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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

A Member Asks….How to Publish

How does one make an original entry on the blog.

Someone asked me…

Chuck, please tell us how to start an original entry. And don’t make it sound too simple, otherwise I’ll resign and join Densa.

Here’s how you should be able to go about it.

[1] Log-In using the LOG-IN button at the top. This will take you to a screen that allows you to enter your user name and password for recognition.
[2] Hit the PUBLISH button at the top. This button appears if you are logged-in. It will take you to a control panel where you can see all kinds of interesting stuff. Not that you can get to it all, but you can see the tabs across the top of the control panel.
[3] Select the PUBLISH tab. That will take you to the screen where you can make your entry.
[4] Enter a TITLE. Do try to be ‘original’. The system does not like duplicated titles.
[5] Enter a short and/or witty SUMMARY. We prefer that you use the italics function in this area. Just so it is easily distinguishable from the body. You can use the bttons above the SUMMARY area to start and stop the italics. These buttons can also be used in the BODY and EXTENDED TEXT areas as well.
[6] Enter the bulk of your entry in the BODY and EXTENDED TEXT areas. You can use the buttons above the SUMMARY section to add emphasis to your comments; BOLD, italics, underline,

blockquote

, strike through, links to other web-pages that you want to cite, and other things.

If you are going to add a link, I recommend that you use bold treatment for the text that will appear on the screen. It helps it to stand out better. Just put the bold before and after the text at the end of the finished link. Dink around with it and you’ll get the idea.

There is an ability to add images. If you want to do so, please send the image to me by e-mail so that I can upload it onto the server.

If you want to write an essay, try to construct it in such a manner as to readily break between the BODY and EXTENDED TEXT. I’d say to put about a paragraph or two of your main thought in the BODY and put the rest of it in the EXTENDED TEXT area. This will work best in maintaining the blog’s appearance.

Use the CATEGORIES tab, to set the category of the original entry you have made. You can have multiple categories. Just hold down your shift key while clicking on them.

You can then use the buttons over to the side to Preview or Submit the entry.

If you don’t like the way it came out, just go back to the Control Panel by using the PUBLISH button on the blog, select the entry from the list of entries you can access, i.e., those YOU put in there, and dink around with it until you get it just right.

Try to be polite. I’ve not activated the censor function yet.

People who make original entries, will have the ability to moderate the comments that appear in their entry area. I’ll publish information on how to go about doing that later.

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