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In this issue we begin by demonstrating how to use and configure the DotNetNuke Feedback module. The feedback module allows the visitors of your website to send you feedback from a form in your DotNetNuke portal. We show you various options for configuring this module, including how to set it up so that a user can choose which department in a company to send feedback to and also how to allow users to submit testimonials and display those testimonials on your website.

Following this we cover the much anticipated part 2 of DataSprings Dynamic Registration module quick start guide. This tutorial demonstrates how to build more complex registration forms and interlink several registration forms together. This tutorial will enable you to create your own flexible custom registration forms to suit your own requirements.

Next, we continue the Open Web Studio tutorials, this month we enhance the OWS Login module that we have previously created by adding a "Remember Me" checkbox and a "Forgot Password" link. We also demonstrate how to create a Twitter module which pulls the search results from Twitter directly into an Open Web Studio module.

To finish, we have part four of the "How to Build a News Application with DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (RAD)" article, where we demonstrate how to use Language Resource Files in the News application.

This issue comes complete with 15 videos.

Core Modules:	Feedback Module (4 videos - 34mins)
Premium Modules:	DataSprings Dynamic Registration Module Part 2 (7 videos - 68mins)
Module Development Series:	Enhancing the OWS Login Module and Building a Twitter Module (4 videos - 35mins)
	Language Resource Files With DotNetMushroom RAD for full Localization

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In this issue we focus on Module Administration, in particular configuring how to limit which modules are available to use in the control panel (Premium Modules), how to configure which modules non-administrators can add to a page, and also working with the DotNetNuke Recycle bin. Each of these elements are important to ensure your website administrators get the most from their DotNetNuke portals.

Following this we provide part one of a quick start guide to using DataSprings Dynamic Registration module. This is a very powerful module which enables you to quickly create a custom registration form without the need for editing the DotNetNuke core code. Most users require a customized registration process for their visitors and this module allows you to achieve this easily, we walk you through a custom registration form which demonstrates a selection of the registration options available.

Next we continue the Open Web Studio tutorials, this month we demonstrate working with File Action in your OWS configurations. File Action provides many possibilities for working with files in your website, including: How to edit a file on your website, how to upload a file to your website and how to import an Excel or CSV file into a table within your SQL database.

To finish, we have part three of the "How to Build a News Application with DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (RAD)" article, where we demonstrate how to implement Multi-Language functionality in the News application.

This issue comes complete with 12 videos.

Administrators:	How to Limit Modules Available in the Control Panel (Premium Modules) (1 video - 8mins)
	How to Configure Which Modules Non-Administrators Can Add to a Page (1 video - 9mins)
	DotNetNuke Recycle Bin (1 video - 7mins)
Premium Modules:	DataSprings Dynamic Registration Module Quick Start Guide Part 1 (6 videos - 56mins)
Module Development Series:	Working with File Action in Open Web Studio (3 Videos - 22mins)
	How to Implement Multi-Language Localization With DotNetMushroom RAD

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In this issue we demonstrate in-depth, how to style the Nav Menu v2 for DotNetNuke 5 using the new CSS Control feature. We walk you through creating three different menu types: a multicolored menu, where we demonstrate how easy it is to style elements such as the first and last items in a menu, all sub menus, or even the id of a menu item, these techniques allow you to create very stylized menus. Following this we show you how to create an image only menu and a menu which uses a combination of images and text using the html separator feature. This tutorial shows you how easy it is to style the Nav Menu v2 to suit your own requirements.

Next we continue the Open Web Studio tutorials, this month we demonstrate how to create a custom login and registration module, the benefit of this is that you can perform custom processing, not only after login, but also after registration.

To finish, we have part two of the "How to Build a News Application with DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (RAD)" article, where we demonstrate how to style the News Application using HTML and CSS.

This issue comes complete with 15 videos.

Skinning:	Nav Menu v2 for DotNetNuke v5 (11 videos - 97mins)
Module Development Series:	How to Create a Custom Login Module with OWS (4 videos - 34mins)
	How to Style the DotNetNuke News Application with DotNetMushroom RAD

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In this issue we demonstrate how to install DotNetNuke 5 to Windows 7, we walk you through step by step the configuration of Windows 7; how to install and configure the required programmes for DotNetNuke, how to install DotNetNuke to Windows 7, plus some additional troubleshooting steps.

Following this we explore the new page and module permissions in DotNetNuke 5. The new view permission options allow you to choose exactly who can view the content on your website. We show you in detail various configurations that you can setup for the modules and pages of your website.

Next we continue the Open Web Studio tutorials, this month we demonstrate how to create a Portal Signup module using OWS. We show you how to create a portal template, how to create a portal signup form and how to create validation tests to ensure the portal is created successfully.

To finish we cover the DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (RAD) where we walk you through an introduction to RAD by creating a simple News Application.

This issue comes complete with 10 videos.

Administrators:	How to install DotNetNuke to Windows 7 (5 videos - 52mins)
	DotNetNuke Page and Module Permissions (2 videos - 18mins)
Module Development Series:	How to Create a Portal Signup Module with OWS (3 videos - 20mins)
	How to Build a News Application with DotNetMushroom RAD

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In this issue we demonstrate how to setup a limited administrators access account. This option is only available from DotNetNuke version 5 onwards where the administrator modules can now be added to any page and configured for any user to access and use the features of the administrator modules.

In this tutorial we configure DotNetNuke for members of staff so that the admin and host menus are not available, but they can view a Staff menu which gives them access to a selection of administrator modules. In this example we demonstrate how to configure the Pages, Security Roles, User Accounts, Newsletters and File Manager administrator modules.

Following this we demonstrate how to reset the Host SuperUser and Administrator accounts in DotNetNuke when you have lost the username and password. We regularly receive enquires regarding how to access a DotNetNuke website when you have lost the login details. This tutorial walks you through an easy way to reset the host and admin accounts through the SQL database of your DotNetNuke installation.

Continuing the Open Web Studio tutorials, this month we demonstrate how to create an iPhone app with OWS. We show you how to detect the iPhone browser and redirect the user to a custom page which displays data from various modules across the DotNetNuke portal.

This issue comes complete with 13 videos.

Administrators:	How to Limit Access to Administrator Modules in DotNetNuke 5 (5 videos - 42mins)
	How to Reset Host and Admin Login Details (4 videos - 32mins)
Module Development Series:	How to Create an iPhone App with OWS (4 videos - 36mins)

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