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The News module allows for the display of current news, links to frequently used sites, news feed, weather and tasks allocated to the user.

Introduction

The News page consists of 5 main sections as below:

News
Links
RSS Feed
Weather
Tasks

Layout

Administration

The News page is edited by clicking the () in the Login Controls Toolbar at the top of the page. The following screenshot shows the Administration screen:

News

Existing News items are viewed by clicking the menu to the left of the screen. Users can leave a comment against a News item by clicking the ‘comments’ link below the News item.

Within the News Tab on the Administration screen, the following can be carried out:

To CREATE a new News item, enter a title and text in the editor window to the bottom. Click ‘Save’ when you have finished. You can apply formatting using the toolbar options within the editor.
To EDIT an existing News item, click the () icon corresponding to the News item, and edit the title and content. Click ‘Save’ when you have finished.
To DELETE an existing News item, click the () icon next to the News item.

To INSERT AN IMAGE into a News item, you must first place the image anywhere within the Document Vault folder in the Filing Cabinet. Resize the image to the size you require prior to uploading to the filing cabinet (best size no more than 700 pixels in width).

You can then select this image and display it in your News item using the () icon.

To INSERT A DOCUMENT into a News item, you must first place the document anywhere within the Document Vault folder in the Filing Cabinet. You can then link to this document the () icon.

You can INSERT A LINK into a News item by clicking the () icon and typing the title and address for your link.

Links

Users can access commonly used Links via the list to the bottom right of the News page in the Side Panel or via links that can be added to the Navigation Bar.

The Navigation Bar links feature may not be in stalled on your site depending on its configuration.

All links are administered via the Links Tab within the Administration screen, accessed via the () at the top right of the News page.

Administration: Side Panel

Within the Links Tab on the Administration screen, the following can be carried out:

To CREATE a new Link, enter a Name and Location (web address) and click ‘Save’ when you have finished.
To EDIT an existing Link, click the () icon corresponding to the Link, and edit the Name and Location. Click ‘Save’ when you have finished.
To DELETE an existing Link, click the () icon next to the Link.

Links appear in alphabetical order within the Side Panel as shown below. All links open in a new window when clicked.

Administration: Navigation Bar

When the Navigation Bar links feature is installed, additional options for configuration appear within the Links Tab. These are illustrated below.

When the 'Display link in Side Panel' box is ticked, the link will appear in the Side Panel.

When the 'Display link in Navigation bar' box is ticked, the link will appear in the Navigation Bar (coloured bar across the top of the page, where the tabs are displayed) as illustrated below. Links appear to the right hand side of the right-most tab as buttons, and highlight when the mouse hovers over them.

In addition, sorting arrows () are provided in the links list. These can be grabbed and dragged using the mouse to control the order of the links. Links will appear top-to-bottom in the Side Panel, and left-to-right in the Navigation Bar based on the sort order.

Note that is it not necessary to have a link appear in the Side Panel in order to include it in the Navigation Bar, and vice versa.

Tip

If you wish to have the same link appear in both the Navigation Bar and the Side Panel but with different link text, enter the link twice and specify one entry as the Navigation Bar and the other entry as the Side Panel.

RSS Feed

The RSS Feed will automatically update during the day with news items from the selected external RSS feed once configured. Clicking on a link will open the corresponding news item from the supplier website.

Administration of RSS Feed (Admin permissions required)

Click on the News Feed TAB within the Administration page.

Edit the Name, Location and Number of items to determine how the news feed is displayed.

The address of news feeds for major newspapers can be obtained from their relevant website.

Weather

The Weather feed updates automatically during the day. Users can select an appropriate location from the drop down list of sites.
The setting for each User is saved and the last selected location is presented again when the User next logs in.

Tasks

The Tasks listing is only visible when the User has access to the Tasks module. When active, the list provides a the Users’ Prioritised tasks on the left had column,
and Scheduled tasks on the right hand column. Tasks can be closed, and new tasks created from the News page.
Clicking either of the ‘view all’ links at the bottom will take the User to the Tasks module and display all of their active Tasks in one list.

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