Tip for: 09.02.14
Library announcements, book clubs, weekly trivia — do it all through Bulletin Boards.
Show Notes:
Links:
empty link:
<a href=‘place_link_here’>link_name_here</a>
empty link opening in a new window :
<a href=‘place_link_here’target='_blank'>link_name_here</a>
Examples:
Here is the link for <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page’ target='_blank'> Wikipedia </a>.
Here is the link for <a href="/researcher" target='_blank'> Researcher </a>.
Text colors:
<span style="color:darkred;"> text_here </span>
<span style="color:#000473;"> text_here </span>
Using Alexandria, you can create multiple Boards, to which you can attach any number of bulletins. Your patrons can see Bulletin Boards from the Researcher pane.
To create a Board:
- From Tools (or version 6 under Show), open Bulletin Boards.
- Click on the Actions menu (gear) at the top of the right side of the screen and Add Bulletin Board.
- Give it a unique name, and if it is time specific you can enter a date range.
To add Bulletins:
- Click the plus (+) icon at the bottom left.
- Enter a name, and a date range if necessary.
- You have the options to add a URL and an image for this bulletin.
- Change the color with the drop down menu.
- Click on Save.
You can also customize your bulletins with HTML. See Customize Bulletins with HTML5 for more.
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