An Item consists of the following fields in the ItemsOD :

Caption: a short phrase describing the Item (i.e. the news headline). On the website: the caption appears on the front page, under the list of current items and when viewing the full details of the item.

Brief description: a brief description of the item (i.e. the sub-text). On the website: it only appears on the front page and under the list of current items.

Description: complete details about the item. On the website: it only appears when viewing the full details of the item.

Date starts: date the calendar item starts.

Date ends: date the calendar item ends.

Time note: any notes relating to the calendar event.

Keywords: any keywords that could be useful when searching for the Item in the future. On the website: does not appear but is available via the Search option.

Posted by: administration purposes only (i.e. enter your name). If you leave it blank, then the term 'Editor' is used. On the website: only appears if you request.

Date posted: administration purposes. If you leave it blank, then todays date is inserted. On the website: only appears if you request.

Time posted: administration purposes. If you leave it blank, then the time you click Add is inserted. On the website: only appears if you request.

Filters: this is used to list certain Items on different web pages; i.e. you would like all the News to be in one section but news Items about a particular topic must appear in another page of your website.

Status:

• Front page: if Yes the Item will appear on the front page of your website. If No the Item will only appear under the list of current items on your website. Note: the Items that appear on your front page normally come from one Component; i.e. the front page News items.
  
• Current: if Yes the Item will only appear under the list of current items on your website. If No then the Item does not appear on your website and is archived. Note: even if an Item is archived it is still searched.
  
• Hide: if Yes the Item not appear on your website and not be included in a search.
  
• Show content only: if Yes then the content of the Item is displayed (as if you have clicked through to the full details) instead of the Caption.
  

Notes: general notes - these do not appear on the website.

Specific link: copy and paste this text to cross-reference between Items. Insert your text before the end tag ( - i.e. Click here ).

Note: you can add / edit the appearance of items when viewed as a list: a Caption with Brief Description, just an image, an image with a link, just a link ... completely up to you. You can also embed any object: Flash, animated gif, video, etc.

EDITING AN EXISTING ITEM:
Once you have added an Item you can edit it and Add Images and Links.

Add Image: first enter the Caption associated with the Image then click the Browse button to locate the Image on your computer or network. Click the Add button to link the Image to the Item and upload the image to your website. Note: if you use this way of adding images to an Item, they are normally displayed on the right-hand side. Any number of images can be added.

Add Link: first enter the Caption associated with the Link then enter the actual Link without the 'http://' prefix (i.e. www.domain.com). Click the Add button to add the Link to an Item. Note: Links are displayed on the right-hand side, under the images (if there are any). Any number of links can be added.

Front Page Items:
Select this option to see a list of all the Front Page Items on your website. Click the Caption to edit the Item.

Current Items:
Select this option to see a list of all the Current Items on your website. Click the Caption to edit the Item.

Past Items:
Select this option to see a list of all the Past Items on your website. Click the Caption to edit the Item.

Hidden Items:
Select this option to see a list of all the Hidden Items on your website. Click the Caption to edit the Item.