Near the bottom of the member control panel you will see links to manage your chapter's blog (web log.) (Please note, if you have not been assigned access to edit the chapter blog, you will not have these links.) Temple Blog displays a list of blog entries for editing or deleting, Add New Blog Entry takes you right to the add blog form, and Delete Entire Blog will permanently remove all blog entries for your chapter.
The Add/Edit Temple Blog form is fairly straightforward, all you need is a title and a message, but it contains the same tools used in editing the web page to allow markup and images to enhance your message.
The Blog Entry text area is where you input the message in your blog entry. In its simplest form, you need only to type paragraphs and optionally can add images to the message. To add colors, headings, images, and other formatting to your message, use the tools in the Edit Toolbar to apply valid HTML markup.
In the left area of the Edit Toolbar you will see two lists labeled "Add Color" and "Add Styles". The "Add Color" select list simply colors the text, the "Add Styles" adds other formatting styles. To the far right, you will see a link to Style Help to guide you as to what effect each of these styles will have on your text.
To use the "Add Color" and "Add Styles" tools, simply select the text to which you want to apply the style or color and select the item from the list. The HTML markup will automatically be applied to the selected text.
The Add URL link allows you to easily add a link from your web page to an external site. Simply click the link and follow the prompts - you will be asked to enter the URL (web address) of the link, and text to place on the link. The link will be added at the bottom of the existing text in the text area box. To move it, select the link, press CTRL-X on your keyboard (Edit->Cut, or Apple-X for Macintosh), insert the cursor in the text where you want the link, and press CTRL-V (Edit ->Paste, or Apple-V for Macintosh) to paste the link in position.
The Insert Image select box works in the same way. To use this tool, you must first upload images to populate the Insert Image select box. If you do not see an image select list to the right of the Add URL link it means you have no images uploaded to insert. Use the "Upload new images here" link in the upper-right of the Edit Toolbar to upload images. Help on uploading images here.
Next to the label for Blog Entry, you will see a link to Open a full window to edit your blog entry. This opens a window as large as your monitor to give you more room to edit, and has the same editing tools as the main window. When you are done editing your blog, press the button labeled "Update Form". This will put all of your edits back into the form in the main window.
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the form and press the Add/Edit Temple Blog button to save your changes.
If you are browsing your chapter's blog without being logged in, you will not see links to edit or add to the blog, or edit blog entries. These links only appear after you have logged in.
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