skinning
• Implementation services
• Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
• Official DotNetNuke Training Provider

4. DotNetNuke
• Me and DNN
– DNN as a professionally viable CMS solution
– The changing user community
• You and DNN
– What’s your experience?
– Where do you fit in?

5. The Game Plan
• Setup a site from install to live
– Site
– Users and Roles (permissions)
– Pages
– Content
– Making the most of the CMS

6. Site Settings
• Basic settings
• Membership
• User Settings
• Roles

7. Pages
• Home
• Our Donuts
• About Us
• Contact Us
• Franchise Information
– Franchisee Page

8. Applying Permissions
• Franchisee (Page-level)
• Franchisee Downloads (Module-level:
view)
– Logo
– Media Kit
• Franchisee Information (Module level: edit)

9. Adding Modules
• Rich Text Editor (Text/HTML)
• Documents
• Feedback

10. Making the Most of the
CMS
• Page Templates
• Portal Templates
• Skins and Containers