How to use the newspaper editor
Please click a link below for help:
» How to edit your story
» How to use your own picture
» How to Move and Resize your own picture
» How to change the Heading / Offer
» How to Move and Close the Editors
» Any other questions
How to edit your story
Step 1:
To enter your story and main title click the "
Text Editor" button at the top of the page
Step 2:
Click inside the "
main title" box and type in your the text for your main title
Step 3:
Slide the slider to
increase or
decrease the size of the title
Step 4:
Enter your main text of your story into the column boxes
Step 5:
Slide the slider to increase of decrease the size of the text
Step 6:
once you are happy with your changes click update to make the changes live on the page. Remember you can always make changes by clicking the text editor button at the top of the page.
How to use your own picture / jpeg
Step 1:
Click the
Picture Editor Button at the top.
Step 2:
Click the upload button to browse and upload your button.
Step 3:
Locate your jpeg photo file on your computer by click ing the browse button.
Step 4:
once you have chosen your file click
Upload and your file will begin the upload automatically.
Step 5:
When your file has uploaded make note of your file name. in this case the image name would be "
image"
Step 6:
Click the
close link to return to the page editor.
Step 7:
back in the image settings change the default name to your image name by typing it in (in this case we would change it to "
image").
Please note only type in the image name not the file type e.g only enter "
image" not "
image.jpg"
Step 8:
Click update to display your picture. you can also adjust the size and position by pressing the directional buttons
How to move and resize your picture
Step 1:
Click the
Picture Editor Button at the top.
Step 2:
To alter the size of your images simply press and hold the size buttons
Step 3:
To alter the size of your images simply press and hold the directional buttons, if you want to return the image to its original position simply click the middle button.
How to edit your Heading or Offer
Step 1:
Click the
Heading Editor Button at the top.
Step 2:
To alter the type of heading click the numbers 1-5 until you are happy with your choice
Step 3:
To alter the size of your images simply press and hold the directional buttons, if you want to return the image to its original position simply click the middle button.
Step 4:
Slide the slider to increase of decrease the size of the text.
How to Move and Close the Editors
To move
To move the editor simply press on the word "
Move" and drag the box to where you would like it. once you release the mouse button the editor will stop following the mouse
To close an editor box
To close the editor box siply click on the
X in the top right corner
Any Other Questions
If you have any other questions please email
charlie.davey@lmnews.co.uk and we will try our hardest to answer them
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