Stories

Note that only users with administrative access can view, create or edit a story

How to view existing stories

Click on the link to 'Stories' on PINFOX homepage.

To view all events related to a story, click on the calendar icon in the 'Events' column

How to create a new story

• Title max 200 characters
• Description max 10,000 characters
• Image must be .jpg, .gif or .png; it will display at the top of the timeline at 150 pixels wide and up to a max of 400 pixels tall

How to add an Event to a story

On the summary list of Stories, click on the calendar icon in the 'Events' column

• Click 'Add Event'
• Add a news, publication, finance project or manual event following our guidelines for a Researcher Timeline

How to add an event created for a PI timeline to a story

• Select Import PI Event; select first the PI, then an Event from their timeline
• Click 'OK' and update the fields if needed
• • Title max 200 characters
  • Link text, if relevant, max 200 characters
  • Description max 10,000 characters
  • Image
  • • images must be .jpg, .gif or .png
    • thumbnails appearing on the timeline are cropped to 100x100 pixels; long rectangular images might not display as expected
    • when the event is expanded, the image will display at a max 500x300 pixels

How to view the timeline of a Story

• Click on the calendar icon in the ‘Events’ column
• Click on ‘Preview Timeline’

How to publish a story

A Story can be published on a NeWT powered website. Navigate to the correct location and select ‘Add new Story’