From the User Guide: How to load an image/banner that personalizes the publication

Logo image

You have the ability to change the flag or header of your paper.

The first thing you will need to do is create or take an image – JPEG, GIF or PNG file – that is 668 pixels across and 150 pixels high at 72 dpi.

Next, click on Update… and the following will display.

· This screen forces the headers to appear the same size, which is important to the layout of the site.

· You can move the box around to help you get the crop right. There are two slider bars on the left to help you:

TIP: Logos need to be 668 pixels across and 150 pixels high. If they aren't that size, the system will force them to be that size. You may not like the result.

o Resize image, which makes the image larger or smaller.

o Zoom view, which changes the size of the box.

· Once you get the crop you want, click Finish and the system will grab the image and place it in the box on the Newspaper Information screen.

TIP: If, when you go to post the image here you don’t see an option to upload, Javascript may be blocked on your computer. You may need to contact your IT person to get that fixed.

· Once the image is added, a Remove button appears below it. Click that to get rid of the flag image and restore the words.

· To store it and have it appear, click Update at the bottom

From the User Guide: How to turn that long URL address into a shorter, catchier one that will make it easier for the school community to remember

How to get a short Web address

Relative Short Name

You don't like the URL you have …

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/xxxxx/Default.aspx

… and you want a new one.

Do this

TIP: Type one word into the Relative Short Name field. Your Web address will then be http://my.hsj.org/word

· From the Dashboard, click on Edit Newspaper Information.

· Under Relative Short Name, type a word in the field. It doesn't matter if it's capitalized or not. This word should represent your school in the Web address.

· Now your URL will be:

http://my.hsj.org/thatword

· Hit Update

· Now you should go brand that URL everywhere. The library. The bulletin board. The flag of your printed paper. On letterhead. On business cards. Everywhere. And build your media empire!

Keep in mind that the Web address you write – http://my.hsj.org/word – will CHANGE into the long URL in the middle of this process. This is just redirecting the site, NOT renaming it.

Relative Short URL

IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE AT-A-GLANCE PAGE BEING YOUR HOME PAGE ON THE SITE, DO NOT ENTER ANYTHING IN THIS FIELD. LEAVE IT COMPLETELY BLANK.

Sometimes people don't like the At-a-Glance page being their home page. It lists things in date order instead of the Sort Order at the bottom of the article-entry page. They want it to point to their front page instead.

Do this:

· Follow the procedures for Relative Short Name and get shorter Web address.

· Choose a page to redirect to instead of the At-a-Glance page, say the front page, and copy that Web address. The page should be on my.hsj.org. An example would be:

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/614/categoryid/3584/editionid/29580/Default.aspx

TIP: Put the web address you’d like to redirect to in the Relative Short URL field. Include the http://

· Enter that URL into the Relative Short URL field, INCLUDING THE HTTP:// AT THE BEGINNING.

· DO NOT EVER REDIRECT TO YOUR AT-A-GLANCE PAGE. It will break you site.

· Delete the editionid and the number following it. In the above example…

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/614/categoryid/3584/editionid/29580/Default.aspx

so you’re left with…

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/614/categoryid/3584/Default.aspx

If you DON’T do this, then people will ALWAYS go to that edition’s front page even if you create and place a new edition and new content. No one will ever see it.

· Hit Update

· Now when people browse to the Relative Short Name Web address you created they will be redirected to this page instead of the At-a-Glance page.

Video issue resolved

An issue that affected large video files not uploading has been resolved.

Local advertising

You can now place local ads on my.hsj.org. YOU negotiate the ad and the rates, YOU create or take advertiser-supplied ads and YOU control when and where they appear. Local advertising is administered through the widget system. On the Dashboard, click on Add [Widgets that will be prominent on your site] and you can place an ad. Details are spelled out in the User Guide.

User guide updated

Updated User Guide. Dated Dec. 1, it provides step-by-step instructions on both site basics and the many new options that are available. When you log in to the site, it can always be found on the Dashboard, but you can also download it here: http://my.hsj.org/my.hsj.org-TeacherGuide.pd