Tutorial Sections

Jump to:

• Overview
• Step 1: Create the Page
• Step 2: Fill Out the News Element
• • News Tab
  • Includes Tab
  • Landing Page Requests Tab
• Step 3: Submit the News Element

Overview

All news items have their own page (much like documents, profiles, and events).

News Item Types

Each type of news item uses the same element, as most of the fields are the same.

News/Announcements

General department news and announcements.

Press Releases

Announcements distributed for members of the press.

Newsgram Articles

Newsgram articles are for employee news, and are displayed under News & Media >> Newsgrams.

Step 1: Create the Page

News items are created in different areas based on their type.

News/Announcements and Press Releases

1. Navigate to your department's News folder (subsite).
2. Create a new page for your news item.
3. 1. The page title should be the title of your news item.
   2. Select Content Type News & Announcements.

Newsgram Articles

1. Navigate to the Newsgram folder (subsite) under News & Media.
2. 1. You can find News & Media in the horizontal navigation bar.
2. Create a new page for your Newsgram article.
3. 1. The page title should be the title of your news item.
   2. Select Content Type News & Announcements.

Step 2: Fill Out the News Element

The news element has three tabs: News, Includes, and Landing Page Requests

News Tab

The news tab contains the basic news fields:

1. Title: The title of your news item.
2. Tagline: Something to grab the reader's attention, usually one sentence.
3. Content: Your news article. Since this is a formatted text area, you can format the text, insert images, add links, etc.
4. Element Type: What kind of news item is this? Select Press Release, Announcement, or Newsgram
5. Contact: Used for press releases. Select a Profile page to have the person's contact info show up.

Includes Tab

The includes tab gives you options for attaching media & document pages.

1. Image: This should be a 260px wide image. It will display in the article itself, and as a thumbnail if the article is featured on the home page.
2. Media Gallery: If you have created a Media Gallery (video/audio) page, you can link to it here.
3. Photo Gallery: If you have created a Photo Gallery page, you can link to it here.
4. Associated Document: If there is a specific document page you would like to link to, you can do it here.

Note that since the Content field is a Formatted Text Block element, you can insert links & embed images there as well. The above options just add formatting to the links.

Landing Page Requests Tab

By default your news items will show up on your department's news page as soon as they are published, and Newsgram pages will show up under your department in the Newsgram folder.

To keep our site current and interesting, we recommend that you request to have your news items be featured where applicable.

1. Request to display on newsgram home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the Newsgram home page, check this box.
2. Request display on business home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the Business landing page, check this box.
3. Request display on live & work home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the Live & Work landing page, check this box.
4. Request display on government home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the Government landing page, check this box.
5. Request display on visit & play home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the Visit & Play landing page, check this box.
6. Request display on news & media home page: If you would like your article to be featured on the News & Media landing page, check this box.

Remember that all the above requests will be reviewed by a designated approver before appearing.

Step 3: Submit the News Element

To finish, submit the News Element and your page to be published.

News Announcements & Press Releases

These news items will appear automatically in your department's news page. Requests for displaying your news on a landing page will be processed by the Landing Page Approver.

Newsgram Articles

All Newsgram articles will be reviewed & edited by the Newsgram Approver. Only Newsgram articles for the current month will show up.