ARTMAN INSTRUCTIONS

Article Writing Instructions

Logon using the Artman Login' link on the very bottom right of the home page of Stockport Golf website.
Click 'Create Article'
Give your article a Title (use keywords if you can for Google).
Click the filename box - this should fill automatically - leave this as is.
Make status - Visible
Select the categories under which you want your article to appear. (you may have more than 1)
If the category options are not showing you are using Internet Exporer 9+ and you will need to click a small button at the top of your browser window to enable Artman to work correctly. Go to the website address at the very top of your browser window and click the little icon on the right that looks like a torn piece of paper - wait ........ and the category options should now be showing.
Leave the date alone.
Write in your name or title.
Type a short summary.
Write your article - note If you are copying the content from another program, it is best to paste it into notepad first and then copy it from notepad and paste into the Artman wysiwyg. This gets rid of any formatting and displays the article correctly. You can then use the wysiwyg to format your story. Find notepad at Start>Programs>Accessories on your computer.
Click submit.

Ground Rules and Sundry Items:
 
Please don't SHOUT by writing your headline, summary or story in all CAPITALS.

Please note that to move down one line only in the news content area (the wysiwyg) you will need to hold the shift key down while you press enter.

Internet explorer version 9 Category Selection Problem Fix

If you are using IE9 you may have a problem selecting categories when writing an article. To fix this go to the address bar at the top of your browser and click the small icon to the right of the website address that looks like a piece of paper torn in half. This should then enable you to select categories.

Upload Images instructions ( 400 x 400 pixels maximum )

Click Add or Upload File
An 'Upload Files' pop-up window should open.
Browse your computer to find the image file and select or click 'open'
Click the 'Upload' button at the bottom of the 'Upload Files' pop-up window.
 
Give your image a Title
You can then give the image a caption (optional)
Leave 'thumbnail' unticked
Leave align left
Untick the 'wrap' box
Leave link 'unlinked'
Click the 'Save' button
 
The image should now appear in the 'Upload Image' section below your article content wysiwyg box.
 
Then copy the placeholder text eg ***image1*** into the wysiwyg where you want the image to appear.
 
That's it!
 
You can always go back and modify your image.
 
If you want to use an image from the internet, just copy and paste it directly into the content wysiwyg box.

Please Note: Make sure your image size is less than 400 pixels x 400 pixels. Images above this size will not be uploaded. It must be in gif, jpg or jpeg format.
 
Upload File instructions ( .txt .pdf .doc .docx )
 
Follow the instructions above as for images.
 
Adding You Tube Video clips
 
Go to the You Tube page and on the right near the top you will see some code for 'Embed' - click the little blue cog wheel on the right and make sure all the boxes are unticked. Then select the embed code and paste it into the 'Embedded Video' window on your New Article page.
 
 
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