SportzVault is a powerful, user friendly tool that can build an attractive and functional web presence.
Menu bar
The power of a <span id="Ivname1">SportzVault SportzVault site comes from the menu bar which is displayed at the left of any screen of the SportzVault public site (note - the <span id="Ivname2">SportzVault SportzVault Administration site that you are currently visiting has a separate menu for administrative tasks).
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- 'static' items:'static' items:
- dynamic items that may be created with sub-items, so that a navigational structure can be defined that makes sense to the club. In the example image below, the mouse cursor over the_Photos_ item expands the sub items beneath.
- parent/governing body access - the relations between the selected (customised) body are automatically defined, and related bodies shown for easy access
- search bar items - see below
Types of content that can be added to a
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SportzVault site
The content that is attached to static menu items is fixed - for example, news items are entered in a rigid format, and the system takes care of all the formatting, layout, expiry of old items etc.
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- HTML content -HTML'fragments' can be authored in our easy to useWYSIWYGeditoruse WYSIWYGeditor, or can be uploaded from existing HTML files. This gives complete control over the content displayed.
- Uploaded files such as PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT etc, in fact any file type you can think of. Depending on the setup of the person accessing the site, the file will either be shown in a new browser window, or will be available for saving on the user's system. This user must have the required software/viewer on their system to view the content, therefore this option should be used with care. See the help topic Content Type - Pros and Cons for further information.
- Slideshow Galleries - a collection of uploaded images can be grouped in a gallery, and shown as a slide show. A thumbnail version of each image is automatically generated and presented to allow easy image selection.
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A club or association's governing bodies can easily be located from the menu items under the Governing Bodies heading. Selecting these has the effect of 'customising' the site for that body - that is, the site displays content relating to the selected governing body. This makes it easy for club users to access relevant association sites (provided of course that they participate in<span id="Ivname4">SportzVaultin SportzVault). To return to a previously selected club or association simply select it from the _ Recent _ menu item under the _ Club & Asn _ search menu.
The Search by Name menu item under the _ Club & Asn _ search menu allows searching for clubs/associations by their name (or part of their name).
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