Creating a new article in Content Station Aurora

Creating a new article is one of the ways of working with articles using the Print editor or Digital editor in Content Station.

Quick steps

Step 1. Click Create new... at the top of the page.

The 'Create New' window is displayed.

Step 2. Choose the type of article that you want to create:

• Print article: an article for publishing to a printed publication such as a newspaper or magazine.
• Article: an article for creating channel-neutral content for publishing to digital and print channels.¹

¹ This option is only available when logged in to Enterprise Server 10.2 or higher. In some older versions of Content Station this option is known as 'Digital Article'.

Note: If you want to create an article template, see Setting up article templates for Content Station Aurora.

Step 3. Choose a template from the list to base the article on and click Next.

Tip: Type any part of the name of the template to filter the list.

Step 4. Fill out all necessary details and click Create. The article is created and opened for editing.

Detailed steps

Step 1. (Optional) If you want to directly add the article to a Dossier, open that Dossier first.

Step 2. In the toolbar at the top of the screen, click Create New... .

The 'Create New' window appears.

Creating an article in Content Station is done by basing it on a template. Typically, many templates will have been made available, each containing their own set of article components and styling.

Step 3. Make sure that either the Print article icon or the Article icon¹ is selected.

¹ This option is only available when logged in to Enterprise Server 10.2 or higher. In some older versions of Content Station this option is known as 'Digital Article'.

Step 4. From the list, select a template to base the article on.

Tip: Type any part of the name of the template to filter the list.

Once a template is selected, the Next button becomes available.

Step 5. Click Next.

The Properties window appears.

Step 5. Set the properties for the article.

Note about the Dossier field: (It is assumed here that this field has been added to the Properties window by the system administrator) The Dossier field allows you to quickly add the article to a new or an existing Dossier. Choose one of the following options: Leave the field blank to not add the article to a Dossier. Choose New Dossier to create a Dossier with the same name as the article and to automatically add the article to that Dossier. Choose an existing Dossier to add the article to it (type any part of the name to quickly find a Dossier).

Step 6. Click Create.

The article is created and opened for editing.

Next steps

For more information about working with a Print article or Digital article, see:

• Working with Print articles in Content Station Aurora
• Working with Digital articles in Content Station Aurora

Document history

• 17 September 2019: Updated section 'Quick steps' by adding a reference to creating an article template.