Here are some brief instructions for adding various media to your writing.
Note that all of these instructions are for the Updated blog editor. To make sure you're using it, go to the "Settings" tab, then the "Basic" tab, and scroll down to the bottom. Under "Select Post Editor" select "Updated Editor"
To add a link:
1. Choose a keyword to serve as a link. For example, if I'd written "The Colgate website features numerous photos of female professors," and wanted to link to the Colgate website, I'd probably choose "website" to serve as the link.
2. Highlight the keyword, and press the Link button in the toolbar right above where you're composing.
3. Enter the address of the website you want the link to go to; in this case, it would just be www.colgate.edu
4. Click the "Test the link" button to make sure it works.
5. Finished link should look like this: "The Colgate website features numerous photos of female professors
6. Once you've published your post, double check to see if it works. It should show up in a slightly different color/underlined, and should be clickable.
To add a picture:
1. Find the image you want to use and save it somewhere.
2. Position your cursor wherever you want to add your photo, and click on the little picture button in the toolbar right above your composing space (to the right of the Link button).
3. Browse through your computer and find the picture, then press OK.
To add a video from Youtube:
1. Go to the video on Youtube and copy the code from the "Embed" box on the video's YouTube page. You can find the "Embed" box in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video. You can also get the code from the "Embed HTML" box on the "Edit Video" page if the video belongs to your YouTube account.
2. To embed a YouTube video within a blog post, first click "Edit HTML" from within the post editor. Next, paste the video's code into the body of your post, wherever you want the video to show up.
If you plan to post Youtube videos regularly, you might want to set up One-Click video sharing
1. Click on the "Share button on the Youtube video's page
2. Scroll down and click "Setup your blog for video postign"
3. Click "Add a Blog/Site"
4. Choose "Blogger" as your Blog Service and fill in your Google Account login information [each group member may have to do this individually]
5. Choose which blog you'd like to add to your YouTube account. You can choose more than one.
6. Once you're set up, when you click "Share," you'll be given the option to post YouTube videos directly to your Blog.
If you want to upload video saved on your computer:
Things become a little more tricky here, because the new Blogger editor doesn't yet have a video button (we may see this remedied during the semester). For now, you'll need to switch back to the Old Editor.
1. Go to "Settings," then to "Basic," then scroll down to "Select Post Editor." Click on "Old Editor." Go back to "Posting." Next to the picture button, you should see a filmstrip button. Use this to upload your video.
2. Remember that the old editor isn't as user-friendly for some things, so you'll probably want to switch back and forth. If ever your toolbar looks different from what you expect, though, the first thing you should do is check the editor.
