Getting Started

CUE is a tab-based webapp. What we mean by this is that CUE uses browser tabs as document containers. Every content item or section page you open or create is opened in a new browser tab, rather than everything happening in a single tab. If you've used Google Docs or Microsoft's Office Online before, then you'll know what to expect. The following video shows how CUE makes use of tabs.

Video: getting started with CUE

To get started with CUE:

  1. Open a browser.

  2. Go to the CUE URL you have been given by your network/system manager. You will see the CUE login window:

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  3. Log in using the same credentials as you would use for Content Studio. You will then see the CUE home page, which looks something like this:

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You can now get to work. But before you do, it's probably a good idea to take look at some of the CUE tab's components.

At the top of the tab is the CUE menu bar.

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This menu bar is present in all CUE tabs - document containers as well as the tab. Aside from the Offline mode and Language menus that are discussed later, the menu bar contains three important buttons:

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This is the New button – it creates new content items.

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This is the Home button – it opens a new CUE tab containing the home page. Not very useful when you're already on the home page, but useful if you're working on a content item or section page and don't have a home page open in your browser.

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This is the Log out button.

Down the left hand side of the page is a column of panel buttons that determine what is displayed on the home page:

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This button displays the CUE Search panel, that you can use to search for content. See Finding and Opening Content for further information.

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This button displays the Recent panel, a list of documents you have been working with recently.

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This button displays the Sections panel, which you can use to view and work with your publications' sections and section pages.

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This button displays the Lists panel which contains a list of all your lists.