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Help Using And Navigating Scottishweb
- Published 14 February 2008
- About Scottishweb
A Word About Our Site Search
We have a comprehensive search system built into this website. Some articles have many pages, such as our Scottish Clans section, which has 130. If, for example, you are looking for your own family name, our search facility can save you sifting through many articles. You may also use the site search to find any article or content you wish.
Follow The Breadcrumbs!
The best way to go back a page, or to go to the head section is to follow the breadcrumb trail at the top of each page. The name of the page you are on will be grey, and all other pages will be linked. You may click any of these links. The breadcrumb trail is illustrated below.
Navigating Through Scottishweb
Finding your way through Scottishweb is easy. Along the top of every page is the sitewide menu containing static pages such as our Home Page link, Scotland Resources section.
Down the right-hand side are the menu's you are most likely to use. They are as follows:
Categories
This is the main site menu for viewing our content. Simply click on the category of your choice and the content will be displayed. If a category has a sub-category it will appear when clicked.
Article Options
This handy little menu allows you to perform useful functions when reading an article. They are:
Email Article:
Allows you to email an article to a friend
Print Article
Click this link to print the article you are viewing
Add To Favourites
When this link is clicked the article will be added to your favourite article list. Note this is not the same as adding it to your browsers favourites. Once you click "add to favourites" a new menu appears on the right listing your favourite articles. Each time you re-visit Scottishweb this handy menu will be there, making it easy to reach your favourite articles on the site. If you clear out your browsers cookies your list of favourite articles will not be available until you create a new one.
Articles To Read
Similar to the "add to favourites" menu above, this feature is useful if you do not have time to read the full article or feature and wish to come back to it later or on another visit. When clicked a new menu will appear called "Articles To Read". You can then reference your favourite articles at any time.
Recently Viewed
This displays a short list of articles you have recently viewed on Scottishweb.
Popular Articles
This displays a list of popular articles on Scottishweb as visited by all our site visitors.
Next/Prev
At the bottom of some pages you may see a Next/Previous option. This takes you through the various pages available.
Spread The Word
These options allow you to let others know about Scottishweb via popular facilities.
We have a comprehensive search system built into this website. Some articles have many pages, such as our Scottish Clans section, which has 130. If, for example, you are looking for your own family name, our search facility can save you sifting through many articles. You may also use the site search to find any article or content you wish.
Follow The Breadcrumbs!
The best way to go back a page, or to go to the head section is to follow the breadcrumb trail at the top of each page. The name of the page you are on will be grey, and all other pages will be linked. You may click any of these links. The breadcrumb trail is illustrated below.
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Navigating Through Scottishweb
Finding your way through Scottishweb is easy. Along the top of every page is the sitewide menu containing static pages such as our Home Page link, Scotland Resources section.
Down the right-hand side are the menu's you are most likely to use. They are as follows:
Categories
This is the main site menu for viewing our content. Simply click on the category of your choice and the content will be displayed. If a category has a sub-category it will appear when clicked.
Article Options
This handy little menu allows you to perform useful functions when reading an article. They are:
Email Article:
Allows you to email an article to a friend
Print Article
Click this link to print the article you are viewing
Add To Favourites
When this link is clicked the article will be added to your favourite article list. Note this is not the same as adding it to your browsers favourites. Once you click "add to favourites" a new menu appears on the right listing your favourite articles. Each time you re-visit Scottishweb this handy menu will be there, making it easy to reach your favourite articles on the site. If you clear out your browsers cookies your list of favourite articles will not be available until you create a new one.
Articles To Read
Similar to the "add to favourites" menu above, this feature is useful if you do not have time to read the full article or feature and wish to come back to it later or on another visit. When clicked a new menu will appear called "Articles To Read". You can then reference your favourite articles at any time.
Recently Viewed
This displays a short list of articles you have recently viewed on Scottishweb.
Popular Articles
This displays a list of popular articles on Scottishweb as visited by all our site visitors.
Next/Prev
At the bottom of some pages you may see a Next/Previous option. This takes you through the various pages available.
Spread The Word
These options allow you to let others know about Scottishweb via popular facilities.