KB User's Guide - News Tab - Post a News Item

Create a News Item

1. Under the "News" tab, click on Create News link on the left column. The Creating News Item screen will appear.
   
   

2. A new page will open with a blank news template. Enter the appropriate information in each field. For details on the template fields, see KB User's Guide - News Tab - News Creating/ Editing Form Fields

3. To ensure the news article is formatted as desired, you may Preview the content. Go to the right side panel of the editing screen and select Internal view or External view from the Preview button dropdown menu.

4. To select the appropriate Site access, go to the Access section right side panel of the editing screen. Select the appropriate checkboxes for the News item. From here, you may also select a Campus access, Read access and Edit access. For more information on Campus Access, review KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Using the Campus Access Setting to Protect Content

5. To assign the dates of Activation and Expiration, go to the right side panel of the editing screen to the Activation and Expiration section. You may also select Set to never expire link which will assign the news item the date of 3000-01-01 00:00:00 as the expiration date.

6. Click Publish to publish your news item.

Published News on Your KB Site

This is how your published news will appear in the News and Announcements of your KB Site. The Title, Summary, Posted date, Expiration date and News document ID will display. 

Clicking on the title of the News item will lead you to the full content of the News Item.



Clicking on the pagination buttons on the bottom of the list of "News and Announcements" will lead you to more News items.

Should a user come across an Expired News item, a Disclaimer Banner will be prominently posted across the top.