The most efficient way to work with the fCMSPro is to use templates. Templates allow you to create a pre-defined look for a specific section of your site and ensure that each new page created for that section will have the same look. It is also only possible to add new pages to a section that is created using templates. In order for the content to appear in an index (table of contents), it must be part of a template. You may also specify required fields for each template.
A default template is included with the installation of the fCMSPro. Please see the instructions in this userguide for viewing and using the default template.
How to create your own template
1. Press Ctrl+F8 (Windows) or Cmnd+F8 (Mac) to open the 'Create New Symbol' dialogue box again. Give the symbol the name 'news item'. Ensure the type is 'Movie clip' and click 'OK'. Press T to select the Text tool and on the movieclip's timeline create two dynamic textfields, a single line textfield with the instance name 'title_txt' and a multiline textfield with the instance name 'details_txt'.
2. Open the components panel and drag a copy of the fString component onto the title_txt textfield. Open the component inspector and enter 'title' (without the quotes) as the value of the field parameter. Check that the value of the targetTextField is 'title_txt' (without the quotes). The value of the targetTextField is set by dragging the 'fString' component onto the 'title_txt' textfield, this instructs fCMSPro to use this field to display and edit the content of the 'title' record field.
3. Drag a copy of the fText component onto the 'details_txt' text field. In the component inspector panel enter 'details' (without the quotes) as the value of the field parameter. Check the value of the targetTextField parameter is 'details_txt' (without the quotes). By dragging the 'fText' component onto the 'details_txt' textfield you instruct the fCMSPro to use this field to display and for editing the content.
4. Return to the main timeline and create a new layer. Select frame 10 and press F6 to to insert a new keyframe. Open the library and drag a copy of the 'news item' clip that you have just created onto the new keyframe. In the properties panel give it the instance name 'newsItem'.
5. Drag a copy of the fTemplate component out of the component panel and onto the 'newsItem' instance. In the component inspector panel ensure the targetMovieClip is 'newsItem' and double click next to the required fields to enter 'title_txt' and 'details_txt' as two separate values.
6. Set the document type to 'news' (without the quotes).
You have now created a template of document type "news" which you may use for the news section of your site. The document type is necessary for setting up an index (table of contents) for the template contents. Now, whenever users of the fCMSPro click on the "Create New Document" icon inside this template, a new blank copy of this template will be inserted:
Note: If you do not want to allow for new templates to be created, you can set the allowNewDocument parameter to false.