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How to create a news article
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It is quite easy to create a news article if you just follow these simple steps: 
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Getting Started Edit
1.You must first go to the back-end of the site (admin)
2. On the top menu go to Content > Article Manager.
Making the Article: Edit
1. Once you are inside Article Manager, click on the New button in the top right are of the page.
2. Give the article a Title in the first box. (Example:RLP Theme Song Contest)
3. Give the article an Alias in the second box. This should be a lower case version of the title and Instead of using spaces insert hyphens (Example: rlp-theme-song-contest)
4. In Section select the section where you would like to post this article.
8. In Category select the category of your article.
9. Select Yes for Front Page for your article to apear in the front page. Select No for it to not appear in the front page.(it will still appear in the scroller on the front page.)
10. Select Yes for Published if you would like to have the article published. Select No if you don't wish to publish it yet.
11. Enter the main body text in the big box. Use the text menu to enhance your article.
Adding An Image Edit
1. Click the Image button in the bottom left area of the article editing page. A pop-up will appear.
2. To upload a new image, first use the Upload box at the bottom of the pop-up.
3. Click on Browse and select the file you wish to upload.
4. Then click on Start Upload to upload the image.
5. The image should now appear in the file dialog box. Select the image and click the Insert button at the top right corner of the pop-up.
6. The image should now appear in the article.
Finishing Edit
1. Click Apply to save your article but continue editing.
2. Using another tab, Open the main site to review your article.
3. Go back to editing your article and make any changes if needed and repeat the apply/review cycle until you are satisfied with how the article looks.
4. Click Save when done.
