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Creating an Authoring Tools Component

You can use an authoring tools element only by creating an authoring tools component. You cannot add an authoring tools element to authoring templates, site areas, or content items.

To create an authoring tools component, open the applications menu and go to Content > Web Content Management and then click New > Component > Authoring Tools.

  1. Entering identification information
    Specify identification information for the current item, including the name and title for the item. The identification section is common to all item forms.
  2. Specifying a location for an item
    When you create an item, you can specify the location of the item.
  3. How to define authoring tools
    You can format the design of an authoring tool in different ways, including displaying authoring tools as text-based links, or image-based links.
  4. Entering item properties
    Specify properties for the current item, including the location of the item and the list of authors and owners that are associated with the item. The item properties section is common to all item forms.
  5. Granting users or groups access to an item
    Specify the access control settings for the current item to designate which users have access to an item and their level of access. The access section is common to all item forms.