News Page

The News page allows authorized users to search for news items that have been set up for display on the Home Dashboard page under News. Authorized users can also create and maintain the news items that are displayed on the Home Dashboard page. In addition to text, images and attachments can be included with the news item. The user enters dates that define when the news item's headline first appears on the Home Dashboard page and when the news item stops appearing.

What You Can Do

1. Enter data in at least one of the following fields.

Headline Contains—enter text that appears in the headline.

Body Contains—enter text that appears in the headline.

Posted before—enter a date that the news item was posted on or before.

Posted after—enter a date that the news item was posted after.

With restriction—select a restriction if applicable.

2. Click the Find button to display matching results under Matching News Items.

Add News Item button to display the Add a News Item.

Enter the following data to create the news item.

Headline	Enter text for the news item's headline. The headline links to the news item on the Home page.
Appears	Enter the date the news item is to appear on the Home page.
Expires	Enter the date the news item is to stop being displayed on the Home page.
With restriction type	Select Unrestricted to display the news item to all users. Select Location to restrict the news item to all users at the location level. To restrict the news item to a specific location, enter the location number in Restricted to location. Select Corporation to restrict the news item to all corporate users. To restrict the news item to a specific corporate account, enter the location number in Restricted to corporation. Select Area to restrict the news item to all users in a specific area. To restrict the news item to a specific area, enter the area number in Restricted to Area. Select District to restrict the news item to all users in a specific district. To restrict the news item to a specific district, enter the area number in Restricted to District.

Enter the news content in the text box. Use the buttons in the box to format the text.

To add an attachment to the news item, click the Add Attachment button and browse to the location of the file you want to attach, and then double-click the file to upload it to the news. item. Repeat this step to add multiple attachments.

To add an image to the news item, click the Add Image button (located near the bottom left of the page) and browse to the location of the gif, jpg, or png file you want to attach, and then double-click the file to upload it. Repeat this step to add multiple images.

Click the Insert Image in Editor button to add the image to the news content edit box.

Click the Save Changes button.

From the News page, search for the news item that needs changing and display it under Matching News Items. Click the Edit News Item button to display the News page.

Modify any of the following data.

Headline	Enter text for the news item's headline. The headline links to the news item on the Home page.
Appears	Enter the date the news item is to appear on the Home page.
Expires	Enter the date the news items is to stop being displayed on the Home page.
Restriction Type	Select Unrestricted to display the news item to all users. Select Location to restrict the news item to all users at the location level. To restrict the news item to a specific location, enter the location number in Restricted to Location. Select Corporation to restrict the news item to all corporate users. To restrict the news item to a specific corporate account, enter the location number in Restricted to Corporation. Select Territory to restrict the news item to all users in a specific territory. To restrict the news item to a specific territory, enter the area number in Restricted to Territory.

Change the news content in the text box. Use the buttons in the box to format the text.

To add an attachment to the news item, click the Add Attachment button, browse to the location of the file you want to attach, and then double-click the file to upload it.. item.

To remove an attachment, click the Delete Attachment button and click Yes in the Confirmation dialog.

To add an image to the news item, click the Add Image button and browse to the location of the gif, jpg, or png file you want to attach, and then double-click the file to upload it.

Click the Insert Image in Editor button to add the image to the news content edit box.

Click the Save Changes button.