Creating an Event

To get started you need an event to work with. If the event already exists, then you just open it in the same way as any other content item in CUE. If it doesn't already exist and you have sufficient rights, then you can create an event in the same way as any other content item, by clicking on the + button in the top left corner of the CUE window. When the Create new dialog is display, select Events from the Search for other options drop-down, and then select the event type you want from the Choose options from group drop-down. In the example shown below, there's only one event type to choose, called Event:

You then need to fill a few fields in the event's Main tab as shown below. In particular note the Entry type field – you may have several different types of entry to choose from as is the case here:

When you have filled out the Main tab, click the Save button in the bottom left corner. When you save the new event, several new tabs are created, and the Live Editor tab is automatically displayed. You can start creating entries straight away (see Blogging with CUE Live), but you will probably want to set up the event to support the inclusion of content from social media and other external sources first (see Including External Content), and possibly change some of the event's settings (see Event Settings).