Working with Content Summary

A content summary is a short description that supplements the title when several content items appear on a Web page. A good example is a news Web site, which lists titles and summaries of top stories (illustrated below)

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TOP STORIES
Ektron Named a Rising Star (08-15-2010)
August 15, 2010, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA — Ektron, Inc., an innovator in Web content management and authoring, has been named a Rising Star as part of the prestigious New England Technology Fast 50 Program.

Ektron Launches International Distribution Program (08-08-2009)

August 8, 2009, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA — Ektron, Inc., an innovator in dynamic Web content authoring and management with over 350,000 users, today announced the launch of its international distribution program.

Like content, summaries can include images as well as various font styles and sizes.

You create a summary when creating or editing content. Then, your Web site developer can create Web pages that display just the title and summary to attract readers to the full story.

This chapter explains how to create summaries. Your system administrator determines how and where to display summaries on your site.

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