August 12, 2002
How to post a story and photo
This may seem complicated when you read it, but once you have done it, it will be easy.
First, goto the login page. Once you are in, if you don't see little icons on the left side, click on the name of the weblog. You will see a page which has an icon labeled "UPLOAD FILE" . (Click on the first thumbnail at the top of this entry to see the location of this icon.) Click on the icon, and you get a pop-up where you see the word Browse. (Click on the second thumbnail in this entry to see a picture of that pop-up)
Browse for your photo. It can be wherever you saved it on your computer hard drive. It should be around 320X240 in size, or whatever you have settled on, but should NOT be larger than 640X480 - it will take to long for people looking at your photos to load it in to see it.
Then type the word "images" (lower-case, no quotes) in the top of the two spaces at the bottom. Check the page, then click Upload.
You get another pop-up. (Click on the third thumbnail in this entry to see what it looks like). On this one, check the box to create a new entry with your photo. Check Make thumbnail. Type 120 into the top box for the size. hit return and the bottom box will be adjusted to keep the right proportions. At the bottom are 2 last buttons. Click the left one (POPUP IMAGE) so that anyone reading your entry can click on a thumbnail, and a larger version of your photo will pop up in its own window.
Once you have clicked Popup Image, you get a larger page for your entry. (Click the last thumbnail in this entry to see a part of it). Type in a title, select a category (It may be a location, or your name, however it has been set up). Right after all of the html code that the system has put into the Main Entry Text box, type in your story or description of the photo. If you have a long story, you can put just the first few sentences into this box, then continue in the Additional Entry Text box. That way, when people click on the word "MORE" that will appear under your first sentences, they will go to a page with your whole story. It makes it easier to fit more entries on the main page for people to look through. Don't do it the way I've done it here!
Scroll down to the bottom of this entry page, make sure Post Status is "Publish" and click either preview or save. Once it says your entry has been saved, find the bottom left icon, View Site, and click it. You may have to click the Reload button in your browser to see the latest changes, but with any luck, there's your entry for the whole world to see!
One last note: Look at the last thumbnail on this page. The html code after the border defined as zero, is code I typed in. It puts a little space around the photo, and puts the photo on the right, with text wrapping around on the left. Once you feel confident with this you can try it.
Posted by at August 12, 2002 02:05 PM