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    AddNewStory
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    If prompted, select a Content Group from the list to filter content by that Content Group. Content Groups are created and managed in the System Tools > Content Groups module.

  2. If the Add A New Story panel is not showing, click Click on the Show Add New button in the header row of the Stories grid.
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  3. Select story details as described in the following table and click AddSave.
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Story OptionDetails
Topic

Select a topic from the Topics list. Story topics are
You can also enter the name of a new topic in the textbox and then press the Add button (above the topic list)
Story topics can also be created and managed using the Stories > Topics module. 

You can also choose to select multiple topics to add a story to.

See the Story Topic module for details.

HeaderOptional

(Use CTRL+click or SHIFT+click)

SummaryOptional. 
This can be used as a Header for the main text or to provide a short summary.
Text

Right-click to paste copied text or copy as plain text. Formatting and spell check options are also available.

Note

With XpressionXPression, you can customize the font styles of your text.   Visit Chameleon Web Emojis

An Administrator can customize the available styles in the Rich Text Style module.

Image

Click Add Image or Video to access the Media Management module's Selection dialog and access available media or add something new.
Media is centrally stored and accessed using the Content Control > Media Management Module.

See the topic Media Management for details.

Dynamic FieldsWhen Chameleon is configured to support dynamic fields, your existing scores data can be supplemented with additional custom data fields. Some fields may be set up for you already. You can also create new custom fields on the fly as you need them. 

Like your other score data, these These custom fields can be populated with an integrated data feed or populated manually.

Click on Add Dynamic Fields to bring up the Dynamic Fields Editor. You can add, remove or create dynamic fields using the Editor.

OrderSpecify the order of this new story using the Comes After option. You can make this the first story, last story, to have the story come after a specific existing story in the list.
Airs

Specify whether the story is enabled for broadcast or not.

Clear the Airs option to disable the story.

Info

Note: A disabled story overrides any On Air Start configuration.


On Air StartUse the Date and Time options to specify when the story goes to air, or if it can air immediately.
Expiry

Use the Date and Time options to specify an expiry date and time for the story. You can also set the story to never expire.

See Story Expiry Dates below for details.

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Many websites publish content updates, called feeds, that you can subscribe to, such as headlines, breaking news, traffic details, or community events. As you subscribe to feeds, Flow monitors that content feed for updates. As new story content is made available through the RSS feed, those stories are can be made available in the Stories module for specific story topics, and you can manage the stories for broadcast as needed.

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ActionDetails
Selecting Multiple Stories

To do this, you can either:

  • left mouse click on the checkbox that is located on the left side of each of the stories you wish to select, or
  • hold the Control key down and left mouse click anywhere on each stories you wish to select, or
  • to select a range of stories (inclusively), select a story and then hold the Shift key down and left mouse click on another story.
Modify Stories
  1. Click Edit to modify a story.  
  2. Modify story details, including: Topic, Heading, Content, whether the story is enabled for broadcast, when the story Expires, and the Image associated with the story.
  3. Click Save Now to save your changes.
Copy Stories
  1. Click Copy/Move. 
  2. Select Copy.
  3. Select one or more topic(s) where you want another copy of the story to exist. The story will remain in the current topic as well as the topic(s) you select.
  4. Click Save Now.

Move Stories
  1. Click Copy/Move. 
  2. Select Move.
  3. Select one or more topic(s) where you want to move the story. The story will be removed from the current topic and added to the topic(s) you select.
  4. Click Save Now.

Remove Stories

Removing a story is a permanent action that cannot be undone.

Click Remove

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To remove multiple stories, select multiple stories as described in Select Multiple Stories above. Then click on the

Delete

Remove Selected button in the Stories grid header. You will be asked for confirmation. Press the OK button to proceed with the deletion.

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Enable or Disable Story for Broadcast

Story is enabled for broadcast to display on-air. Click to disable the story and prevent it from going to broadcast.

 Story is disabled. Click to enable the story and allow it to go to broadcast.

Identify How Stories Originate

Story data can originate from an RSS feed or other external data feed, or they can be added manually. The Auto column identifies story data origin as follows:

Image Modified Indicates that the story was entered manually.

Image Added Indicates that the story originated from an external data feed. The short name of the data feed (if available) will be shown below this image.
Sort Existing Stories

You can sort the columns of the table by clicking on a column header to sort in ascending or descending or default order (which is the broadcast order). Sorting by column does not affect broadcast output.

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Note: Drag and drop reordering of stories will not work when a column sort is in effect.


Filter Stories

You can filter the Existing Stories list by:

  • Topic
  • Story content - stories that contain one or more specified words
  • Images - stories that contain the specified number of images
  • Airs - Enabled, disabled, or all stories
  • Auto - whether the story content is manually entered or provided via an external data feed
Reorder Existing Stories

You can reorder stories for broadcast output by left clicking on and holding the story that you wish to move. Then drag the story to the selected position and drop the story by releasing the left mouse button. The dashed line indicates where the dragged item will be dropped.

You can also reorder multiple stories at the same time by selecting all the stories you want to move. See Select Multiple Stories above.

Next, click and hold down the left mouse button on one of the selected stories and drag the selected stories to the desired location. Then release the left mouse button to re-position the stories.


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Note: Drag and drop reordering of stories will not work when a column sort is in effect. Another thing to be aware of is that if you are using Google Chrome and the page is zoomed, the drag and drop action may not work properly.


Refresh Existing Stories ListClick Refresh at any time to update the list of stories.

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Default Position for Manual Stories

Enter 'First' or 'Last' as the default position for new stories when entered manually.

Enable Air by Default

True indicates that the story editor defaults to enabling a story to air for new stories when entered manually.

Enable Images

True indicates that the story editor allows images to be used with stories. Requires Media Bin to be enabled.

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