Add a News Article
Online Documentation ANGEL 7.2 > Communicate Tab > Add a News Article
From the News Editor page, click the Add Article hyperlink. The News Editor News Settings page appears.
| Field Name | Definition |
Headline |
Use the Headline field to specify the text that should appear as the title of the story. |
Story |
Use the Story field to specify the full text of the story. |
Abstract |
Use the Abstract field to specify a brief one or two line summary of the story. |
Author |
The Author field identifies the author of the story. |
Source |
The Source field identifies the source of the story. |
Copyright |
The Copyright field specifies copyright information for the story. |
Start Date |
Selecting a Start Date prevents the item from being displayed until the specified date. This can be useful if you want to enter items ahead of time, but you do not want them displayed until a specific date. The Start Date also determines the order in which items appear. |
End Date |
The End Date setting specifies the date on which the item should no longer be displayed. |
Sequence |
The Sequence setting can be used to explicitly specify the order in which items with the same start date should be displayed. |
Top Story |
Setting Top Story to "Yes" indicates that it should be listed in the My News section of enrolled users for section-specific articles and in the Top Stories section for public articles. |
User |
The User setting specifies the User or Team to which the item applies. The special setting Everyone indicates the item applies to all users within the course, group or area. |
From the News Editor News Settings form:
- Type a title for the news article in the Headline field.
- Type the text for the news article in the Story text box.
- Optionally provide an abstract for the news article and/or provide the name of the author, source of the article, and copyright.
- Use the drop-down menus to designate a Start Date and an End Date for the article to be displayed.
- Use the Sequence drop-down menu to determine the display order when multiple news articles are shown simultaneously.
- Select Yes from the Top Story drop-down menu to designate the news article as a top story. Top story news articles appear in the My News nugget (if enabled) of the student’s personal page (Home).
- Click the Save button.
For information regarding how to apply special formatting to your news article, see the section of this document titled How To Use the Fast!Page HTML Editor.
Type “©” (without the quotes) in the Copyright text field to display the copyright symbol (©) inline with your copyright information. You may optionally type “®” (without the quotes) to display a registered symbol (®) or “™” (without the quotes) to display a trademark symbol (™).
To preview news articles as seen by students, preview the course using the User Preview Tool (Tools > User Preview Tool), and return to the News tool. For information on using the User Preview Tool, see the User Preview Tool section of this document.
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