EditPurpose
Add new blogs; edit or delete existing blogs.
EditLocations Used
General
EditAdd A New Blog
There are 3 parts to adding a new blog to the blog site: text of the blog, any images that are part of the blog, and categories for which the blog applies.
1. Click on the Add New Post link in the "Welcome" box to the right of the home page.
 Add A New Post - text |
ENTER TEXT OF THE BLOG
2.
Title: Enter a title for your new blog.
3.
Post: Create your blog entry in the large text box below the title box. Use the format and font tools to customize your entry.
a. Images - There are two ways to insert an image as part of your blog.
- 1a. Click on the
image icon in the editor and enter values in the window that pops up.
 Add A New Post - Image icon |
- 2a. Specify images to upload in the Upload Images section of the Add New Post page - see below.
Refer to the section "Blogs - Upload Image as Part of your Blog" for more information on inserting images in your blog entry.
b. Videos - To insert videos as part of your blog entry, use the video icon in the editor.
 Add A New Post - Video icon |
c. Page Breaks - To break up the paragraphs on your blog for more emphasis, use the page break icon in the editor.
 Add A New Post - Pagebreak icon |
4.
"Publish this post" box: Check this box if you wish to
publish this entry for others to see. Do not check this box if you wish to save this entry and post it at a later time.
5.
Upload Images: Enter the names of images on your computer or network you want included in your blog entry. You can type the file names or click on the Browse button to bring up the File Selection window.
 Add A New Post - images |
6. Click on the
Upload button to upload the images onto the blog site. An image list will be displayed of the uploaded images. They are not viewable until they are added to the blog editor.
7. Select where in the text of your blog you wish to insert an image. Then click on the "add" icon for that image.
Refer to the section "Blogs - Upload Image as Part of your Blog" for more information on inserting images in your blog entry.
8.
Categories: Select the categories in which you wish to have your article placed. More than one category can be selected.
 Add A New Post - categories |
9.
SUBMIT: Click on the
SUBMIT button to save your blog entry. What happens to the blog entry depends on whether or not the "Publish this post" check box is checked.
If you submit with the “Publish this post” box not checked, the entry will be available to edit at a later time. It will not be viewable by others on the blog site until it is published.
f you submit with the "Publish this post" box checked, then the blog entry is posted.
- If this blog site moderate blogs, the posted entry will not be viewable until the administrator approves the entry.
- If this blog site does not moderate blogs, the posted entry will be viewable immediately.
10.
CANCEL: Click on the
CANCEL button to discard your changes.
Edit An Existing Blog
**Note: You must be the author of the blog you wish to edit.**
1. Sign in to BlogSuite.
2. Find the blog that you wish to edit in one of the following ways:
- View the blog entries on the BlogSuite home page under
Latest Posts ; or
- Click on your name in the
Blogroll box on BlogSuite's home page; or
- Select from
Archive Folders box (displayed when you select your name from
Blogroll) to search blogs from that time frame; or
- Selecting from the
Recent Posts box (displayed when you select your name from
Blogroll).
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3. Once you have found the blog, click on the
Edit Post link beneath the title. The "Add New Post" page will be displayed, filled in with the selected blog's information.
4. Make the desired changes. Refer to the section above "Add a New Blog" for more information.
5. Click on the
SUBMIT button to save your changes. Click on the
CANCEL button to discard your changes.
Delete an Existing Blog
**Note: You must be the author of the blog you wish to edit.**
1. Sign in to BlogSuite.
2. Find the blog that you wish to edit in one of the following ways:
- View the blog entries on the BlogSuite home page under Latest Posts ; or
- Click on your name in theBlog Roll box on BlogSuite's home page; or
- Select from Archive Folders box (displayed when you select your name from Blog Roll) to search blogs from that time frame; or
- Select from the Recent Posts box (displayed when you select your name from Blog Roll).
3. Once you have found the blog, click on the Edit Post link beneath the title. The "Add New Post" page will be displayed, filled in with the selected blog's information.
4. Click on the DELETE button at the bottom of the page to remove this blog from the blog site.
5. You will be asked to confirm that you wish to delete the blog; select OK.