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> # Managing News Channels

> This section contains the following information:

> - News Channels Management Window Overview
> - To Create a News Channel
> - To Delete a News Channel
> - To Administer News Channels
> - To Post News Channel Messages
> - To Delete News Channel Messages
> - To View News Channel Messages

> ## News Channels Management Window Overview

> The News Channels Management window enables you to add (post) new news messages, and to view or delete current news messages (given appropriate privileges).

> The News Channels Management window contains the following items:

> - News Channels list pane - Displays all the news channels for which you have management privileges.
> - Messages pane - Displays the subject of all the current messages in the news channel selected, in the News Channels pane.
> - News Channel Administration - Displays the News Channel Administration window.
> - Post new message - Displays the “Post news message” window where you can create a new message for the selected news channels.
> - Delete selected messages- Select a subject in the Messages pane and click this button to remove the selected messages from the news channel.
> - View selected message button - Select a subject in the Messages pane and click this button to display the contents of the message in a View pane.
> - Close button - When you have finished making changes in this window, click Close.
> - Help button - Displays this Help topic.

> ### See Also:

> - Administering Rooms and News Channels
> - Room and News Channel Management Overview

> ## To Create a News Channel

> 1. In the Main window, select the News option from the Tools menu, or click the News icon:

> The News Channels window appears.

> 2. Click Manage.

> The News Channels Management window appears.

> 3. Click the News Channel Administration button. Then select the New News Channel button.
> 4. Type a name for the news channel in the “News channel” text box.
> 5. Use the Default Access drop-down list to select the news channel access to be be granted to all users.

> Manage: Select Manage if you want all users to be able to manage (have administrative control over) this news channel.

> Write: Select Write if you want all users to be able to post messages as well as read them.

> Read: Select Read if you want all users to be able to read messages only, not send them.

> None: Select None, if you want only a few users to be able to view this news channel. To assign users through the News Channels Administration window. See Administering Rooms and News Channels for more information.

> 6. Click OK until you return to the Main window.

> The new news channel appears in the News Channels list pane.

> ### See Also:

> Administering Rooms and News Channels

> ## To Delete a News Channel

> 1. In the Main window, select the News option from the Tools menu, or click the News icon:

> The News Channels window appears.

> 2. Click Manage.

> The News Channels Management window appears.

> 3. Click the News Channel Administration button
> 4. Select the news channels to be deleted in the News Channels pane.
> 5. Click Delete selected news channel.

> The news channel and all its messages are removed from the News Channels pane.

> 6. Click Close.

> ### See Also:

> Administering Rooms and News Channels

> ## To Administer News Channels

> See Administering Rooms and News Channels.

> ## To Post News Channel Messages

> This can be done in two ways:

> 1. In the Main window, select the News option from the Tools menu, or click the News icon:

> The News Channels window appears, the subscribed news channels are shown on the tabs in this window.

> 2. If the user has write privileges for the selected news channel, the post message button is available.

> The second way enables messages to be posted to multiple news channels. After step 1 above:

> 3. Click Manage.

> The News Channels Management window appears.

> 4. Select desired news channels in the News Channel pane.
> 5. Click “Post new message”.

> The message window appears.

> 6. Compose your message. When done, click send.

> The message appears in the Messages pane, and is posted to the news channel where users can view it the next time they access the news channel.

> ## To Delete News Channel Messages

> This can be done in two ways:

> 1. In the Main window, select the News option from the Tools menu, or click the News icon:

> The News Channels window appears, the subscribed news channels are shown on the tabs in this window.

> 2. If the user has manage privileges for the selected news channel, the delete message button is available.

> To delete multiple messages, after step 1 above:

> 3. Click Manage.

> The News Channels Management window appears.

> 4. Select a news channel in the News Channel pane.

> The messages for that news channel are displayed in the Messages pane.

> 5. Select the messages to be deleted and click Delete selected messages.

> The message is removed from the Messages pane and from the News Channel.

> 6. Click Close.

> ## To View News Channel Messages

> 1. In the Main window, select the News option from the Tools menu, or click the News icon:

> The News Channels window appears.

> 2. Click Manage.

> The News Channels Management window appears.

> 3. Select a news channel in the News Channel pane.

> The messages for that news channel are displayed in the Messages pane.

> 4. Select the message to be viewed and click View selected message.

> The message is displayed in a separate window.

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