Adding News Items

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1. To add a News article, place your mouse over the Administration tab at the top of the screen and select News Manager.
2. Click on Drop_down_arrow to select the type of article from the list. You can select Community or a Group name.

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3. The Create New News Article page opens.
4. In the Headline text box, type the headline of the article. For example: Walk for Cancer!

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5. In the Summary line, type a brief summary of the article The Maximum Characters Allowed: number will decrease as you type in the field this is indicated in the Characters Remaining: . For Example: This two-mile walk through the park is a great chance to support cancer.

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6. To include a Photo, click on the Browse button.

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7. The Choose File dialog box opens, navigate to the picture you want to use.
8. Click to highlight the photo you would like to use.
9. Click the Open button. Your photo will now show with the Headline on in the News sections of the portal.

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10. In the Description field, type the text of your article.
11. Here, you'll format the text using bold-faced or unique fonts, and can include pictures, logos or clip art. Click here to learn more about formatting the Description.
12. Type the month, day and year your article will begin in the Show From: text box in mm/dd/yyyy format. You can also click on the Calendar icon, then click on the date.
13. Type the month, day and year your article will end in the Show To: text box in mm/dd/yyyy format. You can also click on the Calendar icon, then click on the date.

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14. When you are finished, click on Submit to send the article to the Community or Group Administrator for approval, you will get a message stating your article has been submitted for approval, and you will later receive an email regarding the approval status.

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15. Click on Cancel to discard any changes and close the page.

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16. Community and Group Administrators: click the Approve button to have the news article display immediately. 

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