Step # 1 ~ Register (Setup a Username & Password)
Click on the link http://thecommunitycybernews.com/ to be taken to the front page of The Community Cyber News website to Register.
Scroll down to the bottom of the home page where you will see the word Register.
Click on the word Register and you will be taken to a screen to enter your registration information.
Enter your User Name (this is the only information you enter you will NOT be able to change later – so pick a user name you will remember).
Enter your e-mail address.
Enter your first name.
Enter your last name.
Enter information about yourself in the 3rd person. This will appear as a bio about you with your article.
Check either Comment Only or As an Author box.
Comment Only allows you to enter comments on other people’s articles.
As an Author allows you to write articles if you are approved by our WEBMASTER as an “Author”.
Enter your phone number. (We will only call if it is necessary to reach you quickly. In most cases we will contact you using your email address.)
Enter the best time to reach you using the above phone number.
Enter your password.
Enter your password (again).
Check box to accept our Submission Agreement. Be sure to read this as it affects your Copyrights.
Check box to accept our Privacy Policy. Be sure to read this too.
Click on the Register button.
A note appears on your screen, “Please activate your account using the verification link sent to your email address”.
Close the window.
An e-mail was sent to verify your email address.
Check your email.
Open the email sent from The Community Cyber News.
Click on the underlined “Confirmation Registration” address to confirm your e-mail address and to confirm you are the person who registered.
You will be taken to The Community Cyber News Log In screen.
Enter your username.
Enter your password.
Click the “remember me” box or not.
Click the Log In button.
You will be taken to the Profile screen where you can update your personal information (if necessary) or add a photo.
Click the Update Profile button in the bottom left corner of the Profile screen after making any changes.
Important: If you clicked As an Author, the WEBMASTER will notify you via e-mail once you have been setup as an Author.
You can now comment on The Community Cyber News articles excepting comments.
Click on the words The Community Cyber News – Visit Site in the top left corner of the Profile screen beside the red lady bug to surf the site and/or post comments.
or
Click on the words Log Out in the top right corner of the Profile screen.
As an Author (You have the ability to enter an article, post an event and/or write a regular column.)
Note: Step # 1 must be completed and the WEBMASTER must notify you by email of your Author status BEFORE attempting to perform Step # 2.
Step # 2 ~ Entering an Article or Event
Click on this link or enter http://TheCommunityCyberNews.com in your browser.
You will be taken to the front page of The Community Cyber News website.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see the word Log In.
Click on the word Log In.
You will be taken to The Community Cyber News Log In screen.
Enter your username.
Enter your password.
Click the “remember me” box or not.
Click the Log In button.
You will be taken to the Profile screen where you can update your personal information (if necessary) or add a photo.
Click the Update Profile button in the bottom left corner of the Profile screen after making any changes.
On the left side of the screen you will see the word Posts.
Click on the word Posts.
An Edit Posts screen will display various Posts and information about each of them. You may modify one of your own Draft posts by selecting it at this time.
On the left side of the screen under the word Posts you will see Add New.
Click on the words Add New.
An Add New Post screen will display.
Your cursor should be blinking in the area where you type the Title of your Article. If not, move it there.
Type the Title of your Article. The best Titles are short and to the point of the Article.
Click on the large white space below. This is where you will type your Article.
Type your Article in the large white space.
Note: You may paste in your Article you have already written in word processing or e-mail. If you use copy-and-paste, do not use any cute formatting in your word processor as this will cause you or our editors some trouble with our site editor that can be avoided by keeping the text simple and unadorned.
IMPORTANT: Our site is “Child Safe”. Therefore, we do not allow clickable links to other websites (our editors will remove any clickable links). If you want to provide a link, type the link in parentheses and highlight the link in BLUE (e.g. (PrincesOfPeace.org)) – do not underline it. This allows a person to copy the link and use it in their browser but kids cannot easily be led to an unsafe site.
On the upper right side of the screen you will see a Save Draft button.
Click on the Save Draft button to save your Article in Draft mode, periodically.
Click on the Preview button to view how your article will look when published.
Step # 3 ~ Additional Information about your Article
If this is your first Article and you are not ready to tackle any more, OK. Move onto Step # 4 and Submit your Article for Review. We can complete the following information for you until you feel comfortable doing this.
You do not need to worry about any other information on the right side of the screen unless you want to use “Tags” and “Categories” as our editors will provide this information on the article. DO NOT CREATE ANY “TAGS” OR “CATEGORIES” AS THAT IS OUR EDITORS JOB.
Enter an Excerpt in the Excerpt box.
An Excerpt is a teaser used to entice the reader to read more when the full article is not displayed.
Uncheck the Allow comments on this post box, if you do not want comments on your article.
Use the Event Editor to enter Event Dates into the Event Calendar and into the Event Schedule.
Located under the word Start you will see a + button to begin entering your Event Schedule.
Click the + button.
Important: Time is expressed in 24 hour time but appears in the article as “A.M.” or “P.M.” time.
Enter the Start Date for your Event.
Enter the Start Time for your Event.
OR
Click the … button to display a calendar to choose the Start Date.
Select the Start Date
Enter the Start Time
Click the X button or anywhere outside the calendar to exit it.
Enter the End Date for your Event.
Enter the End Time for your Event.
OR
Click the … button to display a calendar to choose the Start Date.
Select the End Date
Enter the End Time
Click the X button or anywhere outside the calendar to exit it.
Click on the Save Draft button to save your Article in Draft mode, periodically.
As you gain experience in entering Articles, you may suggest “Tags” or “Categories” to indicate where the article will appear on the site.
Step # 4 ~ Submit for Review
When you Submit your Article for Review the system will notify our editors to do their part and then Publish the Article.
Note: If you do not want the Article Published immediately, indicate the publication date and time at the bottom of the article in BOLD and in RED. The editors will schedule the article for publication and remove the date and time from the article before it is published.
On the upper right side of the screen you will see a Submit for Review button.
Click on the Submit for Review button.
Our editor may e-mail you if clarification is needed on your Article.
Our editor will usually e-mail you once the Article is published so you can See Yourself in Print and share it with others, too.