WRITING FOR THE WEB | Digital Writing 101

Finding the Right Code on SlideShare (1) After you upload a PDF or presentation to SlideShare, view it as it appears on the “front end.” (2) Click the Embed link …

These instructions show you how to create an embedded audio player that plays your audio file. FIRST follow these steps: Make sure your audio file was correctly exported to mp3 …

These instructions show you how to create a click-through slideshow that features images you uploaded to the blog. Our class blog has two options for slideshow layout, standard and carousel, …

Wondering if you’ve posted all the required comments for earlier calendar entries? See the steps below the screen shot. (1) Go to the blog dashboard and click on the Comments …

Composing Long and/or Formatted Posts If you’re planning to write the kind of blog post you’re putting so much work into that you’d be devastated to lose it, I HIGHLY …

EMBEDDING VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE OR VIMEO Embedding a video from YouTube or Vimeo is super easy, as these are by far the most popular video hosting sites. For details on …

After you’ve created an account on the class blog, follow the steps below to log into the account. You will need to be logged in to submit new blog posts, …

THE BASICS (1) After logging into the class blog, follow the link in the sidebar to the Dashboard. (2) Click on the Posts tab on the left sidebar, and then …

After you register for an account on the class domain, you’ll be able to log into the class web site and edit your WordPress account settings, which will allow you …

The resources below may be outdated, so I recommend that you consult the official WordPress.com Support pages instead. (This does NOT apply to Amy’s students, who are using the custom …

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If you spot a problem with your blog post or simply want to add more material to it, you can easily open it again and edit it. QUICK EDITING MODE …

For long blog posts as well as drafts and final versions of projects, put the content of the post behind a “read more” tag. That way the long content won’t …

(Post revised on 11/3/13) Knowing how to properly share links on a web page is a basic digital literacy everyone should have, and it requires more than just pasting a …

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