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Use the System News page (off the System menu) to add, update, and delete news bulletins to be displayed in the News & Events section of the Welcome page. Each news bulletin is displayed as a separate bullet in that section.
To add, view, or update news bulletins, do the following:
1.To add a news bulletin or search for a specific news bulletin, complete one or both of the following boxes. Or simply click [SEARCH] to view a list of all news bulletins.
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Subject |
Type the subject of the news bulletin that you want to add or search for. Leave blank to search for all news bulletins. The subject appears as the first line of text for the news bulletin in the News & Events section of the Welcome page. |
Author |
Type the author of the news bulletin that you want to add or search for. Leave blank to search for all news bulletins. |
2.Click one of the following buttons:
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SEARCH |
Search for news bulletins. |
ADD |
Add the news bulletin whose subject you just typed. |
3.If you clicked [SEARCH], the search results page appears. Otherwise, if you clicked Add, continue with Step 5.
In the search results, locate the news bulletin you want to view, update, or delete:
•You can sort the results by clicking the column labels.
•If there are more results than can fit on the page, use the right arrow to view the next pages. Then use the left arrow to go back to the previous pages.
4.Select the news bulletin that you want to view, update, or delete by clicking the radio button in the far-left column of that row. Then, click one of the following buttons:
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ADD |
Add a new news bulletin if it does not already exist and you searched for all news bulletins in Step 1. |
VIEW |
View the selected news bulletin's information or update it. |
DELETE |
Delete the selected news bulletin. |
CANCEL |
Return to the previous page to conduct a new search. |
5.If you are adding a new news bulletin or want to update a news bulletin's information, complete or edit the following boxes:
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Subject |
Type the subject of the news bulletin. The subject appears as the first line of text for the news bulletin in the News & Events section of the Welcome page. |
Details |
Type the text of the news bulletin to appear below the subject line. |
Time to Show |
Click the calendar to select a date and time to begin displaying the news bulletin. The current date and time appears by default. |
6.Once you have completing adding or editing the information for the news bulletin, click [SAVE] or [UPDATE] to save the information to the database. Or you can use one of the following buttons:
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DELETE |
Delete the news bulletin. |
CLEAR |
Clear the page of the information you entered and start over if you were adding a new news bulletin. |
CANCEL |
Return to the previous page. |