Web Services will be presenting a series of workshops at UIC that cover Email+, Forms and Surveys and a preview of the Blog Tool. Join in and learn how these tools can help you.
Webtools Overview
Basic Introduction to Webtools
Brief Overview of the Webtools, including how to navigate the work area, helpful resources, and the basic concepts of working with the software.
Email+ and Group Manager
Emails and newsletters that reflect your unit
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- Establish your team in the Group Manager and give them access to your projects.
- Upload email addresses from a spreadsheet, add Groups and include list-serves to define your recipients.
- Construct email content and create effective layouts that work across all major email clients and devices.
- Set up a self-managing opt-in/opt-out process for letting users subscribe and unsubscribe from emails.
- Leverage the mail merge capabilities and sends individualized messaging.
- Generate analytics reports to gauge the effectiveness of your campaigns.
Form and Survey Builder
Online tools to collect information from your users
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- Build your Form or Survey using question types like checkbox, radio, pulldown and more.
- Create questions that “jump to” other questions based on how a user answers.
- Allow users to save and finish later or delete their submission.
- Email results to the user and/or to any additional email recipients you provide.
- Run reports of your results in a variety of formats and file types.
- Limit access to a Group of users, or set a limit on the total number of submissions allowed.
- Assign roles to allow your team to view, manage, and administer your projects.
Blog Tool Preview
Custom blogs with options that push creative limits.
Walk through exciting updates to the Blog Tool. Improvements to design and configuration allow you to easily create and manage custom blogs that look great and perform.
Additional Resources:
Training Calendar | Toolbox
