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Editing or deleting a Reading List

You can do the following actions on or with your Reading List:

  • Add stories
  • Remove stories
  • Rename a Reading List
  • Share a Reading List
  • Delete a Reading List
    • Please note once a Reading List is deleted there is no way to recover it.
  • Sort the stories on a Reading List (Web only)
  • Rearrange the order of Reading Lists on your profile (Web only) 

Keep in mind that there is one default Reading List that cannot be removed, however, if it does not contain any stories it will not be visible to anyone viewing your profile.

 

Select a platform for more details.

On iOS

Removing stories from a Reading List:

One at a time:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Slide a story to the left; two icons will appear
  3. Tap on  Remove

Many stories at once:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap the   More button  in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Tap on Edit Reading List
  4. Select all of the stories you’d like to remove
  5. Tap on  Remove on the bottom menu
  6. Select Remove Stories

 

Renaming a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap the  More button in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Select Rename Reading List
  4. Enter in the new Reading List name
  5. Tap on Rename

 

Sharing a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap Share
  3. Select your preferred sharing option

 

Deleting a Reading List:

Please note that Reading Lists cannot be restored. The default Reading List cannot be deleted.

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap the  More button  in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Select Delete Reading List

On Android

Removing stories from a Reading List:

One at a time:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap on  More options button  that appear beside the story title
  3. Select Remove
  4. Confirm by tapping Yes

Many stories at once:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap on  More options button in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Tap on Edit
  4. Select all of the stories you’d like to remove
  5. Tap on  Remove on the top menu
  6. Confirm by tapping Yes

 

Renaming a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap the  More options button in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Tap on Rename Reading List
  4. Enter in the new Reading List name
  5. Tap on Rename

 

Sharing a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap on   Share
  3. Select a sharing option

 

Deleting a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Tap on More options button in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Tap on Delete Reading List
  4. Confirm by tapping OK

On Web

Sorting the stories on a Reading List:

From within your Profile:

  1. Go to your Profile
  2. Open a Reading List
  3. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  4. Drag and move stories by clicking and holding the  Drag icon next to each story
  5. Confirm by clicking on Done

From the Library:

  1. Go to your Library
  2. Click on Reading Lists and select the one you want to edit
  3. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  4. Drag and move stories by clicking and holding the  Drag icon next to each story
  5. Confirm by clicking on Done

 

Removing stories from a Reading List:

One at a time:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  3. Click on the circle on the right-hand side of any story you would like to delete
  4. Select  Remove at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen 
  5. Confirm by clicking on OK

Many stories at once:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  3. Click on the circles on the right-hand side of the stories you would like to delete. Alternatively, to delete all the stories in the list, click on the Select all button at the top right-hand corner of the list. 
  4. Select  Remove at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen 
  5. Confirm by clicking on OK

 

Renaming a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  3. In the field above this button, enter the new Reading List name
  4. Confirm by clicking on Done

 

Sharing a Reading List:

From within a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Click on one of the share icons (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  3. Follow the instructions to post the link to the social media account you chose

From the Library:

  1. Open your Library
  2. Click on the Reading Lists tab
  3. Click the  More button at the right-hand side of the Reading List you would like to share
  4. Click on one of the share icons (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) from the drop-down menu
  5. Follow the instructions to post the link to the social media account you chose

 

Deleting a Reading List:

Please note that Reading Lists cannot be restored. Also, the default Reading List cannot be deleted.

From within a Reading List:

  1. Open a Reading List
  2. Click on the Edit button found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen
  3. Click on the Delete List button at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen

From the Library:

  1. Open your Library
  2. Click on the Reading Lists tab
  3. Click the  More button at the right-hand side of the Reading List you would like to delete
  4. Click on the Delete List option from the drop-down menu

 

Arranging Reading Lists on your profile:

On the website, you have the ability to change the order of the Reading Lists that appear on your Profile.

  1. Open your Library
  2. Click on the Reading Lists tab
  3. Click and hold down the   Drag icon  at the left-hand side of the Reading List you would like to move
  4. Drag the Reading List to your preferred position
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