Add a Newsletter Feature Article to a HTML Electronic
Delivery Newsletter Issue
- Read the chapter titled “Newsletter/Publication Features
in Detail” in the Administration Manual.
- Create a newsletter issue. See tutorial titled, “Create
and Publish a Text Format Email Broadcast Newsletter”
- Click the Add Feature button on the Newsletter Issue
Component page.
- Enter a topic heading in the Heading Bar Title field.
- Enter the article headline into the Headline field.
- If desired enter a sub headline or brief comment into Sub
Headline field.
- Enter the article’s sort order. The number entered into
the Sort Order field decides the order of the articles/items within the
issue. If items have the same Sort Order number entered then they will be
sorted alphabetically.
- Enter the author’s name.
- Enter the title to appear in the issues contents table
into the In This Issue field.
- If desired, you may search your organization’s website for
content by selecting a website feature category in the Choose Content From
field and then clicking on Open button. The selection or search page for
the feature selected will open in a separate session of the browse. Search
for appropriate content and copy then paste it into the Content field on
the Issue Component Management page.
OR
Type content directly into Content
page. DO NOT paste copy from internet sites, MS Word document or other
applications directly int Content field as they will likely contain invisible
scripts an commands that can corrupt your newsletter. Instead, paste such
content into Note Pad Text Editor (Text editor located in accessories folder on
all Windows computers) then copy from Note Pad and paste into Comment field.
Note Pad strips invisible scripts and commands from the content.
- If you wish to add a picture to the news article, click on
the Feature Image browse button and import a JPG or GIF format file from
your computer or network.
- If desired include URL to article associated webpage on
your website or another. The URL entered will not be displayed. Instead it
will be a hyperlink hidden in the word or phrase entered into the Text to
Display for URL filed.
- If you entered a URL in previous step then enter a label
in the Text to Display for URL field..
- Enter a related breakout comment or article if desired
- To add an advertisement that will appear at the bottom
of the article, click the Text or Image radio button on the
Advertisement form included on the Issue Component Management page. (NOTE:
To create an independent advertisement which appears at the end of the
news letter, visit the Newsletter Issue Component page.
Use the following if you clicked
Text Radio button
·
Enter an Advertisement Headline.
·
Enter advertisement content into Advertisement Copy field. DO NOT
paste copy from internet sites, MS Word document or other applications directly
int Content field as they will likely contain invisible scripts an commands
that can corrupt your newsletter. Instead, paste such content into Note Pad
Text Editor (Text editor located in accessories folder on all Windows
computers) then copy from Note Pad and paste into Comment field. Note Pad
strips invisible scripts and commands from the content.
·
Enter the Name of the Advertisement Contact.
·
If desired include an Advertisement to link to advertiser’s
associated webpage on your website or another.
·
DO NOT USE Text to Display for URL field on TEXT Format
Newsletters.
If you chose Image Radio button,
click on the Advertisement Image browse button and import a JPG or GIF format
file from your computer or network
- Click Save button.