This tab contains the main attributes of the article.
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<li> Enable HTML? - this check box enables or disables HTML code in the article title, body and excerpt. When checked, it will render the HTML (for example, a &lt;B&gt; tag will actually make the text bold). When unchecked, it will display the HTML as regular text (the &lt;B&gt; tag will appear exactly as &lt;B&gt;'). This is a very important setting, since some HTML tags can break the page layout, and in some instances can be a security concern (the Java Script, for example). 
<li> News Article Id  this read-only field displays the unique internal system ID of the article. 
<li> Title * - this field contains the article name. 
<li> Author* - this field contains the name of the user who is the designated author of the article. It can be an In-portal user, or somebody else  this field accepts plain text as well as user names. By default, the article author is the user who creates the article. The administrator may change the article author, by entering a different user name, by selecting it through a user pop up (shortcut to a user icon), or by entering any other text in this field. 
<li> Article Body*  this field contains the main body of the article. The shortcut to the HTML editor next to this field will open a pop-up with an online HTML editor 
<li> Article Excerpt - this field contains the summary of the article body. It should be significantly shorter then the main text. The option to Generate from the article body' will automatically take a portion of the main text and insert it into the excerpt when you save the article. 
<li> Status  this field contains the article status. 
<li> New  this field controls how the article new' status is calculated by In-newz. 
<li> Hot  this field controls how the article hot' status is calculated by In-newz. 
<li> Popularity  this field controls how the article pop' status is calculated by In-newz. 
<li> Editor's Pick  this flags sets the Editor's Pick attribute of the article. 
<li> Site Lead Story  this flags sets the Site Lead attribute of the article. The default theme is designed for one Site Lead articles, but you may change that depending on your implementation needs. 
<li> Category Lead Story  this flags sets the Category Lead attribute of the article. The default theme is designed for three lead articles in each category, but you may change that depending on your implementation needs. 
<li> Priority - this field contains the numeric article priority. 
<li> Created on * - this field contains the creation date of the article. It is automatically set by the system when the article is created, however it can be changed by the administrator. The date can be entered directly into the field, or by using the visual calendar tool. 
<li> Start Date - this field contains the date starting on which the article should be displayed on the front-end. It is automatically set by the system to be the same as the creation date, however it can be changed by the administrator. The date can be entered directly into the field, or by using the visual calendar tool. 
<li> Archivation Date - this field contains the date when the article will be archived. Archived articles are not displayed on the front-end. This date is automatically set by the system when the article is created, using the creation date plus the predefined number of days, set in the In-newz configuration. It can be changed by the administrator, by being entered directly into the field, or by using the visual calendar tool. 
<li> Rating  this field contains the numeric rating of the article. The rating is calculated as the average value of all ratings selected by users for this article. The range of the value is predefined, and displayed to the right as a hint. The administrator can manually change the rating if necessary. 
<li> Votes  this field contains the number of votes for the article. Each time a user votes (selects rating) for the article on the front-end, this value is incremented by one. This value is important for the rating calculating, it is used in the formula to calculate the average. The administrator can manually change the number of votes if necessary. 
<li> Hits  this field contains the number of article's hits. This value is incremented each time a user views the article. The administrator can manually change the hits if necessary.
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