I will be in touch to describe the ethos behind the creator blog soon.

The blog form:

Categories:

Adding categories to you posts helps visitors search yours and others blogs for common topics. 

To assign multiple categories to your posts, hold down the control key on a PC or the apple key on a MAC.  I will enable an option so you can create your own categories ASAP.

Blog Body:

A row of thumbnail icons along the top of the blog body enable you to insert images and links and edit and style your text. To see a description of their function, rest the cursor over each the icon.

To turn a related piece of text into a link: 

i). First highlight the words you  wish to turn into a link (eg 'Hamish Ironside' in the text below), then click the 'Insert/edit a link' thumbnail icon. 

ii). Copy and paste the relevant link into the URL box which appears. Then press 'OK'.

iii). The highlighted text will appear as an active link within the blog body:

To insert an image into your post:

i). Left click the 'Insert/edit image' thumbnail icon. 

ii). Then left click on the 'Browse server' button in the top right of the form which appears (screengrab below).

iii). Select the 'Choose file’ button in the bottom left hand corner of the form, locate the file you'd like to upload and select 'OK'. The name of the file should appear to the right of the 'Choose file’ button. Now click on the 'Upload file' button on the right.

iv). Depending on your browser, you may or may not get a status bar telling you the progress of the upload. If you don't see a status bar, wait a little while and then press the 'Upload file' button again if it is taking a while.

v). When the upload is complete, the image will appear in the image upload window.

vi). Click on it once and then select 'OK' in the image upload box. Your image should now appear in the blog body.

vii). Images can be moved around and resixed within the blog body window.

viii). To upload multiple images, repeat the process above.

To edit an existing post:

Simply click on the 'Edit' tab in the top left corner and click 'Submit' at the bottom of the form when you are done.

Once published, your blog posts will appear on your user page... 

and will be aggregated in the creator blog page (amongst everyone else's posts)

and on the creator blog preview on the front page of the site.