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Modal Windows – making your page pop! 
October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

Modal Windows – making your page pop! 

The Modal Window template is a useful way to provide additional content without making the page feel cluttered or overly text heavy.  Modal Windows are […]

General, T4 tips by Sally Cowling
How to add documents to pages in T4 and avoid broken links
October 15, 2026October 16, 2026

How to add documents to pages in T4 and avoid broken links

Use ‘Insert from Media’ icon  When adding links to PDFs, Excel spreadsheets or Word documents into your content in T4, always use the Insert from Media […]

T4 tips by Martin Williams
Using Panels in T4
July 9, 2026July 30, 2026

Using Panels in T4

The Panels template is very flexible and can be used to add text, images and videos to a page in T4.   

T4 tips by Sally Cowling
Using videos in T4 
May 18, 2026June 19, 2026

Using videos in T4 

Using videos on your page can really help bring the content to life and are a great way to really show what life is like on campus or […]

General, T4 tips by Jane Tanner
Events pages relaunched using a T4 based system 
April 21, 2026June 23, 2026

Events pages relaunched using a T4 based system 

The Events pages on the University of Exeter website have recently been relaunched. Event listings are now created and updated in T4, our website content management system, which replaces […]

General, T4 tips by Martin Williams
How to write good link text (and why it’s worth it) 
March 5, 2026March 24, 2026

How to write good link text (and why it’s worth it) 

‘Link text’ is the clickable text in a hyperlink that connects to another webpage.   It tells users where they are going before they click, helping them decide if […]

Accessibility, T4 tips by Lucy Corley
Why the T4 history tab is a lifesaver
October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Why the T4 history tab is a lifesaver

If you’ve ever accidentally overwritten a page, deleted a key paragraph, or wondered “who changed this and why?”—you’re not alone. Thankfully, TerminalFour (T4 CMS) has a […]

T4 tips by Marcus Roberts
Crop and Resize Images with Pixlr
October 2, 2025October 23, 2025

Crop and Resize Images with Pixlr

University staff members should have access to Pixlr Education, which includes Pixlr Editor — a free, browser-based image editing tool ideal for preparing images in […]

T4 tips by Sally Cowling
How to preview a page before it goes live
September 12, 2025October 23, 2025

How to preview a page before it goes live

Previewing allows you to view any changes you have made to your pages before they are published. We highly recommend using preview, so you can […]

T4 tips by Jane Tanner
Hide a page from navigation
September 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Hide a page from navigation

Note: This will only remove the link to the section (page) from the site navigation, it will not remove the section (page) from the published site. […]

T4 tips by Jane Tanner

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