Blog: How To

Some Tips for posting.

1. How to add a post to the blog.  

2. How to add Labels

3. How to post an image.

4. How to post a trailer or other YouTube link.

5. How to add hyperlinks to text.

6. How to post a comment

1. How to add a new post to the blog. 

 Click on "New Post" in the top right of the screen [which you should see if you accepted your invitation from Blogger to join the blog. The e-mail might be in your junk folder.]

 

2.  How to add Labels.

For each blog post, make sure to add the assignment name as a label (ex: Reatkion1). It's best to select the correct assignment among the label options given in order to avoid typos, which would generate new, unwanted labels. "Reaktion1" is not the same label as "Reaktion 1" with a space. 

3. How to post an image. 

Find the button above that looks like a photo. From here you can upload an image that you have on your computer, or add a link to an image's URL from the web (if you're confident the image will stay in the same place). You can also copy and paste images directly into the "Compose" box. After adding an image, you can change the size, and left/center/right alignment.

4. How to post a trailer (or other YouTube link).

Find the icon above that says "Insert a Video" when you scroll the mouse over it.

From here you can search within YouTube for the Trailer you need. You may also want to open YouTube separately and double-check to make sure you found a good one (in German!).

5. How to add hyperlinks to text. 

It's great to include links for your classmates to find the pages you visited.  This is also a way to cite outside sources. 

Let's say you find the fashion magazine Brigitte and want to post about it. 

a. First highlight and copy the url: http://www.brigitte.de/

b. Then, in your blog post, highlight the text you want to link and click on the blue "Link" button at the top of the compose box. Blogger should automatically recognize this as a link. If not, paste in the URL in the "Web address" box and hit OK.

6. How to post a comment.

You might be assigned to rewrite one of your postings by correcting grammar, etc. You will need to post the rewrite as a "comment" to the original post, to keep a record of the original draft and the revised version. To do this, click on the title of your original posting. On the next screen, you will see a box to enter a comment below the original posting. Copy and paste your revised version there.