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Biography template

The biography template is used to create profile pages or biographies for faculty and staff. etc.  

Create a new biography:

  1. In sites, navigate to the website location where you want to create all biographies e.g. /ryerson/graduate/about/people/
  2. Select the blue Create button, then select Page"
  3. Choose the "Biography" template, select "Next"
  4. Add a Title, which will be the name of the faculty member, staff member, or student.
    AEM will automatically create a Name, so this can be left blank.
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  6. Choose Done, or select "Open to edit the page immediately.
  7. From sites page, select the thumbnail of the page, make sure you see the check mark
  8. A toolbar will appear at the top. Select "Edit."
    • Shortcut: After selecting the thumbnail, hit "e" on your keyboard
  9. Open the Biography component by double-clicking it, or select the wrench icon.
  10. Fill in the necessary fields
  11. Select the Profile Image tab.
  12. Drag an image from Assets and drop it into the Profile Image tab of the component. (See below: "Add Profile image" below)
    Bio images should be 1200px x 900px, or at minimum 800X600. If they are not the same dimension the images will not display consistently in the biography grid.
  13. Select Display As tab. Select how you would like the Biography to be displayed.
  14. Select the check mark when done.

  Other components can be added below the predefined biography component.

Add profile image

 Predefined Biography Fields:

  • Prefix
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Name Pronunciation (MP3 format required)
  • Suffix
  • Position/Title
  • Department
  • Education/Qualifications
  • Memberships / Services
  • Office Address/Location
  • Telephone
  • Area of Expertise
  • Email
  • Website
  • Tags

Below the embedded bio component, you can add other components such as images, text, tables, etc.

Sample bio style