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How do I edit the text of a story on my website?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to edit. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. On the Edit page, scroll down to the Body field. You may edit the text of the story within this field just as in any standard word processor. You may also edit the title (headline), subhead, author(s), and teaser of the story by entering new text in the appropriate fields.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.

How do I add or remove a photo from a story?

To add a photo to a story:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to edit. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. On the Edit page, scroll down until you see a blue Add New Image button. Click this.
  5. The blue button will be replaced with an interface for uploading your photo. First, select the image you wish to upload by clicking Browse (Windows) or Choose Files (Mac). Next, if you would like to include a caption with your photo, enter the text into the Caption field. Finally, click the Add Image button at the bottom of the interface (you may need to scroll down within the frame in order to see it).
  6. After a moment, the blue button will reappear and a thumbnail of your photo will appear to the right of it. The photo must now be inserted into the body text of the story. Click your cursor within the Body field at the point in the story where you would like the photo to appear. Then, click the Options menu under the thumbnail of your photo and select Insert Left or Insert Right.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.

To remove a photo from a story:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to edit. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. On the Edit page, scroll down to the Body field.
  5. In the Body field, click on the photo that you wish to remove. You will know it is selected when small white squares appear around the border of the image. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
  6. Scroll down to the Images area (where the blue Add New Image button is located). Find the thumbnail of the photo that you wish to remove. In the Options menu beneath the thumbnail, select Delete Image.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.

How do I post a brand new story to my website?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. In your Site Settings menu, select Content - Articles.
  3. On the Articles page, click Add a New Story.
  4. You will be shown the standard Edit page, except all of the fields will be blank. In order to successfully create a story, the following fields must be filled out:

    Title: the headline of the story
    Editions: the issue date that the story should be posted to
    Categories: the category that the story should appear under
    Body: the full text of the story

  5. If you wish to highlight the story as a Breaking News item, scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and check the box next to Breaking Story.
  6. Finally, scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.
  7. If you wish to add one or more photos to the story, refer to How do I add or remove a photo from a story?

How do I move a story to a different category or a different issue date?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to edit. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. On the Edit page, scroll down to the Editions/Categories section.
  5. To move the story to a different issue date, select a new date from the Editions dropdown menu.
  6. To move the story to a different category, click a new category name in the Categories menu so that it is highlighted blue.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.

How do I change the order of stories within a category?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. In your Site Settings menu, select Content - Articles.
  3. Using the dropdown menus at the top of the Articles page, select the desired Edition date and Category.
  4. The page will refresh to show the headlines of the stories in the chosen category for the chosen issue date.
  5. You may change the order of the stories by clicking on the four-way arrow to the left of each headline and dragging it up or down.
  6. When the stories are in the desired order, click Save Changes at the bottom of the list.

How do I delete a story?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to edit. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. If the story contains any photos, click on the Options menu beneath each photo's thumbnail and select Delete Image.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Delete Story. You will be asked to confirm your choice. Click Delete again when prompted.

How do I allow free access to a specific story, if my website is password-protected?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to make free access. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. Check the Free Access checkbox, which appears just below the Categories selection on the Edit page.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Story. The story will now automatically show a red "Free Access" label next to its headline.

How do I allow free access to an entire category?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. In your Site Settings menu, select Subscriptions - Online Subscription Settings.
  3. On the Online Subscription Settings page, scroll down to the Unrestricted Categories selection box.
  4. Click on the category that you wish to make free access. It will become highlighted blue. If you wish to select multiple free access categories, hold down CTRL (Windows) or COMMAND (Mac) and click on each desired category.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Configuration.

How do I send an announcement of a specific story to my e-mail mailing list?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to announce to your mailing list. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Shout It Out tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. You will be shown a preview of the announcement e-mail. Verify that everything looks correct, and then click Send Update.

How do I add a video to a story?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Navigate to the story you wish to add the video to. In other words, click on the story's headline so that you are viewing the full text of the story.
  3. Click the Edit tab that appears above the story's headline.
  4. On the Edit page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. There should be a purple tab labeled "Extra". Click this and the controls for uploading a video should appear to the right.
  5. Under the Videos heading, click Browse (Windows) or Choose Files (Mac) to select a video file from your computer, then click Upload to begin uploading it to the story. Most standard video formats will be accepted (AVI, MOV, MPG, FLV and MP4). The video file may not exceed 512 MB in size. We recommend posting videos less than 10 minutes long.
  6. Once the video has been uploaded (which can take several minutes for a large file), the file selection box will disappear and be replaced with the video's filename and file size.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and click Save Story.