Publish content
As a participant or Web Site Administrator, you can add text, graphics, and other content to web pages. The kind of content you add depends on the layout you choose. For example, you can add images only if you choose a layout that includes a place for images. You can add sport scores if you choose the Sports layout. If a layout doesn't include the features you want, you can create your own layout.

After you click Insert New Posting Here and choose the layout, the Publish Content page appears. You now need to add information depending on which layout you previously chose.

Using Smart Features

Features that include frequently changing information, such as mini-calendars, message board topics, or participant lists, are called Smart Features. On the web page, they appear with a blue triangle  and a link that you can click to change the feature's formatting. More importantly, smart features are automatically updated throughout a Web Site when the original information changes. For example, when the Web Site's calendar changes, the mini-calendar in your posting changes, too.

Note: After you add a Smart Feature and return to the Publish Content page, you must click the Smart Feature link under each smart feature to either format the style or decide which feature to link to. If you go return to the Publish Content page, the drop-down list no longer appears. Only a representation of the feature and a message telling the user to exit the page to edit that feature appears. 

denotes a required field.

or similar graphics denote the position of content on the page.
Posting name, title, and text
  1. Type a name for the posting in the Posting Name text box. This information describes your posting and is displayed only in search results. 
  2. To include a descriptive title for your posting, type the text in the Title text box and select the text properties. 
  3. To include body text, type the text in the Main text box. Click the Powerusers check box if you include HTML tags. 
  4. To include an expansion link, type the link text in the Expansion Link Description text box. When the viewers click on this link, they can read your new posting. 
  5. Select the text properties for the expansion link. Viewers click the expansion link to read your posting. 
 
Images and files
  1. Click Browse to find the file on your computer. The size limit for an attached file is 10 megabytes. 

    Note: If you are using certain versions of Microsoft Explorer or AOL, you may not see the Browse button. You can fix this problem by following these instructions.

  2. Click one of the following radio buttons to indicate how you want the file displayed: 
    • Image: Displays the file as a picture. 
    • Attached File: Displays a link that viewers can click to download the file. 
  3. If you want to specify the image width and height, type the numbers in the Image Width and Image Height text boxes. By default, the dimensions of the inserted graphic are used. 
  4. To display a descriptive caption under the inserted file, type text in the Caption text box. 

    Note: Click the Powerusers check box if you include HTML tags in the caption.

  5. Select the following text properties for the caption: 
    • Font: The type of font for your caption. 
    • Justification: The alignment of your caption under the file. 
    • Font Size: The font size. (The font size in this help file is XS.) 
    • Font Color: The font color. (Select a dark color to display on light backgrounds. Select a light color to display on dark backgrounds.) 
    • Font Style: The way the font appears (Underlined type usually denotes a Web Site link. Use it sparingly so that viewers don't mistake the caption for a link.) 
Links
  • To include a link to a message board topic, select the topic from the Display links to drop-down list. Hold the Control key down to select multiple topics.

    Note: After you publish your new content, you can change the list style, bullet, font, background, and other features by clicking  Format in the message board topic section. You can also choose which topics display on the list.

  • To include a link to an external web page, ftp server, or email address, type the description in the Link Description text box and the URL in the Link URL text box, then select the text properties. 

 
 Team scores
  1. Type the game date in the Game Date text box. The format must be 00/00/00 at 00:00 am/pm. 
  2. Type the winning team's name in the Winner Name text box. 
  3. Type the winning team's score in the Winning Score text box. 
  4. Type the losing team's name in the Loser Name text box. 
  5. Type the losing team's score in Losing Score text box. 
 
 Map information
  1. Type the link for viewing the map in the Link Text text box. 
  2. Type the address, city, state, and zip code in the corresponding text boxes. 

    Note: After viewers click the map link, they see the map and have many other options, such as zooming in and out, moving in another direction, and searching for other locations.