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How-To Guides

  • Reason User Documentation

    Comprehensive user documentation and training for Reason users at Carleton and partner institutions.
  • Reason 101

    Reason is a tool that helps you to manage web sites using a browser. In this tutorial we will provide an overview of what Reason can do and introduce the basics of page creation and editing. This information is for people who have not had previous training in Reason or who feel they need a refresher.
  • Images and Documents

    Step-by-step instruction and advice on using Reason to publish images and documents
  • Using Text Blurbs

    Sometimes you want to reuse a piece of content on multiple pages. Reason's Text Blurbs feature lets you do that!
  • Events and News

    How to put current events and timely information on your web site
  • Forms

    Web forms are useful tool for getting information back from your site visitors. Reason makes the creation and editing of forms a snap.
  • Faculty/Staff

    Office and department sites have faculty/staff pages that are managed in a different way from other pages. Find out how to make them sing.
  • Managing Course Listings

    How to display and manage courses on an academic department's web page
  • Web Writing

    People read differently on the web. To get your message across, you need to write differently too.
  • Site Organization

    How to organize your website so that your site visitors can find what they want
  • Web Accessibility

    Find out why web accessibility is essential, and what practices to follow and resources you can use to ensure your sites are accessibility to everyone.
  • Managing Media in Reason

    Reason can manage a wide variety of media -- mp3, Quicktime, Windows Media, Flash Video, and more. Learn how to publish your media using Reason.
  • Text Editing in Reason

    Reason provides a WYSIWYG editor for many content fields. Learn how to use this editor effectively!
  • What's New in Reason?

    Learn about the latest additions to the Reason toolbox here. Updated 5/22/07.
  • Changing the look of your site

    Sick of the way your website looks? You can change the theme of your site to one of Carleton's existing Reason themes instantly, or talk to the Web Team about a custom design.
  • Giving People Access to Edit Your Site

    Do you need access to a Reason site you don't currently have the rights to edit? Or do you want someone else to have access to your Reason site? Here's how to do it.