This article walks you through copying an existing News Flash item, so you can quickly create a similar item without starting from scratch. It covers selecting the item to copy, modifying its fields as needed, saving or publishing the new item, and sending out any related notifications.
Who can use this feature?
System Administrator | Owner | Publisher
Navigate to Modules and, on the Content tab, select News Flash:
Select which category the News Flash item you would like to copy is in:
Select Choose an Action and then Copy for the item:
An identical copy of the News Flash item will be displayed. Modify the fields as needed:
New Category: Select another News Flash category from the dropdown list to move the item there. Or, leave the item in the same category and modify the content instead. You can change any of the data fields before choosing a save option
Display: Choose the date and time to display the item and when it should expire
Note:
If you set a start date and time for an item, then it will not be sent out or published until that time.
Show Last Modified Date?: Check to display when the item was last updated
Title: This is the headline of the news item
Link: Choose link options for the item
Web Address: Add the URL
Display Text: Modify the display text if desired. The default text is Additional Info...
Open in a new window: Select to open the link in a new window
Link item, image, read on, RSS, and notifications to this Web Address: Links the item to the link in Web Address
Lead In: A brief summary of the item that will show in the notification email
Full Text: A full description of the item. It does not appear in the notification email, but can be accessed through a link.
Notes:
The Full Text area uses the same Editor as the Editor Widget on the site’s Front End pages. Our Editor Widget Overview article provides more details about the available tools on the editor.
You cannot currently add a Slideshow to a News Flash item, so it will appear missing in comparison to the regular Editor toolbar.
Image: Click Choose Image to attach an image to the item
Alignment: Choose to align the image to the right or left of the item
Note:
For best results, review Image Size Recommendations for News Flash.
News item header image settings: Choose to display the image as a background or next to the item page header, or to not display it in the header
Featured?: Check to feature this item at the top of the News Flash page
“Read On…” Text: Allows you to change what the full-text link says
Show Archives: Choose Yes or No to display previous items
Related Categories: If needed, select any News Flash categories that you would like to duplicate the message
Show in Widget: Uncheck if you do not want to allow the item to be displayed in News Flash widgets
Navigate to and select a Save option:
Save: Will save the changes to be reviewed and published later
Save and Publish: Will save and publish the changes
A pop-up will ask if you want to include the item in the RSS feed. Click OK:
Fill in the Notification options:
Subject: Auto-filled with the subject information. This will show in the notification email
Include New or Modified status in email subject: Choose to attach a tag that indicates the item as being New or Modified
Comments: Attach a brief description of the alert. It will show in the notification email
Mobile Text or Push Message: Attach a message to the SMS notification
Include link to item: Provides a link to the item within the SMS message for a user to select through their mobile device
Send:
On Start Date: Sends the notification on the start date previously set
Immediately: Sends the notification immediately
Send, Don’t Send, or Cancel: Notification will be sent accordingly to those who have signed up in Notify Me® for the selected News Flash category
Notes:
If you do not want to include the notification in the RSS feed, click Don’t Send.
Important Note:
If the selected category does not allow subscribers, you will not be prompted to complete the notification form or send the notification to the RSS feed. To learn more, visit Subscriber Management.