To add an article, click on the Articles tab, and then click the Add button.

If you already know which structure or template this article is associated with, you can create the article by going to the Structures or Templates tab. Find the corresponding structure or template, and click the Add Article icon ().

The article creation page appears as shown below. Give your article an ID or have it auto-generate one. Refer to step 2 of section 3.2.1. for article ID recommendations. Article IDs must be unique.

Give your article a title. This field is also used for easier identification of the article, so a clear, concise explanation is recommended.

In the article tab screen shown above, choose the Type category that the article will reside in. This will help make it easier for users to make manual searches of articles and organize articles.

Next, pick a display and expiration date. The default setting does not set an expiration date.

Next, choose the structure and template that this article will be associated with. If none are selected, the article will be a simple article by default, and the display will be what is written in the content box. If you added the article through the structure or template tab, there will already be a structure and template choices, which you can further edit if you choose. To choose the structure, click the Select button next to the Structure field. If you have a pop-up blocker installed, you may need to turn it off because it can prevent the Structure list from appearing.

Once the structure and template has been chosen (if at all) the content fields will show up, and you can fill in the content in the fields given. Once all the content has been filled out, click the Save button to create the article.

Once you save the article, it will return you to the main Articles tab. To approve the article and allow the Journal Content article to display it, search for the article you just created. Click the Edit icon () for that article, and then click the Approve button.

To edit an existing article, go to the Articles tab. You will see a list of all existing articles with pagination and an area to search for articles by ID, Version, Name,Description, Content, Type, and/or Status. You can use any of these methods to locate the article you want to edit. When you find the article , you can either click on the article ID or click on the fields to view a preview of the article.

Click on the Edit icon () to enter the editing screen. In this screen you can edit anything in the article except for the article ID, which can not be changed once the article has been created. You can choose to increment the version every time you edit the article to help all users see how often an article has been changed. If you feel that the changes you are making are very minor, you can choose not to increment it. Note that if you change the expiration date before the current date, you will no longer be able to select that article for use in the Journal Content portlet.

When you are done editing the changes, click the Save button to finalize any changes you have made. To preview your changes, search for the article again and click on the article, or go to the article edit screen and click the Preview button, shown in the picture above.

To delete an article, search for the article as instructed in step 1 of section 3.4.2. Once you have found the article, click the Delete icon ().

If you do not wish to delete the article but do not want the article to be available for display through the Journal Content portlet, you can edit the expiration date of the article so that it is set to before today’s date. Refer to section 3.4.2. to edit the expiration date of an article.