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How do I edit my Bio/Profile that appears at the bottom of my articles?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in you will see an Experts' Portal menu appear on the right hand side.  Click on "My Account" in this menu.
  4. Edit the Description field (this should be no more than 100 words)
  5. Click Save

How do I change my Login Password?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in you will see an Experts' Portal menu appear on the right hand side.  Click on "My Account" in this menu.
  4. Enter your new password and confirm it in the next field
  5. Click Save

How do I Submit an Article?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in you will see an Experts' Portal menu appear on the right hand side.  Click on "Add New Item" in this menu.
  4. You will see the K2 Add Item form 
  5. Enter a Title: This should include keywords for SEO
  6. You can skip the Title Alias field
  7. Enter tags.
  8. DO NOT select "Featured" - this is for our home page only and not for articles/blog content.  Your articles will automatically be listed in the latest articles in the relevant sections on the website.
  9. Select the appropriate Category.  Note: the Recommended Reading sections are for book reviews only
  10. Start typing your content in the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor. 
    If you are copying and pasting an article from elsewhere (like Microsoft word or another website), please make sure you use the "Paste as Plain Text" icon to remove formatting and copy & paste it into the submission form. 
  11. Click Show/Hide (above the WYSIWYG editor) to make sure there is no "gobbledygook"!  For example tags as these interfere with our website's overall look and feel.
  12. You can use the WYSIWYG editor to add formatting like bullet points, numbered lists and headings.
  13. Insert your cursor after the first paragraph and click "Read More" (just under the WYSIWYG editor). 
  14. Jazz it up a bit! We have a library of images that are consistent with our brand available for you to insert in your articles.  You can insert images into your article by clicking on the little picture frame icon in the WYSIWYG editor.  The ones you want are in the "Content" folder.  Please note that images should only be inserted AFTER the Read More line.
  15. Make sure you click SAVE!
  16. Your article will come through to administration for approval before it is published on the site.

How do I Edit an Article that is Already Published on the Site?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in you will see an Experts' Portal menu appear on the right hand side.  Click on "My Page" in this menu.
  4. If you scroll down to below your bio, you will see your articles listed
  5. Find the Article you want to edit and click "Edit Item" just above it.
  6. You may now edit the article as required
  7. Remember to click Save!

How do I add an Event into the Calendar?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in you will see an Experts' Portal menu appear on the right hand side.  Click on "Submit Event" in this menu.
  4. You will see the Submit Event form
  5. Before you do anything else, first check if the venue for your event already exists.  If you've already had an event at the same location, you don't need to add it again, you can just select the same venue.  Select the Venue by clicking on the Select button.  If the venue you want is there, click on it (skip to step 11). If not, close the select venue button by clicking the X in the top right hand corner of the pop-up box. 
  6. If the venue you need wasn't already there, click on Select New Venue.
  7. Enter the Venue details.  
  8. Important: When entering the address, please make sure you enter the suburb as part of the street field and NOT in the city.  For example, CoachNetwork's address - we are located in the suburb in Eltham, but the city is Melbourne.  In the street field I would enter "Suite 2, 10 Souter St, Eltham" and in the city field I enter "Melbourne".  This is very important because our events calendar pages show the event title and city.  Some suburb names (like Richmond for example) are used in many cities around the world, therefore listing the actual city in the city field reduces confusion for our site visitors.
  9. Do not enter your event description in the description box on this page - the description box here is for the venue description.  
  10. Click Save - this saves the Venue only.
  11. To go back to the Submit Event form go to Experts' Portal -> Submit Event
  12. Enter the Title of the Event
  13. Select the category
  14. Select the start date by clicking on the calendar icon calendar
  15. If you event is only on one day, DO NOT enter an end date - this is only for multi-day events.
  16. Enter the start time and end time in the 24 hour clock format.  eg 7pm = 19:00
  17. Enter your event description - make sure you include instructions / link for registration purposes.  (See below if you need instructions on inserting a hyperlink)
  18. Click Save!
  19. You will get the message "Event saved" after you click Save (appears just under the main blue heading bar).  The event needs to be approved by admin before it is published, so don't worry if you don't see it immediately on the site. 

How do I Edit an Event that is Already Published on the Site?

  1. Go to www.coachnetwork.com and click on Experts' Portal (from the main menu)
  2. Login using your username and password
  3. When you are logged in click on "Events" in the main menu
  4. Click on the event you want to update/edit
  5. At the top of the page it says "Event" in green - click on the little pencil icon to the right of this.
  6. Edit and save the changes as required.

How do I Insert a Hyperlink into an Article or Event?

  1. Highlight the text you want to be linked
  2. Click on the Insert/Edit Link icon in the toolbar - Hyperlink button
  3. Enter the URL you want to link to in the URL field
  4. In the target field, select "Open in New Window"
  5. Click Insert
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