The Company News App is one of our most popular, as it can be used in a variety of ways to share information with staff. Using Company News on Team or Department Sites is an effective way of sharing specific types of news such as HR updates or project news.
Build Your Company News
Start by following the process to add an App to a site.
Once you have the App in place, click on the three columns on the App Card to explore available customizations. To open the App, click 'Go to App'
You can either upload new contents directly or create a list of folders to group new contents.
To add new content, click New > Item
To create new sub folder, click New > Folder > Add new content to selected folder.
Default Company News Layout
The Company News App comes with a standard 'List View' & 'Detail View' layout for its default home page. All layouts can be customized.
Detail View
Choose which field to include. Drag and drop the field to reposition it
List View
- Add, Edit & Delete App Permissions: Edit 'View Content', Add Content, Edit 'Other's Content' & Delete 'Other's Content'
- App Settings: Toggle comments, emojis, Read & Confirm and Advertising Options
- Export App template: Customized App template can be exported and imported in a different site
To import: Open Site Card > Apps > Create App from Template > Import Template > Selected downloaded template to import
- Advertise items - Ensure Advertising Options has been turned on.
Create New content, click publish and customize advertising pop up.
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Example of new content advertised to the What's new feed widget: - Use Application feed widget to add News application to your homepage
Add Customizable Widget > Application feed > Select Source App > Edit Title
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Company News Widget Display: (Title can be customized)
These are just a few of the many ways you can customize the News application so it works for your intranet.