• How can I add to the public News area?
• How do I add News to my group?

A public news item is an announcement that will show up in the news tab listing and in the news portlet for the public and all members to see.

Go to your My Folder Area

Click on add item dropdown menu, located at the top right of your folder area, and select news item. The Edit Folder screen appears.

Type in a Title.

Type a Description.

In the body text is the text content which can include formatted text, pictures and links to other internal or external web page content.

If you would like an image associated with your news item, locate the image browse button, click it, and navigate on your own computer to a .gif, .jpg, or .png format digital image that you would like to upload. Click open. The image will be uploaded.

If you would like to include an image with your news item and the image is located on your own computer, click the Browse button located underneath the Body Text field. Navigate to the image you want to upload and click Open. The image will be uploaded.

If you have uploaded an image associated with your news item use the Kupu Image icon to attach the image.
If your image is already uploaded in the portal, click on the Image icon and navigate to your image. When you find your image, click OK. You will return back to the Edit Page, there you will click Save.

Click the Save button
Notice the state setting at the top right of the content area. It will be set to private by default.

Important! A news item must be published to appear in public news area.

Click on the state dropdown menu, you may choose to:

Change the state of your news item to public draft, and:
submit your news item for review and publication by portal editorial staff, or;
if you have permission to do so, publish your news item yourself.

For more information on setting state, see Content has a State.

You may now, or later, want to edit your news item, revise its properties, delete it, or share it with other users and groups.

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News posted in your group area must be private in order to be seen inside your group area.

1. Go to your group area.

2. Click on add item dropdown menu, located at the top right of your folder area, and select news item. The Edit Folder screen appears.

3. Give your News Item a Title and Description.

4. In the body text you can insert text, format it, add pictures and links to internal or external web pages.

5. If you would like an image associated with your news item, locate the image browse button, click it, and navigate on your own computer to a .gif, .jpg, or .png format digital image that you would like to upload. Click open. The image will be uploaded.

If you would like to include an image with your news item and the image is located on your own computer, click the Browse button located underneath the Body Text field. Navigate to the image you want to upload and click Open. The image will be uploaded.

6. If you have uploaded an image associated with your news item use the Kupu Image icon to attach the image. If your image is already uploaded in the portal, click on the Image icon and navigate to your image. When you find your image, click OK. You will return back to the Edit Page, there you will click Save.


4. Notice the state setting at the top right of the content area. It will be set to Private by default.

5. Important! Leave it Private. A news item must be private to appear in your group news area.

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