Mailpage

Contents

1. Introduction
    1.1 Description of the module

2. Adding the module

3. Configuration options
    3.1 Content options
        3.1.1 Mailpage configuration
        3.1.2 Add a new destination address
        3.1.3 Edit or delete destination address
    3.2 Advanced options

4. The module in practice: tips
    4.1 Error: no destination address for page nn
    4.2 Change texts in the Translate Tool
    4.3 Sort order

1. Introduction

The Mailpage module enables website visitors to send e-mails to one or more destinatio addresses.

Main features of the Mailpage module:

1.1 Description of the the module

When you are on the Exemplum home page, click School info and on that page, click the contact link to enter the Mailpage with demonstration data:
[ Mailpage on website wiht dropdown menu: top ]
[ Mailpage on website with dropdown menu: bottom ]
mailpage_mailpage_site_open_dropdown_menu-top.png
mailpage_mailpage_site_open_dropdown_menu-bottom.png

The Mailpage has, from top to bottom:

Below the fields are a [Preview] and a [Cancel] button.

When Javascritp is not used or disabled, all Descriptions are displayed, in the demonstation data:

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mailpage_mailpage_site_open_no_javascript.png

Below the dropdown menu both the introduction texts of Principal and Webmaster are visible:
- Principal: Please send all your educational questins to our principal, Amelia Cackle
- Webmaster: Please send all your website-related (technical) questions to our webmaster.

Ater entering at least the required fields, clicing the [Preview] button opens the Preview dialogue, for example:

[ Mailpage: preview ]
mailpage_mailpage_site_preview.png

On top of the page is the Preview header. Thereunder are 6 fields:

Hereunder are three buttons: [Edit], [Send] and [Cancel].
[Edit] opens the previous screen for re-editing, [Candel] reopens the Mailpage without any data entered.

The [Send] button opens the Message has been sent dialogue:

[ Mailpage: message sent ]
mailpage_mailpage_site_sent.png

The screen contains: the following items:

The message as received by the Principal:


From: (M. Johnson) m.johnson@example.edu
To: Principal
Subject: A. Reese to Exemplum High
Date: Day, nn Mon yyyy hh:mm:ss UTC-offset
IP-address: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn (nnn)
Message:
Dear Mrs. Cackle,
To our great joy, Andrew is accepted!
More to follow.
With amicable greetings,
Mary

The (nn) is the time in seconds it took to create the message.
Using the 'Reply' function in your mail program automatically puts the email address M. Johnson <m.johnson@example.edu> in the To: field.

If, in the configuration of the Mail page, only one address is selected the dropwdown menu is displayed:

[ Mailpage: message sent ]
mailpage_mailpage_site_open_one_address.png

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2. Adding the module

NOTICE:
Adding a page supposes that you have sufficient permissions to add a page. This is specially important for non-webmasters like pupils and teachers who often have limited permissions. These permissions are set in the Account Manager, most times by the webmaster Wilhelmina Bladergroen.

In the Page Manager, select the Area or section and click on the Add a page link to enter the Add a page dialogue:

[ add a page, module menu expanded, Contact form selected ]
mailpage_mailpage_module_add.png

Fill out the fields as described in Page Manager, paragraph 3.1 Add a page.
In the Moudle dropdown menu, select the module. Do not forget to select Visible, Hidden or Embargo. Click [Save] to save your work and return to the Page Manager.
Now click on the Page Name to enter the Module Name (modlename) configuration dialogue. In the next paragraph the module will be configured.

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3. Configuration optionsns

The module can be configured in two places. The most important one is the content, discussed below. In paragraph 3.2 we will briefly mention the advanced options and some links.

3.1 Content options

There are three content options: Mailpage configuration, Add a new destination address, Edit or delete destination address.

3.1.1 Mailpage configuration

To edit the content of the Mailpage module, open the Page Manager, click the Mailpage Contact link to open the Mailpage configuration dialogue:
[ configuration options ]
[ configuration options ]
mailpage_mailpage_configure-top.png
mailpage_mailpage_configure-bottom.png
Description: