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Authoring tools element

The authoring tool element is used to add authoring portlet functions to web pages. We can add the following authoring portlet functions to a web page:

Authoring tools can be referenced within presentation templates, menu element designs and navigator element designs. When added to menus and navigators, the edit, delete and approve functions are applied to each item displayed in a menu or navigator.

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


Use an authoring tool

When previewing content, users with access to an authoring tool are able to execute various authoring portlet functions. Care should be taken when previewing content items that use a presentation template that includes an authoring tool. Some functions are active and ready to use while other functions may not work as normal. The authoring tool will also be visible when viewing a published site.


Use an authoring tool on multiple servers

When using an authoring tool on more than one server, we use two-way syndication to keep each server being used to author content synchronized. This may lead to the occasional "save" conflict where an item updated on one server will be overwritten with changes to the same item on another server when syndication occurs.


User access to an authoring tool

The authoring tools available to users on a web page are determined by:


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