Basic Directionsfor adding to the Blog.

1. Go to the blog: http://media.cce.cornell.edu/hosts/city/
2. Go to the edit page: click Log in lower left in left hand menu under Meta
3. Login: Your login will be your first name beginning with a capital...unless you had a previously established username. You will need to establish a password. An invitation - e-mail should have been sent to you establishing a password etc. Logging in will get you to our blog’s “dashboard”.
4. Write a Post: The process of entering your writing in WordPress is easy.
   
   - Go to “posts” (left column),
   - “add new”.
   - Then add a title and your content.
5. Tips For Posting:
   Use Paragraphs No one likes to read writing that never pauses for a line break. Break your writing up into paragraphs by adding spaces between your paragraphs. Use Headings If you are writing long posts, break up the sections by using headings, small titles to highlight a change of subject. Bold also works nicely to bring it to someone’s attention.Use of HTML: You don't have to use HTML when writing your posts. WordPress will automatically add it to your site, but if you do want control over different elements like boxes, headings, and other additional containers or elements, and you are comfortable with it - use HTML. Spell Check and Proof The version of WordPress that we are using has spell check…it is not automatic though...so do click on the spell check button.
6. Using Images in Posts: If pictures are worth one thousand words, pictures that tell a story are worth one million. Choose your pictures wisely – just a couple – with just a few people involved. A good story-telling picture is taken relatively close to the subject, has at least one person looking at the camera (inviting you in), and the participants are doing something.
7. Upload an image: Within your post – go to add media (just above the area that you add content) the first button is for adding an image – it is the icon that looks a little like a tv screen (a square within a square just below the title.
   - Select “Add an image”, the select where you are adding it from (your computer or media library (these are pictures that are already on the blog).
   -For “from computer” – browse to the pic you want, then upload.
   - Add a title and description to your picture.
   - Insert it into your post.
8. Add a category for your post: You will find this section on the right hand side of your screen.
9. Publish!
   
   
   Checklist for adding content:
   
   Did you?
   __Write a post with a title?
   __Use paragraphs where appropriate?
   __Add images that tell a story?
   __Add a category for your post?
   __Publish ?