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Plinkit Training Manual (Online)

An online version of the Plinkit Training Manual. Use the search box at the top of this page or peruse the table of contents.

Plinkit Training Help

This help site was developed by the members of the Plinkit Collaborative using funds in part or in whole from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other sources.

© 2007 Plinkit Collaborative


Table of Contents


Welcome to Plinkit!

What Is Plinkit?

About This Help Site

Getting Familiar with Plinkit Pages

The Plinkit Home Tab

The Kids & Teens Tab

The eShelf & Research Tab

The Español Tab

The News & Events Tab

The Library Calendar

The About Us Tab

Additional Pages and Features for Staff Users

Getting Started with Plinkit

Preparing for Your Plinkit Site

Getting Your Plinkit Site URL and Login Information

Logging In to Your Plinkit Site

Logging Out of Your Plinkit Site

Posting Your Library’s Location, Hours, and Phone Number

Editing, Hiding, and Deleting Existing Pages

Adding a Message from Your Library Director

Creating and Managing News Items

Adding Events to the Library Calendar

Posting Information about Community Organizations

Getting More Familiar with Plinkit

User Roles and Publishing States

Plinkit’s Major Content Types

How Plinkit Stores and Displays Items

Tabs and Menus for Editors

Expanding and Maintaining Your Plinkit Site

Adding and Rearranging Content Items

Controlling When and How Items Are Displayed

Formatting and Editing Content with the Kupu WYSIWYG Editor (version 1.3.9)

Using Special Characters in Kupu

Creating Links

Uploading Files

Using Images in Plinkit

Using Smart Folders to Group Related Information

Adding Events to the Staff Calendar

Frequently Asked Questions

Using Version 1.4 of the Kupu Editor

Formatting and Editing Content with the Kupu 1.4 Editor

Adding Images Using Kupu 1.4

Adding and Editing Tables Using Kupu 1.4

Documentation Specific to Your State or Regional System


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