what are microsites?

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what are microsites?
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So, what are microsites?

• sub-sections of ts interlink that you can
  populate with your own material
• they are part of ts interlink, secure and fully
  searchable
• post and share important project news
• shared document repository Word, Excel, PDF
• you have complete control of readership
• create your own site using a simple form
• ts mail is used to inform users when there is a
  new posting.

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what can microsites do for you?

• use as a project resource tool to raise awareness
  of what you are working on
• share new projects/initiatives cross-border,
  locally, regionally or nationally
• access all relevant information and documents in
  one place including Word, PDF etc
• you select the readership, the entire trading
  standards audience can be reached
• you will never miss any important information and
  will always stay informed
• share sensitive information outside of your
  service securely

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ts interlink home page
You will see the addition of microsites in the
right hand main menu.
As we develop this further, you may notice slight
changes to the front page
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microsite menu page

• the top box shows you the sites you own
• the bottom box displays sites you have read or
  read/write access to
• this is one of two ways of getting access to
  microsites.

Click on product recalls and you will see the
microsite home page which opens in a new window.
To get back, just close the window.
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microsite home page
In the archive section, you can access previous
postings.
In this area you will find the five most recent
postings.
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ts mail page
You will also be alerted to new postings through
ts mail like this
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ts mail message
When you click into the mail you will see this
View full article by clicking here.
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posting
By clicking view full article the posting
appears
This is the main text area, which can also
contain pictures and attachments
Use the contact us form to contact the microsite
owner.
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Tagging Authors of new posts can 'tag' their
items with relevant keywords, as an aid to other
users when they are searching for specific
material.
Add a comment If you wish to respond to the post
type your text in the box, click add a comment
and your comment will be listed.
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RSS feeds

• To subscribe to an RSS newsfeed of your
  interest, click subscribe and you will see a
  page opens up in a new window
• you can subscribe to keep up-to-date with
  relevant postings that appear in ts mail.

Back on the microsite home page.
RSS feeds help keep you informed by automatically
delivering headlines to your desktop You will
see a subscribe button in the top right hand
corner.
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RSS feeds continued
Headlines of postings will be delivered to your
desktop through your news reader - without you
having to log into ts interlink. You only need
to log into ts interlink if you are interested in
viewing the complete post. By subscribing to RSS
feeds, you can keep up-to-date with your areas of
interest.
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Search function
At the top right hand side of the microsite
homepage, you will find the search function.
This will search the whole microsite, including
attachments and tags. It will not search ts
interlink, just the microsite only.
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• Alerts
• alerts currently work for news service
  documents, and will soon include ts mail and
  microsite postings
• if a ts mail message contains a keyword of
  interest, a plain Internet email will be sent to
  your personal email account to alert you
• never miss a relevant posting on ts interlink
  again because the alert system will cover every
  part of ts interlink.

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A reminder of the benefits

• easily create your own microsite
• regions and project leaders will be able to
  communicate on one system
• you will never miss any important information
• you will always stay informed
• your message reaches the correct audience
• If you have any questions please contact
  helpdesk_at_tsi.org.uk