Schedule a release

You can schedule an article to release in the future. This is useful if you want to publish an article at a specific time, but won’t be available to publish it manually.

To set an article to release at a particular date and time:

1. From your article page, click thebutton located in the top-right corner of the action bar. A calendar module will appear with today’s date highlighted with a yellow outline.
2. Use the left and right arrows to change calendar month.
3. Click on the future date you want your article to publish. A yellow circle will appear around your selected release date.
4. Adjust the time you want your article to publish. Military time will automatically convert to standard time.
5. Click Schedule for Release to close the calendar.

Your article status is now Scheduled for Release, and the future release date is displayed in the overview section of your article page. If you need to access the article prior to the release date, it will be available at the top of the Released folder of your Inbox, labelled as Scheduled.

On its release date, your article will automatically publish, making it available for anyone to read on www.army.mil. The article will still be available from the Released folder of your Inbox, but the Scheduled label will be removed.

To change the date and/or time for a scheduled article:

1. From your Inbox, navigate to the Released folder. Your scheduled article will have a yellow label displayed above the title.
   
2. Click the title or on the icon to open your article page.
3. In Edit mode, click the current schedule date located in the overview section of your Article Settings sidebar.
4. Select a new date and time from the calendar.
5. Click the Schedule for Release button to close the calendar.

Your new scheduled release date is now displayed on your overview section.

To cancel a scheduled release:

1. From your article page, click the current schedule date located in the overview section of your Article Settings sidebar.
2. Click Cancel Scheduling at the top of the calendar.

Your article status is reverted to a draft, and the future release date is removed from the overview section of your article page.

You can also use the scheduling calendar if you want to backdate an article prior to releasing it. To backdate an article:

1. From your article page, click thebutton.
2. Select a previous date and time from the calendar. The Schedule for Release button will change to Backdate & Release.
3. Click the Backdate & Release button to close the calendar.

Your article will immediately release, making it available for anyone to read on www.army.mil. In the overview section of your article page, you’ll notice that the release date is now backdated to the day and time that you selected. The live article will also display this previous release date.

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