There are 7 types of content (Event, Gallery, iCal Feed, News Article, Page, Profile and Webform) listed in the Content menu. Hover over Content --> Add Content in the black editing bar to view the types of content.
Three of these content types are available to the department level Content Editor. You can choose to create a basic static Page containing text, images and media or you can choose to create an Event listing or a News Article. Each content type is discussed in separate lessons.
To create content select the content type you want from the Add Content menu. For example, to create a Page, go to the edit bar and select Content --> Add Content --> Page. This will bring up the Create Page screen.
Create Page screen:
Go to the lesson on Creating a Page for more information on the above screen.