Saturday, May 21, 2005

Blog Basics

This post is to serve as a guide for family members who may not have blogged before.

As you can see, every new post has a title. This one is called “Blog Basics” and the one below is “Welcome.” Every new post is dated so you can see when it is written; new posts automatically go to the top. Right underneath this post you will see that it says, “Comments” with a number next to it. Right now the number is probably 0. If you want to say something about this post (or any post), just click on the comment beneath it. A box will pop up that lets you write in whatever you want. Then click in the circle that says other and click on publish. It’s that simple.

If you look to the right part of this page you will see three things: links, previous posts, and archives. The links are connections to other websites that the family might be interested in. Just click on the link and it will take you there. If you have a suggestion for a link you think others in the family would like, put it in a comment to this post and we’ll get it up. The previous posts are a fast way to get to look at other topics that have been posted and to go there. Finally, after the end of a month, the posts start getting archived. The archives let you look at all of the posts that were made during a certain month.

I hope this helps. Any questions? Post them as a comment.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As a demonstration, this is the space where you can post your comments. You should be able to just click in the other button and add your name. As it says, the fields are optional. If that does not work try clicking on anonymous.
If you don't know how to use the HTML tages, don't worry. They aren't that crucial for posts and I'll explain them in a future blog.