How to set up your blog page - Instructions

Blogger Walkthrough
To create your blog
1. Go to www.blogger.com.
2. Click “Create a blog.”
3. Enter your e-mail address, create a password, and enter other information. Click “Continue.”
4. In the “Blog title” box, type Your Name’s English I CP Class Blog. (For example, Amy’s English I CP Class Blog.)
5. In the “Blog address (URL)” box, type yourlastnameclassenglish1cp (For example, elliottclassenglish1cp) Click “Continue.”
6. Choose a basic template for the appearance of your blog. (You may change this later.) Click “Continue.”
7. Click “Start blogging.” Then click “Settings” tab at the top of the page.
8. In the “Description” box, type English II Honors 4th Block. Scroll to the bottom and click “Save settings.”
9. Click “Formatting” at the top of the page. Change the “Show at most” to 50 posts.
10. Change the “Time zone” to (GMT -05:00) Eastern Time. Scroll to the bottom and click “Save settings.”
11. Click “Comments” at the top of the page. Change the “Comment moderation” to Always. Click “Save settings.”
12. If you want to change the appearance of your blog, use the “Layout” tab at the top of the page.

To create your posts
1. Click the “Posting”tab at the top of the page.
2. In the “Title” box, type a headline for your post.
3. In the large box, type the text you want to appear in your post.
4. To add an image to your post, click the picture icon and follow the instructions.
5. To add a link to your post, click the link icon and follow the instructions.
6. To save your post without publishing to your blog, click “Save now.”
7. To publish your post so it appears on your blog, click “Publish post.” (This is how you actually create a post.)
8. To edit a post, click “Edit posts” at the top of the “Posting” page.
9. To publish comments from others, click “Comment moderation” at the top of the “Posting” page.