Editing Project:Observatory Users Manual (section)

===== Describe =====
 
====== Headline ======
Required. Follow the [[Project:Style Guide/Editorial Process#Headline|Headline guidelines in the Observatory Style Guide]]. And use headline-style capitalization rules from the [[Project:Style Guide/Editorial Process#Headline|Observatory Style Guide]].
 
====== Sort As ======
 
* This field determines the alphabetical order to display lists of Articles in some contexts, such as lists.
* Headlines that start with “The” or “A” or “An” or a punctuation mark (including a single open-quotation mark) need this field filled in with any of those elements removed.
** For example, for the Headline '''The Headline''', we would fill in the Sort As '''Headline, The'''.
 
* If there are special characters in the Headline, such as an accented letter such as é or â or ç, an umlaut such as ö or ï, or a character i like ı, etc., you should put the Headline in the Sort As field with the letter presented in its standard way.
** For example, for the Headline '''Café Culture of Italy''', we would fill in its Sort As '''Cafe Culture of Italy'''.
 
* The first letter must always be capitalized (it won’t display this way, but it will sort out of order if the first letter is lowercase).
* Leave this field blank if the Headline does not start with “The,” “A,” “An,” or a punctuation mark, ''and'' it does not contain special characters. The sorting order for Articles with blank Sort As fields will be determined by the Headline field.
 
====== Subtitle (Teaser) ======
Required. Follow the [[Project:Style Guide/Editorial Process#Teaser (i.e., Subtitle/Subheadline)|Teaser guidelines in the Observatory Style Guide]].
 
====== Editor’s Notes ======
This will appear at the bottom of Article for all readers (section is visible to the public too).
 
====== Author(s) ======
Fill in Author(s).
 
If a coauthor needs to be created and you don’t have access, ask your editor for help (provide your editor with their email address so we can onboard them).
 
====== Has audio version ======
Generally leave unchecked and let your editor handle.
 
====== Has video version ======
Generally leave unchecked and let your editor handle.
 
====== Cover Image ======
Let your editor handle for you.
 
====== Cover Image Page ======
Let your editor handle for you.
 
====== Suppress cover image display ======
Let your editor handle for you.
 
====== Suppress uploaded media caption ======
Let your editor handle for you.
 
====== Limit uploaded media width ======
Let your editor handle for you.
 
====== Section ======
A radio field with options for “Observatory” and “Classics.” Make sure the page was set to “Observatory” if you are entering a typical Article (“Classics” is only used for public domain content and will display fields in this form that don’t apply.) Ask your editor if you notice the wrong button was Pushed to make sure you’re working in the right namespace before continuing.
 
====== Source ======
Start typing in the Source of the Article, if there is one. For example, if it was originally produced by an affiliated organization, or if it was previously Published by another publication (including your organization or the Independent Media Institute or one of its projects: Earth Food Life Project, Economy for All Project, Human Bridges Project, Local Peace Economy Project, Our Schools Project, or Voting Booth Project). Select it as it starts to appear.
 
Articles have nothing in the Source field if the above does not apply.
 
If the organization name does not start to appear as you type, ask your editor if they would consider adding it to the Observatory as a Source. (In your request, please provide your editor with the organization’s website, contact email address of someone who can handle permissions requests at that organization, and their logo if you have it.)
 
====== Date first published ======
Enter the date of original publication if this is a reprint/embargoed, or today’s date if it’s original to the Observatory. If you only know the month and year, you may leave the exact day empty. An administrator may later change this to the date they Publish and Push.
 
====== Display date checkbox ======
Generally, always check this box, unless it’s extremely evergreen or your editor tells you not to. This will buy you some leeway on updating and give readers context (the date only appears at the bottom of the piece if this is checked, not up top or near the byline in the sidebar).