OSA Admin Guide - News - Add
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1.
Click "Add" Button
Click the Add button in the central action panel
2.
Enter your Title
Enter your title here - remeber to keep it short and concise this will also be sent to parents as a push notification.
3.
Upload an image
Click the upload
4.
Click on "Open" button
Select your image (fig. 1) and click the open button (fig. 2)
5.
Adjust Cropping Area
Click the handles in the coreners to adjust the cropping area(Fig. 1). When you are happy with the selection click crop (fig. 2).
6.
Add Body Text
To add the body text click in the empty field and simply type your entry into the available field. TO make you life a little easier if you already have the news article some where else such as in a draft newsletter or on your website simply copy and paste the text right into the texte field.
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Add live links to body text
Ourschools App also allows you to add links to websites and email addresses. A HTML link can be link to anything on the web you wish - weather that is a document, youtube video, a webite... If it's out there you can add it to your news articles to support them and add richer content for Parents to see.
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Set display of time and date of post
You have the ability to add set the time and date that will be displayed on the post. If you wish you can edit the date and time, if you do not need to change this simply leave thge field as it is and it will post the time and date the article was created. You may change the date and time by typing (fig. 1) or click the calendar icon to the right of the field. Note: This will not effect the push notificvation that is sent to users. Notifications will be sent when you publish the article.
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Date and Time Picker - Date
To use the Date and Time Picker simply choose the month using the left and right arrows in the Mont selectopr (fig. 1). Choose the date from the day picker by clicking on the date in the calendar (fig. 2). Finally if you wish to change the time click the clock button at the bottom of pane (fig. 3)
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Date and Time Picker - Time
To adjust the dispalyed time of the news article click the up chevrons to increase the time (fig. 1), conversely to decrease the time click the down chevrons (fig. 2). Hours are displayed on the left and minutes to the right.
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Post Your Article
Give your article a final check over and make sure you are happy with the content you have created click Add in the lower right corner. After a short success message, a push notification will be sent and your news article will be available for all parents to enjoy in OurSchoolsApp.
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