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Overview: when setting up your news item, you may want to include videos to make your items more dynamic. You can upload both local and external videos to your news item- this article explains in detail how to do both.

Start from: the News item set-up form (Flow dashboard: Main menu > Communications > Manage News > + Add)

Note: see Build news items for more information on how to set news items up.

How to upload local videos

Use this option to upload local videos that are stored on your computer. 

  • Upload a video in the video upload section in Step 1: Article Set-up. Before you include the video in the Step 2: Add Content text box, it must be uploaded first.
  • Enter a headline (this is necessary in order to Save Draft).
  • Select Save Draft.
  • Select Next to move on to Step 2: Add Content.
  • Select the Local video icon to add your video to the news item.

  • Choose the alignment of the video and select OK.
  • Select Next to continue to Steps 3 and 4, and select Publish to send the news item out.

Note: you can delete this video from the news item by selectin the Remove Video toggle on Step 1: Article Set-up.

How to upload embedded videos

Use this option to embed videos into your news item, when these are hosted elsewhere and not on your device (for example, on YouTube).


 

  • Select the video icon in Step 2: Add Content.
  • Insert the video URL and select Insert Video.
  • Select Next to continue to Steps 3 and 4, and select Publish to send the news item out.