EditBlog Features and Toolbar
What are those blue arrows in the toolbar?
These are your Undo and Redo tools; the arrow pointing to the left signals an Undo and the arrow pointing to the right signals a Redo. Please note – you can click on the drop down option next to the arrow in order to select the specific action you want to undo or redo.
How can I format my text (other than hyperlinks)?
The toolbar in the Blog Post editor has some pretty cool options to format your text:
• Changing Font Size
• Changing Font Color
• Bold, Italics, Underline and Strikethrough
• Bulleted or Numbered Lists
• Indenting or Outdenting your Text
• Aligning your Text to the Right or Left
• Adding a Horizontal Rule (this adds a line break, complete with an actual line, into your text)
Whoops! I did all this formatting, but I don’t like the way it looks. What can I do?
The easiest thing to do is to remove all the formatting from your text and start from scratch. Don’t worry; your text will still be there, but you can strip out the formatting by clicking on the Format Stripper button in the toolbar.
How do I add a photo to my Blog post?
Simple! Just find the image you want to use, highlight the image (it should have a blue highlight over it if you did this correctly), copy it (by hitting Ctrl and the letter "c" at the same time) and paste it (by hitting Ctrl and the letter "v" at the same time) into your Blog post; viola! You have an image in your post.
EditHyperlink Manager
How do I hyperlink text in my Blog post?
Hyperlinking text in a Blog post is pretty simple:
1. Select the text you want to hyperlink
2. Click on the Hyperlink manager button in the Blog Post toolbar (it’s the icon of the globe with the chain links over it)
3. Select the type of hyperlink you want to add
4. Enter the URL that you want the text to redirect to
5. Type in the word(s) you want to be hyperlinked in the “link text” line
6. Select your target
7. Choose an anchor (optional)
8. Enter a tooltip (optional)
9. Select your CSS class (optional)
10. Click OK
OR if you want to hyperlink text to an e-mail address:
1. Select the text you want to hyperlink
2. Click on the Hyperlink manager button in the Blog Post toolbar
3. Click on the E-mail section
4. Enter the e-mail address you want to send to when the text is clicked on
5. Add a subject (optional)
6. Select your CSS class (optional)
7. Click OK
How do I undo a hyperlink?
Getting rid of a hyperlink in your text is easy: highlight the text you want to “un-hyperlink” and click on the remove hyperlink button (the globe with the broken chain links over top of it).
EditDefinitions of Terms for Hyperlink Manager
What does “type” mean?
Basically, this provides you with all types of hyperlinks you can use in your text in your Blog post.
What is a “target”?
A target tells your hyperlink how to open (for example, in a new window). We provide a list of different types of targets for you to choose from when you hyperlink text in your Blog post.
What is an “anchor”?
An anchor is a word or section of text that you want to redirect to using a hyperlink. For example, when writing your Blog, you want to link a word back to the first paragraph in your Blog post. To do this, you need to:
1. Select the text you want to redirect to
2. Click on the Hyperlink manger button in the Blog Post toolbar
3. Click on the Anchor section
4. Name your anchor
5. Click OK
6. Go back to your Blog post text and select the word you want a user to click on to be redirected to your other text
7. Click on the Hyperlink manager button in the Blog Post toolbar
8. Select the name of the anchor you want to use
9. Make sure the URL changes to # followed by the name of your anchor
10. Click OK
What is a “tooltip”?
This is the text that will appear when a user places their cursor over the hyperlinked text.
What does “CSS Class” mean?
We’ve provided you with a list of all the CSS (cascading style sheets) for the MadeBig site so that you can use it in your Blog post. Now you have the option of making the text in your Blog post look like text in other areas on the site.
I want to know more about HTML and how to use it; any advice?
Sure! Check out http://www.w3.org/ for more information to help you get started.