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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3
User Guide
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To create a blank blog entry:
1 In the Contribute browser, click the New button in the toolbar, or select File > New.
The New Web Page or Blog Entry dialog box opens.
2
Select the desired blog, and choose the Blank Blog Entry option.
3 Enter a title for the blog entry in the Blog entry title text box.
4
Click OK.
The new blog entry opens as a draft in Contribute.
5
(Optional) Add a tag using the Tags field.
6 In the Date area, click the Set Date icon and set the date and time when you want your blog entry draft to be
published.
7
(Optional) Select one or more categories from the Categories list.
8 Click the Allow Tracbacks icon to maintain a list of other blogs that are linked to your blog entry.
9
Click the Allow Comments icon to allow users to enter comments about your blog entry.
Note:
Before publishing the blog entry, from the File menu select Preview in Browser to view the blog entry in a web
browser and test all the links in the entry.
10
Enter content for the blog entry and publish it.
Note:
You can link a blank blog entry to another blank blog entry and publish the entries. For more information, see
“Linking to a new blank blog entry” on page 136.
Creating a blog entry based on a quoted selection
You can create a new blog entry from information you select in a web page in the Contribute browser. Such a
selection is called a
quote .
You can also create a blog entry from a quoted selection in an external browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer
(see “Posting content to a blog from a browser” on page 169) or from Microsoft Office applications such as Word,
Excel, and Outlook (see “Posting content to a blog from Microsoft Office applications (Windows only)” on
page 170). You can then publish the entry to your blog.
To create a new blog entry from a quoted selection in a web page in Contribute:
1
In the Contribute browser, browse to the web page you want to quote a selection from.
2 Make a selection in the web page.
3
Do one of the following:
•
If you have a connection to the website you are viewing, click the New button in the toolbar.
• If you don’t have a connection to the website you are viewing, select File > New.
The New Web Page or Blog Entry dialog box appears.
4 Expand the folder for the blog where you want to publish the new entry.
5
Select Quote from Current Page.
Note:
This option is not available if you are using a browser other than the Contribute browser.
6
Enter the title for the blog entry in the Blog entry title field.