Creating Folders

Folders are a good way to organize your site. They also will be the top level navigation containers in your left site navigation

1. In the Horizontal Navigation bar (blue bar, top), select New > csusm > Folder
   Opens the screen to create a new folder.
   • In the "System" link screen (in the dark blue band, at the top of your work area):
     1. Type the "Display Name"; this is the text that will appear in your site left-hand-navigation.  It should be short and descriptive.  
        • It can contain spaces and special characters and use capitalization.
        • Troubleshooting: If you have a blank space in your site left-hand-navigation, it is likely that your folder Display Name is blank.
        • Note: For indexed folders, it is the folder Display Name that is displayed in your site left-hand-navigation, not the Display Name of the index file within the folder.
     2. Type the "System Name"; this is the file name of your folder.
        • Name your folders something descriptive and short (names affect URL lengths and users' typing time).
        • Never use spaces or non-alphanumeric characters in file names.  Alpha-numeric characters are always fine; other than that, only dash and underscore are recommended.
        • I strongly recommend using all lower-case letters.
     3. Select the "Parent Folder"; this is where your new folder will be saved.
        Note: Which ever folder you may have pre-selected in the Folder List will be the default Parent Folder.
     4. Select the "Publish"check box to include your new folder when you Publish your site.
        Note: Folders and files that are not published are not accessible online.
     5. Select the "Index" check box to include your new folder in site left-hand-navigation.
        Note: Folders and files that are not indexed do not appear in site navigation.
        Note: Folders that do not have an index file within them, will not be indexed, regardless of the folder index setting.
     6. Choose, as needed: Advanced Options (spelling)
   • Optional: in the "Metadata" link screen (in the dark blue band, at the top of your work area):
     1. Choose, as needed: Review/End dates and Expiration folders - the date and time for the content to be reviewed with a respective workflow, or which it is no longer available and where expired content goes.
2. Click the "Submit" button.