1. My announcement/event isn’t appearing on the website

2. Go to the ‘Components’ tab along the top Select either the ‘Announcement’ component or the ‘Event’ component

3. To add/edit an announcement/event, click on the ‘Add Record’ option in the Actions box or find your entry in the left-hand side.

4. Announcement Title: this will appear as a hyperlink on the website. Please ensure there are no typos/spelling mistakes. Remember to use a title that is interesting and clear so that people understand what they are clicking on in order to find out more information. Event Object label: this is the event title and will appear as a hyperlink on the website. Please ensure there are no typos/spelling mistakes. Remember to use a title that is interesting and clear so that people understand what they are clicking on in order to find out more information.

5. Announcement Publication date: click on the calendar to select a date. This can be a date in the future or today’s date. Event Start/end date: click on the calendars to select dates.

6. Announcement Brief description: this should be a short description of the announcement/event and will appear on the homepage. Be brief, there are only 256 characters available! Event Short intro: this should be a very short description of the event and will appear on the homepage (optional). Hours: select the hours an event will be running e.g. 10am – 3pm (optional)

7. Announcement Content: this box is for further information on your announcement/event so feel free to add as much detail to this section, including links and documents. If copying text from a Word document, remember and select the ‘Paste from Word’ option. Event Event description: this box is for further information on your event so feel free to add as much detail to this section, including links and documents. If copying text from a Word document, remember and select the ‘Paste from Word’ option.

8. Event Link to Events Force: add the link to the Events force booking website Event category: select either ‘National’ or ‘Regional’ Region: if ‘Regional’ select the region

9. Announcement/Event Show on Home Page: select ‘Yes’ for your announcement/event to appear on the website In general Announcements? (announcement only): you must also select ‘Yes’ to ensure your announcement appears on the homepage Directorate: select relevant Directorate e.g. Health and Safety etc

10. Announcement/Event Add: click ‘Add’ to create your announcement/event and for it to appear on the website

11. Events added in Preside will appear in the Events Calendar on the homepage. Events can be filtered by keyword, category, date and region.

12. Announcements added in Preside will appear here on the homepage. The most recently added announcement will appear in the left-hand side. Whenever new announcements are added, they move over to the right-hand side. Members can also choose to click ‘View all Latest Member Announcements’.