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How To Submit or Edit an Article
By: Rob Campbell-Wright on: May 02, 2008 [11:43] (88699 reads)
First you must be logged in to add or edit articles. If you are not logged in then do it now (see the box on the right). To add a new article click on the 'Submit Article' link on the left, fill in the form and click on the save button. You can click on the preview button first to see what it will look like. The page will change to show the article and you can click on the edit icon at the top of the article to edit it again. You can keep saving and editing for as long as you want. You can come back another day and edit it again if you want to change something. The Edit Fields Title - The article title Author Name - The name of the author as it will appear in the article (you can use any name here). Topic - The topic to which the article is assigned. Type - The type of article you are writing. Own Image - Articles can have an associated image. If you want your article to have an associated image you can upload an image using the Own Image field. Use own image - By default the article will display the topic image (each topic has an image), if you want the article to display its own image instead of the topic image, check the Use own image checkbox. Float text around image - Well, do you want the text to float around the image? Own image size x and Own image size y - Allows you to adjust the display size of the article image. Heading - The heading is the summary of the article that will apear in lists of articles. Should be no more than a few lines. Body - The body is the actual content of your article. You can use the Wiki Tag System here (see below). If you want to use HTML in the article make sure that the AllowHTML option is checked at the bottom. Publish/Event Date - Set the publishing date for the article. This affects when the article is visible on the Articles Home page. Allow HTML - Check this box to allow HTML content in the Heading or Body. |
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