RaeNews Online Help

View News Page in another window -

 

When updating your News page, it is often helpful to have a second browser window open showing the current contents of the News page. Then, as you update the News page in one browsers window, you can switch to the second browser window, refresh the page, and view the changes. You can flip back and forth in this manner until you are satisfied with the results. Always remember to refresh the News page window to see the latest updates you made.

 

Marking Articles for Deletion -

 

By placing a check mark in the box next any article heading, you are marking that article for deletion. However, the article is not actually deleted until you click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the column. Once articles are deleted, they cannot be restored, so be careful!

 

Article Sequence -

 

You can rearrange the order of articles appearing on your News page by entering new sequence numbers into the box next to each article header. You should assign new numbers to each article even when changing the position of just one. This will ensure that all articles appear in the order you want. Articles are not resequenced until you press the "Sort" button at the bottom of the column.

 

Editing Articles -

 

Each article heading is linked to the entire text of the article. By clicking on the heading of any article, you will be shown an edit form for updating all the items associated with that article. You may return to the heading list without making any changes by clicking the "Go Back" button at the bottom of the edit form.

 

Deleting Marked Articles -

 

Clicking the Delete button will remove all marked or "checked" articles from your News page. Once articles are deleted, they cannot be restored.

 

Resorting Articles -

 

When you click the Sort button, articles are re-arranged into the sequence you have specified in the text boxes next to each article.

 

Adding New Articles -

 

Clicking this button will present you with a blank edit form ready to fill in with all the items associated with a news article. Articles are always added at the top of the stack (sequence number 1) and any others are moved down in the sequence. Once the new article has been added, you may rearrange the order of appearance by changing the Sequence numbers.

 

Marking Photos for Deletion -

 

By placing a check mark in the box next any image, you are marking that image for deletion. However, the image is not actually deleted until you click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the column. Once images are deleted, they cannot be restored, so be careful!

 

Image File Name -

 

This column lists the filenames of the images currently stored in your news photo library. Click on a filename to view the image in a small pop-up window.

 

Image Titles -

 

This columns shows the image titles that were assigned when the images were stored in the news photo library. The Title may be used as a caption when the photos are displayed or it may be used just for reference purposes to further describe the image.

 

Deleting Marked Images -

 

Clicking the Delete button will remove all marked or "checked" images from your news photo library. Once images are deleted, they cannot be restored.

 

Image/Photo Titles -

 

When adding a new image or photo to your news photo library, you must always assign a title. The titles will serve to describe the photos later, so you can select them for news articles. The title may also be used as a caption for the photo in a news article. Please note: you cannot change titles once they are assigned. You will have to delete the image and re-upload it with a new title.

 

Selecting a File to Upload -

 

Click the browse button and you will be presented with the standard browse window to allow you to locate the file you wish to add to your news photo library. On most systems, the "File Type" menu will be preset to "HTML files", which is probably not what you want. Pull down this menu and change the type to "All Files" before changing to the disk and folder where your images are located. Then locate the file, select it and click "Open" or "Choose". The file name will be entered in the text box ready for uploading. Files may only be uploaded one at a time, wildcard file specifications are not accepted.

 

Uploading Images/Photos -

 

Once you have selected the file to upload, click the Upload button to initiate the transfer. Unfortunately, current browsers do not display a progress indicator for file uploads. Please be patient while the transfer takes place. A small window will pop up to let you know the upload is underway. A completion message will be shown in this window when the transfer is done. Click "Continue" to close the window and transfer another file or perform other maintenance. Please note: existing files with duplicate names are overwritten without notice.

 

Article Headlines -

 

The headline for a news article will always be shown in bold letters. It should usually be short, captivating text to encourage viewers to read more. If there is a web page associated with the news article, the heading text will be linked to the "Other" or "Internal" link address. If you are familiar with HTML code, you may use tags to modify the appearance of headings further, but keep in mind that the text may be linked if a URL is selected.

 

Article Date (or sub-heading) -

 

The article date or sub-heading will appear in small italic text directly below the main heading. Whether you choose to enter a date, a sub-heading, or just leave this blank is a matter of personal preference. HTML tags may be used to further to modify the appearance, but remember it will still be in italics.

 

Linking to Other Web Pages -

 

Sometimes your news article may reference a page at another website (or a page within your own site that is not obvious) and you want to provide your viewers with a convenient way to click and read more. You may type in the full web address here, or copy and paste it from another source. This will be linked to the article header so users can click it to view the address you entered. "Other" links are always launched in a separate browser window so users won't loose their place at your website.

 

Linking to Internal Web Pages -

 

Sometimes you may wish to link an article to another page at your website. The Internal Link pull-down menu is a list of possible link pages at your website. Scroll through the list and click any page to link it to the article heading. Unlike "Other" links, Internal links are launched within the same browser window, replacing the News page.

 

Main Article Content -

 

This scrolling text box contains the main body text for your news article. Enter text as you want it to appear. Press enter once for a new line, press enter twice for new paragraph. If you are familiar with HTML code, you may use tags to modify the appearance of the text, add links or images, or just about anything else. Article length is limited to about 32k bytes.

 

Adding Other Photos or Graphics -

 

If there is a photo or graphic at another website you would like to show in your news article, type in the full address here or copy and paste it from another source. Keep in mind that copyright laws may prevent you from legally using someone else's work without permission.

 

Adding Images from your Photo Library -

 

The Photo Library pull-down menu is a list of all the titles currently available in your Photo Library. Scroll down the list and select one to appear with this news article if desired. You will need to Upload images and photos to your Photo Library before they can be used in news articles.

 

Positioning Images within Articles -

 

By default, images are shown right-justified within the article body. The text of long articles will wrap around the image. You can change the image position by clicking one of the other three choices: Left, Top, or Bottom. "Left" will show images left-justified, with text wrapping around the image where necessary. "Top" and "Bottom" will position the image outside the article body text, centered either above or below it.

 

Adding Photo Captions -

 

Photo captions are short text comments appearing below images to describe them. Captions appear in small bold text centered below the image. You may enter a caption in this text box, or you may use the image's title from the photo library as a caption, or you may leave this blank for no caption.

 

Using Titles as Captions -

 

If the image's title in your photo library is appropriate as a caption, click this link to set the caption to whatever title is currently selected in the Photo Library pull-down menu. If you want to use a different caption, you may enter that in the Caption text box.