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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:
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The News page is edited by clicking the (
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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.
Administration
Click on Within the News TAB within Tab on the Administration page.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 (
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- ) 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 (
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) icon next to the News item.
To INSERT AN IMAGE into a News item, you must first place the image anywhere within the Intranet Resources 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. You can resize an image by selecting and dragging the corners.
To INSERT A DOCUMENT into a News item, you must first place the document anywhere within the Intranet Resources 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.
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All links are administered via the Links Tab within the Administration screen, accessed via the () at the top right of the News page.
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- 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.
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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. |
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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.
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