Adding a main picture or introductory text to the top of your page

To add a picture or text to the top of your page: click on the LAYOUT tab then go to ADD A GADGET. Select the option to add a picture or text. Once you have done this you can move it about the screen by dragging it to where you want it.

Making a contents for your site

To create a contents so that you can scroll easily to each topic: Go to the LAYOUT tab. Click on ADD A GADGET. Select LABELS.

Whenever you add a new post you will need to type in the category heading at the bottom of the text box where it says 'Labels for this post'. This will then automatically appear on the top of your blog page.

Inserting pictures

To insert pictures: click to open a new blog post. When the text editor comes up, select the picture icon from the toolbar (third icon from the right).

Either - browse through files on your computer to add a picture you have saved.

Or - find an online picture you would like to use. Click on it till it comes up in the screen on its own and copy the web address for it. Simply paste this into the option box and your picture will appear.

Inserting videos

To insert a video: (either one you have made yourself in MovieMaker or one you have downloaded from Youtube). Open up a new blog post. When the editing screen comes up, find the video icon at the top of the text box (looks like a roll of film - second icon from the right). This will open a box allowing you to browse your files and make your selection.
To download from Youtube: this cannot be done on the school computers. To download videos at home you first need to download Realplayer. When you install it you will be given an option to enable downloads. Select this, then whenever you watch a clip and hold the cursor over the screen, an option to download will appear.

Linking to Youtube

To put in a link to Youtube: click on the option to add a new blog post. When the editing screen comes up look at the icons at the top of the text box (Font/Bold/Italics etc). You will see a little green ball icon (next to colour). Click on this then simply copy the link into the box that pops up.