View source

==How to Access==
You can access the Article:[New] page either by pressing the 'Add New Article' button on the Control Panel or by clicking the 'New' button on the Article Manager. You can access the Article:[Edit] page from the Article Manager either by clicking on an Article's Title or by clicking the Article's check box and then clicking the 'Edit' button. Both screens have the same functionality.

==Description==
This is the back-end screen where you can add and edit Articles. The same screen is used for adding a new Article and editing an existing Article. You can also select the Section and Category for an Article and indicate whether or not it is Published and if it is selected to appear on the Front Page.

The Article's content is edited using the default editor selected in the [[screen.users.edit.15|User Manager - New/Edit]]. The Joomla! default editor is called TinyMCE. 

A number of Parameters can be set for the Article. Metadata can also be entered.

==Screenshot==
[[Image:article_edit.png|center]]

==Heading Information==
Enter the heading information for the Article, as shown below:
[[Image:article_edit_header1.png|center]]
{{colheader|Enter Title}}
{{colheader|Enter Published}}
{{colheader|Alias}}
{{colheader|Enter Front Page}}
{{colheader|Enter Section}}
{{colheader|Enter Category}}

On the right side of the header area, information about the Article is displayed, as shown below:
[[Image:article_edit_header2.png|center]]
*'''Reset button.''' Press this button to change the Hits to 0.

==Image, Pagebreak, and Read More Buttons==
Three buttons are located just below the edit window, as shown below:
[[Image:article_edit_bottom_buttons.png|center]]
{{toolbaricon|Image}}
{{toolbaricon|Pagebreak}}
{{toolbaricon|Read More}}

==TinyMCE editor==
{{Chunk:TinyMCE}}

==No editor==
{{Chunk:No editor}}

==Parameters - Article==
This section allows you to enter parameters for this Article, as shown below: [[Image:article_parameters_article.png|center]] These entries are optional. Joomla! automatically creates default entries for these values.
{{colheader|Enter Author}}
{{colheader|Author Alias}}
{{colheader|Access Level}}
{{colheader|Created Date}}
{{colheader|Start Publishing}}
{{colheader|Finish Publishing}}

==Parameters - Advanced==
This section allows you to enter additional parameters for this Article, as shown below:[[Image:article_parameters_advanced.png|center]]These parameters allow you to override the parameters set in the Parameter/Global Configuration setup in the [[screen.content.15|Article Manager]] and the Parmeters - Component settings in the [[screen.menus.15|Menu Item Manager]]. 

A value of 'Use Global' means that either the setting from the Menu Item or the setting from the Global Configuration will control the action. A setting other than 'Use Global' will always control the action and override settings from these other areas. The setting here takes top priority. The setting in the Menu Item is second priority. The setting in the Global Configuration controls if both of the other setting are set to 'Use Global'. 
{{colheader|Show Title}}
{{colheader|Title Linkable}}
{{colheader|Intro Text}}
{{colheader|Section Name}}
{{colheader|Section Title Linkable}}
{{colheader|Category Title}}
{{colheader|Category Title Linkable}}
{{colheader|Article Rating}}
{{colheader|Author Name}}
{{colheader|Created Date and Time}}
{{colheader|Modified Date and Time}}
{{colheader|PDF Icon}}
{{colheader|Print Icon}}
{{colheader|E-mail Icon}}
{{colheader|Content Language}}
{{colheader|Key Reference}}
{{colheader|Alternative Read More: Text}}

==Metadata Information==
This section allows you to enter Metadata Information for this Article. Metadata is information about the Article that is not displayed but is available to Search Engines and other systems to classify the Article. This gives you more control over how the content will be analyzed by these programs. All of these entries are optional. The entry screen is shown below:[[Image:article_metadata.png|center]]
{{colheader|Metadata Description}}
{{colheader|Metadata Keywords}}
{{colheader|Metadata Robots}}
{{colheader|Metadata Author}}

==Toolbar==
At the top right you will see the toolbar:

[[Image:article_edit_toolbar.png]]
{{toolbaricon|Preview}}
{{toolbaricon|Save}}
{{toolbaricon|Apply}}
{{toolbaricon|Close}}
{{toolbaricon|Help}}

==Quick Tips==
* The hierarchy of display parameters is as follows:
*# ''Parameters - Advanced'' for the specific Article. A setting other than 'Use Global' here always controls the setting.
*# ''Parameters - Component'' for the Menu Item. If the Parameters - Advanced above is 'Use Global' and this setting is not 'Use Global', then this controls the setting.
*# ''Global Configuration'' settings in the Article Manager/Parameters section. Settings here only apply if both of the above are set to 'Use Global'.
:Example: The 'Title Linkable' setting in the Article's 'Parameters - Advanced' section is set to 'Use Global'. The Menu Item is an Article Layout, and 'Title Linkable' in the 'Parameters - Component' is 'No'. The Global Configuration 'Title Linkable' is set to 'Yes'. The result will be 'Yes', since the Menu Item overrides the Global Configuration.
* You can add images using either the TinyMCE Insert/Edit Image icon or the Image button below the edit area. For adding new images in an Article, it is easier to use the Image button (below the edit area). This is because it lets you browse to the image file and also lets you upload images. However, for editing an existing image, you need to use the TinyMCE icon. The Image button only supports adding new images.
* 'Read more...' breaks allow you to save space on the Front Page or on any blog layout page by showing just the first portion of an Article. 'Pagebreaks' allow you to provide multi-page navigation for long Articles. You can use both on one Article, if desired. For example, you could put a 'Read more...' break after the first paragraph of a multi-page article, and have Pagebreaks after each page. No page navigation would display on the Front Page until the User selects the 'Read more...' link. At that time, the Article's table of contents would display showing links to every page.
* You can insert a Joomla! Module inside an Article by typing "{loadposition xxx}", where "xxx" is the position entered for the desired Module. Note that the position name must not conflict with a position used by your Joomla! template. It can be any name (e.g., "mymoduleposition1") as long as it matches the position name typed in for the Module. The Menu Assignment for the Module must include the Menu Item where the Article is displayed, and the Plugin called "Content - Load Module" must be enabled (which it is by default). This feature allows you, for example, to insert a Custom HTML Module anywhere in an Article. See [[screen.modules.edit.15|Module Manager - New/Edit]] for information about adding modules.

==Related Information==
* To find and edit existing Articles: [[screen.content.15|Article Manager]]
* For help on using TinyMCE and other editors: [[Content editors|Content editors]]

<noinclude>{{cathelp|1.5|Article Manager|Content}}</noinclude>