About Upcoming Events

The NEAT Events section is divided into several subsections.  Events are posted as follows:

• Events - Events sponsored or cosponsored by NEAT, only.
• Community Events - Events about education issues being offered by groups other than NEAT. 
• School-To-Future - Career/college planning events for students. Set up scholarships here.  Set date as application deadline, 11:55pm, time off so they expire automatically.

Specific Steps

1. Start with the appropriate Events page open in the Edit Mode.  Also have an empty Notepad window open.
   
   
2. At the event information source, copy and paste the event description into the clipboard.
   
   
3. Paste the information into Notepad.
   
   
4. If you'll want to link to the source, copy the URL from the Internet Explorer address bar and paste it into Notepad with the other information.
   
   
5. Copy the information from Notepad into the clipboard.
   
   
6. At the Events page in Edit Mode, click on Add Item.
   
   
7. Click on "Description" and paste the contents of the clipboard into the body window. Memorize or write down event date(s) and time(s).
   
   
8. Return to "Title and Date" and type the event date in the event Title line using the YRMODA format. This gives the page a short URL.
   
   
9. Enter the Date/Time values into the appropriate window boxes. Click on the check boxes to make the relevant dates/times appear or not appear.  (NOTE: which ones you want to appear will vary by event.)
   
   
10. Save and reopen. Note: the event item will move to it's date order location when you save it, so you may have to wander a bit (click on page 2), to find it.
    
    
11. Return to "Description," highlight and copy the event title into the clipboard.  Click on "Title and Date" and paste the event title into the "Title" window.
    
    
12. Return to the body of the article and delete the title and date information.
    
    
13. Paste the event location and sponsor information into the Summary window. NOTE:  ALWAYS provide the location and event sponsor as the first line of the Summary.
    
    
14. Edit the Body until personally satisfied.  Set Related Links or embed links as appropriate.  NOTE:  Always repeat the event location and sponsor at the top of the Body window.
    
    
15. Insert a manual line break above the first line of text in the Body window.
    
    
16. Save the Event item. 
    
    
17. Turn it on by clicking the red button to make it green.
    
    
18. Preview to make sure the event is listed and looks like you want it to.
    
    
19. Edit and resave as needed.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

1. If an Events section gets cluttered you have the option of "Highlighting" an event.  This bullets it and puts it at the top regardless of date order.  To exercise this option, click on the "Featured Event" box below the body window under Description (scroll down to find it).
   
   
2. There's no need to set Events to expire.  They do so automatically.
   
   
3. The Events section has archival value.  When repeating an event from last year, open the previous Event Item, reset to the new date/time and update Summary and Body text.