Like a breakout box found in a print story, this can hold additional information for readers that may not run in the story itself.
1. Go to “Add” in the drop-down menu and select “Sidebar.”
2. Fill in the fields that are empty. Give the sidebar a name such as “By the numbers” or “If you go” and fill in the content box.
3. When you’re finished, click on “Save Draft.”
4. Find the story you have already written and want to add the sidebar to, or begin to write the story.
5. On the story page, under “Related Content,” click on the blue link that says “Add Related.”
6. Search for the sidebar you just created. Once you’ve found it, click on its name. Then on the next screen, click the “Select” button. Once you are done, you can close this window.
7. Save and publish the story.
Notables:
Using these same steps you can select photo galleries and polls to add to stories.
Like a breakout box found in a print story, this can hold additional information for readers that may not run in the story itself.
1. Go to “Add” in the drop-down menu and select “Sidebar.”
2. Fill in the fields that are empty. Give the sidebar a name such as “By the numbers” or “If you go” and fill in the content box.
3. When you’re finished, click on “Save Draft.”
4. Find the story you have already written and want to add the sidebar to, or begin to write the story.
5. On the story page, under “Related Content,” click on the blue link that says “Add Related.”
6. Search for the sidebar you just created. Once you’ve found it, click on its name. Then on the next screen, click the “Select” button. Once you are done, you can close this window.
7. Save and publish the story.
Notables:
Using these same steps you can select photo galleries and polls to add to stories.