Creating a story from a template

Stories of different types (news, sports, fashion and so on) require different components and may need different styling. By setting up a template for each type of story, stories can be created quickly and efficiently.

Example: In its simplest form, you can create a template that contains an Author component showing your photo, name and Web site. This way you don't have to add that information each time you create a new story.

Tip: Story templates are especially effective when making use of Brands: a dedicated environment containing its own users, Stories, Story templates, styling and Publication Channels. For more information, see Setting up Brands in Inception.

Creating a template

Creating a template is done from the Templates page.

Step 1. Click your avatar and choose Templates.

The Templates page appears.

Step 2. Click New Template, enter a name in the dialog box that appears and click Create.

An empty Story appears containing a Hero component, an Intro component and a Body component.

Step 3. Add the components for the template and optionally add text and images.

Note: For more information about the components that you can use, see Available Story components in Inception.

Tip: Change the order of components by dragging them into a new position.

Using a template

Templates are chosen when creating a new Story.