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SchoolMessenger CMA: Creating Manual News

Creating Manual News

To manually add individual news stories, click Add Item.

Fill out the following fields:

  • Title
  • Body
  • Summary
  • Author
  • Image: You can either select an image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Article URL: If you have a webpage to go with your story, you can add the URL here.
  • Video: If your story has a video, add the URL here.
  • Video Thumbnail: If you want to have a preview image for your video, specify it here. You can either select a thumbnail image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Audio (Location): If your story has an audio file, specify the URL here.
  • Audio (Duration): Specify the length of your audio file.

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Only the Title field is mandatory. The rest of the fields are optional.

Click Save to create the story.

 

 

Editing Manual News Stories

To make updates to a manually created news story, click the 

 

 

 icon to the right of the story.

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Make any changes you wish and click Save.

 

Deleting Manual News Stories

To remove a manual news stories, click the icon to the right of the story.

Delete_a_news_item.png

In the box that appears, click Yes to confirm you wish to delete the story.

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Creating Manual News

To manually add individual news stories, click Add Item.

Fill out the following fields:

  • Title
  • Body
  • Summary
  • Author
  • Image: You can either select an image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Article URL: If you have a webpage to go with your story, you can add the URL here.
  • Video: If your story has a video, add the URL here.
  • Video Thumbnail: If you want to have a preview image for your video, specify it here. You can either select a thumbnail image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Audio (Location): If your story has an audio file, specify the URL here.
  • Audio (Duration): Specify the length of your audio file.

Adding_Manual_News.png

 

Only the Title field is mandatory. The rest of the fields are optional.

Click Save to create the story.

 

 

Editing Manual News Stories

To make updates to a manually created news story, click the 

 

 

 icon to the right of the story.

Editing_Manual_News.png

Make any changes you wish and click Save.

 

Deleting Manual News Stories

To remove a manual news stories, click the icon to the right of the story.

Delete_a_news_item.png

In the box that appears, click Yes to confirm you wish to delete the story.

Deleting_a_news_item_2.png

 

 

Was this Article Helpful?

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  • Use the product-specific forum for questions not directly related to this article.

Creating Manual News

To manually add individual news stories, click Add Item.

Fill out the following fields:

  • Title
  • Body
  • Summary
  • Author
  • Image: You can either select an image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Article URL: If you have a webpage to go with your story, you can add the URL here.
  • Video: If your story has a video, add the URL here.
  • Video Thumbnail: If you want to have a preview image for your video, specify it here. You can either select a thumbnail image on your computer by clicking Browse or you can enter a URL for the image.
  • Audio (Location): If your story has an audio file, specify the URL here.
  • Audio (Duration): Specify the length of your audio file.

Adding_Manual_News.png

 

Only the Title field is mandatory. The rest of the fields are optional.

Click Save to create the story.

 

 

Editing Manual News Stories

To make updates to a manually created news story, click the 

 

 

 icon to the right of the story.

Editing_Manual_News.png

Make any changes you wish and click Save.

 

Deleting Manual News Stories

To remove a manual news stories, click the icon to the right of the story.

Delete_a_news_item.png

In the box that appears, click Yes to confirm you wish to delete the story.

Deleting_a_news_item_2.png

 

 

Was this Article Helpful?

  • Kudo this article if you found it helpful. It will help others find this resource.
  • Comment directly on this article to request clarification or share feedback about the content of the article.
  • Use the product-specific forum for questions not directly related to this article.
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