---
type: source
title: TYPO3 Basics: Video Tutorials
tags: [typo3, cms, tutorials, web-editing, documentation]
related: [typo3-backend, typo3-instructions, shibboleth, universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_typo3_webseiten_typo3_anleitungen_grundl.md"]
---

# TYPO3 Basics: Video Tutorials

This source provides a directory of video tutorials designed to onboard and guide beginners using the TYPO3 Content Management System (CMS) at the Universität Greifswald. It outlines the fundamental operational workflows for website editors.

## Covered Topics and Instructional Areas

### Authentication and Access
- **Authentication**: Demonstrates logging into the editorial system via [[shibboleth]], including initial login.
- **Session Management**: The system supports session-based authentication, allowing subsequent automatic logins within the same browser session without re-entering credentials.

### Page and Structure Management
- **Page Creation**: 
    - New pages are created within the page tree using drag-and-drop.
    - Pages are populated with grid and content elements.
- **Organization**: Page positions can be adjusted in the page tree via drag-and-drop or by using copy/cut functions to move entire sub-trees.
- **Bulk Operations**: The "Functions" (Funktionen) module allows for the simultaneous creation of multiple sub-pages.

### Content Creation and Layout
- **Grid System**: Content is organized using grid and content elements.
- **Linked/Centralized Content**: Instructions on using the "Insert Record" (Datensätze einfügen) feature/content element to link central content elements across multiple pages, reducing redundant editing and enabling synchronized updates.
- **Caching**: Guidance on overcoming [[typo3-caching]] to ensure updates are visible; the source notes that caching can be a hurdle, requiring manual clearing to reflect updates immediately.

### File Management
- **Organization**: Files are managed within an internal folder structure.
- **Asset Handling/Uploads**: Using the internal file management system to create folders and upload files via drag-and-drop from the local operating system.
- **Distribution/Downloads**: Implementing the "File Links" (Dateilinks) content element to provide files for download with customized display titles.

## Support
Technical issues regarding these TYPO3 services are handled by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ/central hotline (ext. 1420).