Create or edit a social post in the app

You can create or edit a social post in the Igloo Flex Mobile app to share timely short communications within your organization. 

Considerations

  • Access permissions: Access to social posts in a feed is determined by the group and roles assigned to the site containing the social feed. See the Permission article for more details. 

Who can do this?

  • Workplace administrators
  • Site administrators 
  • Creators

Create a social post in the app

  1. In the app, use the Top Bar's search box to find the social post feed, or use the Home tab's Menu to navigate to the feed where the social post will reside.
  2. Tap the What's on your mind? textbox. 
  3. Enter the content of the social post. For configuration options, see the Content Creation Settings table in the Settings section below.  
  4. Tap Post.

Edit a social post in the app

  1. In the app, use the Top Bar's search box to find the social post, or use the Home tab's Menu to navigate to the feed where the social post resides and open the event. 
  2. In the app's Top Bar, select Menu. 
  3. Update the post's settings and content as needed. For configuration options, see the Content Creation Settings table in the Settings section below.  
  4. Tap Save.

Settings

Setting Description
Post content

Enter the text content of the social post. The app supports the use of a mobile text editor that allows you to: 

  • Undo: Remove the most recent change made within the editor. This action can be performed multiple times.
  • Redo: Reapply the most recent change made within the editor. This action can be performed multiple times.
  • Headings formats: Options include:
    • Paragraph
    • Heading 1
    • Heading 2
    • Heading 3
    • Heading 4
    • Heading 5
    • Heading 6
  • Bold: Bold the selected text. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will be bold.
  • Italic: Italicize the selected text. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will be italicized.
  • Underline: Underline the selected text. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will be underlined.
  • Strikethrough: Cross out the selected text. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will have a line through it.
  • Insert link: Insert a URL link into the text. 
    1. Tap Insert Link. 
    2. Input the following: 
      • URL: Paste or type a URL. 
      • Text to display: (Optional) Enter the text to be displayed in the editor. By default, this will display the entire URL address entered in the URL field. 
      • Title:  (Optional) Enter a contextual tooltip displayed when the user hovers over the link. 
      • Open link in...: (Optional) Choose whether the link will open in a new or current window. 
    3. Tap Save. 
  • Image: Insert an image into the text. 
    1. Tap Image. 
    2. Select one of the following options:
      • Add an image by URL: Paste a URL into the Image URL field.
      • Add an image from a photo album: Tap Image and select an image from your photo album on your device.
      • Add an image from the camera: Tap Camera to use your device's camera to take a picture. 
    3. Enter the following: 
      • Description: (Optional) While optional, it is recommended that a brief description of the image be supplied so that screen readers can describe it for accessibility. 
      • Width: (Optional) Edit the image's width in pixels. For example, 200px. 
      • Height:(Optional) Edit the image's height in pixels. For example, 200px. 
    4. Select Ok. 
  • GIF: Insert a GIF into the text. GIPHY hosts inserted GIFs and do not take up storage space in your digital workplace. Users who select an inserted GIF will be redirected to the GIFs page on GIPHY.
    1. Tap GIF on the toolbar. 
    2. Enter a search term in the box and tap Search.
    3. Tap a GIF to insert it into the editor. 
  • Table: Insert a table by selecting the number of rows and columns in the grid. The maximum selectable area is 10 rows by 10 columns. Additional options are available. See the Rich text editor's Table Menu.
  • Align: Align the selected text in the editor. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will be aligned. Alignment options include: 
    • Left align: Align the selected text to the left side of the editor. 
    • Center align: Align the selected text to the horizontal center of the editor. 
    • Right align: Align the selected text to the right side of the editor. 
    • Justify align: Add spacing between the words of the selected text so that the edges of each line are aligned with the left and right margins.
  • Line Height: Change the height of each line in the selected text. If no text is selected, any subsequently entered text will have the selected value. Height options include:
    • 1
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
    • 1.3
    • 1.4 (Default)
    • 1.5
    • 2
  • Numbered list: Insert a numbered list into the text at the current cursor location or select text to turn it into a numbered list item. 
  • Bullet list: Insert a bulleted list into the text at the current cursor location or select text to turn it into a bulleted list item. 
  • Increase indent: Adjust a paragraph's or selected text's formatting by pushing it further to the right, creating an indentation.
  • Decrease indent: Adjust a paragraph's or selected text's formatting by pushing it further to the left, decreasing the size of an indentation.
  • Clear formatting: Remove all text styles from the selected text.

This field is required.

Maximum character limit of 500 characters. 
Content Creation Settings