Overview
This article will show you how to modify an existing News Flash item.
Instructions
- Navigate to Modules > Content > News Flash
- Select the category that contains the News Flash you want to modify
- Select the item you want to modify
- Modify fields
- Display: Configure Starting On (publishing) and Stopping On (expiration) date and times
- Title: Modify the title of the item
- Link: Enter Web Address and Display Text to link the item to a web address
- Open in new window: Select to open the link in a new window
- Link item, image, read on, and notifications to this Web Address: Link the news flash item, image, read-on text, and any related notifications to the web address
- Lead In: Brief synopsis describing the item; will show in the notification email
- Note: 255 character limit
- Full Text: Full description of item; will not show in the Notification email but will be accessible via link
- Image: Add or change the image
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- Align: Choose how to align the image (left or right)
- Modify: Click to choose a different image
- Remove: Click to remove the image
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- Featured?: Check to feature this item at the top of the News Flash page
- "Read on..." Text: Enter "read on" text that will appear under the news flash item
- Show Archives: Choose to show Archives (Yes/No)
- Select a saving option at the top of the page
- Save and Preview: Save and view a preview of the item
- Save: Save as a draft
- Save & Submit (Authors only): Save and send for approval
- Save and Publish (Drafts only): Publish the News Flash
- Note: If you Save and Publish a News Flash with a Starting On date in the future, it will appear as Pending until it reaches the Starting On date. It will then publish on the specified Starting On date.
- Save and Send (Published only): Send the News Flash with your modifications
- If you chose Save and Publish or Save and Send, then configure notification options
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- Subject: Auto-fill with the subject information; will show in the notification email
- Comments: Attach a brief description of the alert; will show in the notification email
- Note: 1000 character limit
- Mobile Text/Push Message: Edit the auto-filled SMS message
- Note: 160 character limit
- Include link to item: Check to include a link straight to the News Flash
- Send:
- On Start Date: Send on the desired Start Date
- Immediately: Override the Start Date and send at the current time
- Send / Don't Send / Cancel: Choose to send, do not send, or cancel the notification
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