How to Add a Safety Share Post to Sharepoint

Issue/Question

How do I add a new post to the Sharepoint Safety Shares?
 

Environment

  • Westmoreland Mining LLC
    • Sharepoint
      • Safety Home
 

Resolution/Answer

  1. Start by accessing the Westmoreland Sharepoint.
  2. Here you can see the updated Safety Share section:

Sharepoint Safety Shares

  1. To make additional Safety Shares you must navigate to the Safety Homepage. Hover over 'Site Map' then click 'Safety'

Site Map

Site Map > Safety

  1. The link will take you to this page:

Safety Home

  1. Scroll down to the 'Safety Share' section and click 'Add'.
    1. If you do not have an Add button, you will need to request "Member Access to the Safety Sharepoint site" via ticket HERE.

Safety Share Section

  1. Click 'News Post'.
  2. You may select from a premade template but for the purposes of this article we will click 'Blank News'.

Blank News

  1. Click 'Create post'.
  2. In the header, click 'Plain' to open the header layout options then click 'Image and title'. This will allow a picture to come through with the news and helps the content look more engaging.

Plain Header

Image and Title Header

  1. Now there is an image place holder, click the edit button to upload / insert a photo.

Edit Button

  1. Click 'Stock images' if you don't have a specific photo you wish to use, this is a great resource.
  2. Click the 'Search Stock Images' to search for results.
    1. This field works best with single words like 'winter' or 'roads' as 'winter roads' may return 0 results.

Image Search

  1. Select the image you wish to use.
  2. Click 'Insert (1)'.

Insert Photo

  1. Click where the orange highlight is. (there is a 'Set Focal Point' option)

Edit Focal Point

  1. Click in the center of the photo to adjust the focal point:

Focal Point Button

  1. Click 'Add a title' to enter the topic title. Here we'll use 'Cold Weather Hazards'.

Add a Title

  1. Underneath the header, click 'Add your text here' and write out your Safety Share. Formatting options similar to word are located on the navigation bar above the text box.

Safety Share Blank

Safety Share Filled

To skip this section about customization, move to step 29.

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: To customize the article more, we can add additional text boxes, images, or other items, select the icon highlighted in orange.

Customize Article

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: For this article, we will add an image. (Repeat steps 11-14 to select a stock image)

Add Image

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: You can resize the image and choose it's alignment to the page.

Resize Image

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: With the image added and resized, we are going to move the title above the image. Highlight and cut (ctrl+x) the title from this text box.

Cut (Ctrl+X) Title

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: Click on the plus sign ( + ) to add a text box above the image.

Add Object

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: Click 'Text'.

Add Text

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: Paste (ctrl+v) the title in the newly added text box.
  2. DESIGN OPTIONS: Click 'Normal text' to select one of the Heading options then click 'Heading 2'

Set Heading

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: You can resize this text as well.

Resize Text

  1. DESIGN OPTIONS: And center the title within the text box.

Center Title

  1. When you have finished with updates to your safety share, click 'Update News' to publish your new post.

Update News

  1. This page will now update with "Posted".

Safety Share Posted

The post will automatically update to the 'Safety Home' page as well as the intranet homepage.

Safety Home

This is how that looks on the Westmoreland Homepage:

Westmoreland Homepage

 

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