On this help page, you’ll find a basic overview of SNO FLOW and a table of contents detailing the various locations and interfaces in FLOW.
FLOW Table of Contents
Home (Dashboard): Upon logging into FLOW, this is the screen you will see. It includes any information relevant to you as a user, such as assignments that are assigned to you, assignments passed to you for editing, etc.
Stories: View a spreadsheet and track any stories and assignments that are in progress for your publication. This page includes several filtering options to make it easier to navigate.
Message Board: Send and receive direct messages, and/or set up messaging channels (private or public) to facilitate communication amongst your staff.
Layout Builder: Use this tool to plan any print publications. Create layouts, add pages, allocate stories to each page, assign pages to members of your staff, etc.
Calendar: Set any assignment deadlines to appear here or create events and invite members of your staff to attend.
Gallery: Use this location to access any images you've uploaded to FLOW.
Users: Add your staff members as users here and select their roles. Once added, click on a user to change their user role, adjust their notification settings, and customize their permissions as desired.
Groups: Create any custom groupings and add multiple users to them (Ex: Copy Editors, Editors-in-Chief, etc.).
Grades: Access your FLOW gradebook here.
Grading Center: Grade assignments in bulk using this tool.
Archived: Once a story is published from FLOW to your website, you'll want to archive it. Use this Archive tab to view any archived stories and/or unarchive them if you ever need to.
Settings: Access a variety of different tools to customize your FLOW account for your publication within your FLOW Settings. The following tabs are included within your FLOW settings: General Info, Assignment Types, Story Tag Groups, Statuses, Deadline Defaults, Workflows, Checklists, Grading, Grading Rubrics, Navigation Settings, WordPress Publish Defaults, Google Drive Integration, Account Reset.
As is true with all SNO products, if you have any problems, concerns, questions (or even compliments) just send submit a support ticket, and we’ll respond as soon as possible.