Posts scheduled for automatic publishing populate automatically in the editorial calendar, but you can also add draft posts that need manual publishing to the calendar. By adding drafts to the editorial calendar, you can give other editors an idea of when you aim to publish a post well in advance.

1. In the Studio, navigate to the Editorial Calendar. 
2. Optionally use the channel or space filters to more easily find the post you want to add to the editorial calendar. 
3. Drag the post from the drafts column and drop it on the day you want to plan the post.
   

   If there are no posts scheduled for that day, the draft will automatically be planned for 9:00 am. For days where content is already scheduled, the draft will automatically take the next available time depending on where you drop it.

   

Your draft has been added to the calendar. The post will still need to be manually published on the chosen date and time. 

You can easily adjust the date after adding a scheduled post or draft to the editorial calendar, including overdue posts. 

1. In the Studio, navigate to the Editorial Calendar.
2. Select the post you want to change the date for. 
3. Drag and drop the post to the desired date.
   
   
   You’ve changed the post date. The publishing time will remain the same. 

If you want to move the post by more than a week, or adjust the publishing time, use the following method:

1. Select the post you want to change the date for.
2. In the flyout menu, click the pen icon.
   
   
3. Click into the date field and select your desired publication date from the calendar.
4. Optionally, you can also change the publication time for the post.
   
   
5. Click Save.

You’ve changed the post date.

Draft posts need to be published manually, but you can schedule a draft post to be published automatically directly from the Editorial Calendar.

1. In the Editorial Calendar, select the post you want to schedule.
   The flyout menu opens.
2. Click the pen icon.
3. Active the toggle Scheduling.
   
    
4. Optionally, adjust the date and time the post will be published at. 
5. Click Save. 

Your post is now scheduled to be published automatically.

Once content is in the Editorial Calendar, you can make edits to the teaser information directly from the calendar without having to navigate to the post. 

1. In the Editorial Calendar, select the post you want to make edits to.
   The flyout menu opens.
2. Click the pen icon.
3. Click into the editing field and adjust the post title or teaser text as needed. 
4. Click Save. 

If you need to make more detailed edits to a post, you can conveniently open the post editor from the Editorial Calendar with one click. 

1. In the Editorial Calendar, navigate to the post you want to open. 
2. Select the post.
   The flyout menu opens. 
3. Click on the post title.
   The post editor automatically opens in a new tab.

You can add a blocker within the editorial calendar to include important company plans or communications. Blockers are visible to all editors. You can also set a publishing freeze for the timeframe. The publishing freeze will suggest that editors consider rescheduling their posts, both in the editorial calendar and the Studio news editor. Editors can plan their posts outside of those times for maximum reach, helping you take your organization’s content planning to the next level.

Add a blocker to remind editors about the global Sales meeting on Thursday afternoon or reserve Monday morning with a publishing freeze for an important CEO announcement. Use blockers to set regular reminders, for example when the weekly email digest should be sent, to make the Editorial Calendar your all-in-one communication calendar.  

1. In the Studio, navigate to the Editorial Calendar.
2. Click Create, and select Blocker from the dropdown menu.
   
   
3. Enter a title, the time period, and optionally, a description.
4. Optionally, set a publishing freeze with the blocker to suggest rescheduling posts for a different time.
   
   
5. Click Create. 

You have created a blocker and it is now visible to all editors inside the Editorial Calendar.