Creating an Article

Use

In an article, you can provide any kind of information. An article consists of several paragraphs that you can structure using headings. In addition, you can insert graphics.

By default, the author's name and a summary of the content appear at the start of an article. In addition, you can insert a picture of the author.

The following table provides an overview of the elements available in the article editor:

Element	Available by Default	Can Be Added	Description
Title	X		Title of the article.
Author	X	X	Name of the author who wrote the article. The name has to exist in the user management of the portal. By default, the system enters the name of the user who creates the article. You can add more authors.
Author Image	X	X	Photograph of the author who wrote the article. The photograph must be stored in a KM folder.
Abstract	X	X	Basic area for entering text without formatting options. Enter a brief summary.
Heading 1	X	X	First-level heading. Insert headings between paragraphs to structure your article.
Heading 2		X	Second-level heading. Insert headings between paragraphs to structure your article.
Paragraph	X	X	Area for entering text with basic formatting options. In this area, you can also create links and display images that are stored in a KM folder.
Advanced Paragraph		X	Area for entering text with advanced formatting options. In this area, you can also create links and display images that are stored in a KM folder.
Image		X	You can use this element to display images that are stored in a KM folder.
Related Links		X	You can use this element to display a link to another area, to a document in a KM repository, or an external URL.

Procedure

Depending on how you want to use the article, you create the article within a page, in the Shared Content folder of an area, or in the Global Shared Content folder. For more information about the different options for creating Web content, see: Creating Web Content

Open the article editor.

You can open the article editor within a page, or in a KM shared content folder. For more information, see: Creating and Editing Web Content

The system displays the article editor in a new browser window.
Optional: Add a photo of the author.
1. In the article editor, choose Select Image .
2. In the Web content browser, navigate to a folder that contains images (for example, Global Shared Content ).
3. If you want to upload your photo now, choose Upload from the context menu of the folder.
  
  Note
  
  If you have already uploaded your photo to another folder, navigate to that folder instead, and then proceed with step 6.
4. Choose Browse , and then navigate to the folder on your hard disk where you saved the image, and select the image in question.
5. Choose Upload , and then choose Done .
6. Select the image that you want to add to the article.
Enter content.
- Enter a title, an abstract, and an initial heading.
  
  You need not worry about formatting these elements. Their format is defined in a stylesheet.
  
  Note
  
  The title is a mandatory entry.
- Enter the first paragraph.
  
  Some simple formatting functions are provided for paragraphs, such as bold or italic lettering.
Optional: Add elements.

To add additional headings and paragraphs, proceed as follows:
1. Select an element (for example, Paragraph ) from the Add Element dropdown list.
2. Choose Add Element .
Enter the properties for the article in the screen area to the right.

Properties do not appear in the article itself; instead, they contain information about the article.

For more information, see: Configuring the Properties of a Web Form .
Optional: Display a preview.

The system displays the preview in the same browser window.
On the article editor screen, choose Save , and then choose Close .