Inboxes Tab
An inbox is a list of content items. Each section of a publication can have any number of inboxes, which can be used for any purpose. An inbox always belongs to a single section. A content item can be moved between inboxes, but cannot appear in two inboxes simultaneously.
Inboxes are generally used by section editors to organize publication work flow. The editor might, for example, create an inbox for each person that works on the section, and then assign jobs by adding content items to the inboxes. Another editor might create inboxes that represent different stages in a workflow, so that journalists can move content items between the inboxes as a means of marking progress.
Most of the Inboxes tab is taken up by a display area for the currently selected inbox. Above this is a pull-down list for switching between the inboxes in the section and a View button for changing the layout of the inbox display. Below the display area are push buttons that you can also use to switch between the inboxes in the section. The currently selected button is highlighted.
You can change the layout of the inbox contents by clicking on the
layout buttons (
) above the list.
To edit one of the content items in an inbox, either double-click
on it, or select it and press Enter. It will
then open in an editor in the work area.
To move content items between inboxes:
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Select the content items you want to move.
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Drag them down to the push buttons at the bottom of the inbox and hold them over the button for the inbox you want to move them to. After a moment or two, the new inbox will open.
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Drag the content items up into the new inbox and drop them.
To delete an inbox, select it and then select File > Delete from the displayed menu.
To rename an inbox, select it, select File > Rename and enter a new name.
To create a new inbox:
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Right-click on one of the push buttons at the bottom of the inbox.
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Select Create new inbox... from the displayed menu.
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Enter a name for the new inbox and click OK in the displayed dialog.
You cannot delete or rename the default inbox Inbox.