Directions on Signing Up to Post

I would like to give you step by steps directions on signing up for the blog to post, but since I am signed up, I cannot access each page to tell you exactly what to do or what you will see. If you get stuck, I will be happy to help by telephone. Send me an e-mail to request help: scribe564@bellsouth.net.

To signup for our blog, you need an invitation e-mail from Jinny or me (Little Scribe) which is sent from the blog to you. Below is an example of how this e-mail is worded. You must click on the link in the e-mail to accept the invitation.

EXAMPLE OF INVITATION E-MAIL TO SIGNUP FOR BLOG

You have been invited to contribute to Little Scribe's blog‏
From: Little Scribe (no-reply@google.com)
Sent: Wed 7/02/08 7:55 PM
To: (yourname)@hotmail.com

The Blogger user Little Scribe has invited you to contribute to the blog: Meridian High Wildcats '58.

To contribute to this blog, visit: http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=1045911237016049107&blogID=1538861345565061958 [this link on your invitation will be personal to you].

You'll need to sign in with a Google Account to confirm the invitation and start posting to this blog. If you don't have a Google Account yet, we'll show you how to get one in minutes.

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When you click on the link in your invitation letter, a page will open which says: "Little Scribe has invited you to contribute to the blog. To join this blog as an author, accept the invitation by signing in with your Account below. Don't have a Google Account? Create your account now ." If you have a Google account, then complete blanks with user name (your e-mail address) and your password. Click "Accept Invitation."

If you do not have a Google Account, you may click the link to create your Google Account at this point. A new page will open. Use the e-mail address where your invitation was sent as your user name and a password of your choice. Read carefully and follow the directions. At no time do you do anything to create a new blog such as giving it a name or selecting a template.

If you prefer, before clicking on the link in your invitation letter, you may open your Google account first and then return to your invitation letter to accept. These are the steps:

CREATING A GOOGLE ACCOUNT

1. You must have a Google account to post on our blog.
2. Your Google account must use the same e-mail address that Jinny and I have entered into the system for you which is the same one as on your invitation letter e-mail and, in most cases, the same one I use to write you.
3. To open a Google account, go here: https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount
4. Look for this message on the right, bottom of the page: “Don’t have a Google Account? Create an account now
5. Click the link “Create an account now.”
6. Follow their directions, using your e-mail address as explained above and using whatever password you choose. At this point, Google may send you an e-mail to confirm your e-mail address. If so, you must respond to this e-mail to continue.

POSTING

After you have completed the above steps and want to post, go to our blog page: http://meridianhighwildcats58.blogspot.com/

1. Look at top right-hand corner. Click sign in. This will take you to a new page. THE ONLY THING YOU DO ON THIS PAGE IS SIGN IN. I cannot stress this enough.
2. Enter your e-mail address from your Google account and your password from your Google account in the spaces provided. Click sign in.
3. You will arrive at a page called the Dashboard.
4. To post, click new posts. This will take you to a window to compose your post. It is similar to an e-mail.
5. There are three areas here to enter information.
6. The first area is a place to enter your title.
7. The second area is where you will compose your post. Try something simple like tell us hello or whatever. You don't have to be fancy.
8. The third area is for labels. Enter the title of your post and your name.
9. Click the orange publish post button.
10. This should take you to a new page but maybe not the same one I am sent to.
11. If you are not on the main page of the blog, then look for a link which says “view blog” to take you there.

POSTING A PHOTO

1. Log in, click new post, and when the window comes up where you would type your post, look on the toolbar.
2. Next to the check mark on the toolbar is an icon. When you put the mouse on it, it says, "Add Image." Click.
3. Another window comes up.
4. Click browse and find the image you want to upload from your computer.
5. Click open. This will return you back to the add an image window.
6. Select the size photo you want and placement (center, left, right).
7. After photo is loaded you can drag it up and down the page in relation to any text you might have. It naturally goes to the top, but you can pull down lower on the page.

TO POST YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO SIGN IN FIRST AT TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE BLOG WITH YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD. A good habit is to always sign in when you go to the blog. That makes it easieir to comment on the posts of others, as you will notice.

Jinny and I are here to help you.

Ouida Landreth Tomlinson