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News Manager

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Broadcast company updates and announcements to your users through the News Manager. You can also choose to email updates to your staff with the click of a button. Simply write your news update, consider adding relevant links or images, then assign it to user groups.  

 

The News Manager is accessible from the Communication menu.

Add a News article

To create a News article, follow these steps below: 

  1. Click on the ‘News’ tab

  2. Click ‘Add news’

     

  3. Add a title
  4. Set the status:  
    • Published: News article is live and can be viewed.
    • Draft: Keeps news hidden from users
  5. Add a Published Date and Removal Date.  Articles will not be visible to Learners until the selected Publish Date, and remain visible until the Removal Date.
  6. Email News to Users? Toggle YES/NO to email news to users. This is useful for important news updates.
  7. Thumbnail - Click ‘Choose file’ to upload a thumbnail image

 

Send news to users via email and alerts:

  • Toggle ON if you want to send an email or alert
    • Send Now:  Selecting this option will immediately add the email to the sending queue.
    • Send Later:  The email will be held and sent on the scheduled date.
  • Toggle OFF is the default.  

Description Tab

  1. Click the ‘Description’ link
  2. Add a summary
  3. Add content using CK Editor options to make the article engaging

Assign to Groups

11. Click the ‘Assign to Groups’ link

12. Assign news article to the relevant group(s)

13. Click ‘Save’

 

Adding a News Category

  1. Click on the ‘Categories’ tab
  2. Click ‘Add category

  3. Add a category title
  4. Add a description
  5. Click ‘Save’