ISU Extension is using the Microsoft Content Management System (CMS) to manage content on many of the web sites including the county sites, Extension News, Extension homepage and many more.
Using MS PowerPoint Photo Album and Adobe Acrobat to publish photos to the CMS pages.
Many counties want to publish to their web site photos of local events, such as County Fair. The current CMS system does not have an excellent photo gallery option. Creating a Photo Album in PowerPoint and then using Adobe Acrobat to PDF the photo album allows for up to 40 photos to be published to the CMS page (staying under the 5mg upload limit) and still allow clients to look and print the photos. You will need both MS PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat (to create the PDF) to use this options. Instructions for both MSOffice 2003 and 2007 are available.
County CMS Training
Hands-on training for the County CMS Web Page system is held several times a year on the ISU Campus in the EIT computer lab. Announcements are sent out to county and area staff when a date is scheduled. If you have any questions please contact Jeanne Wiebke (jwiebke@iastate.edu)
County CMS Handouts and Presentations
Using the County CMS Program (pdf file)
County CMS FAQ
Campus Corner
This web page provides the capability to share ISU campus information with the residents of Iowa through the ISU Extension network. The initial focus of this web page will be to continue ISU Extension's partnership with ISU Admissions to provide critical resources for potential ISU students and their families.
Information about the Campus Corner page and how to personalize it for your county can be found in this PDF file. -- ISU Campus Corner Information for Counties
Not Using CMS?
For those sites not using the content management system, additional information is available to help you get connected.