The quickest way to add a news item to use the Shortcuts menu at the top of your screen:

• Click on the drop-down menu in the top right of the screen and choose Add News .

Or you can do it via the News tab in the Admin Area.

• Click on the News menu
• Click on Add New.

Once you are on the news screen you must complete the following sections:

• Add a Date for your news item
• Add a Title. This is the heading displayed on the public screen
• Type your news item in the Body editing box
• Specify whether the news item is Published or not.

The following items are optional:

• To force users to log on to read the news item, mark it as Private
• To publish or change to not published at a future date, Schedule it

You can find out more about each of these fields and how they work in The News Screen Explained.

Once your news item is complete:

• Click Save.

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This functionality works in version 3.5 and above