Blogging tips

How to insert documents into your blog

Say you want to embed a PowerPoint, Word essay or shot list into your blog, all you have to do is go to docstoc.com, register, follow the instructions, and you will be given the embed code to paste into your blog. See below:


How to upload word documents -

Link to upload PowerPoint presentations to your blog
http://www.scribd.com/upload-document#files
How to add audio to your blog
1. First you need to upload your podcast to a host site. We are signed up to podbean.com. Go to http://stmarysmediastudies.podbean.com/admin/ . For username and password see Mrs Williams.


2. To get the embed code of the Podcast Player for a single podcast, you click "Manage" tab, then "Posts" sub-tab, click the "embed code" button at right side of the post.


3. You can then copy and paste the embed code into your blog post. Make sure you are clicked on the 'Edit HTML' mode.


4. Try this advice from Blogger: Now enable enclosure links to link to the file from within a Blogger post. Go to your Settings | Formatting tab and set the "Show Link fields" option to "Yes." This will add the enclosure link fields to your post editor. When composing a post, you'll then see a field for your enclosures. From there, enter the URLs of your audio files, and your blog will instantly become a podcast. Your recordings will appear as embedded music players.

5. For further advice on podcasting in Blogger, click on the link to find out how: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=80259.


Back up your blog!

It's very easy to back up your blog by saving it on your computer. Then if anything should happen to it... or to Google... you can easily restore it and avoid losing months of hard work. Here's how... Click on Settings and then in the Basic Settings menu, click on Export Blog. Choose a folder in which to save your blog. If anything happens to it, you will then be able to import it again. Blogtastic!

How to make a printable PDF of your blog

Back up your blog by saving it on your computer. Log in to your blog, click New Post, then click on Settings. In the Basic Settings menu, click on Export Blog. Choose a folder in which to save your blog as an .xml document.
2. Go to http://www.blogbooker.com/blogger.php. Copy and paste the .xml file name you exported, then copy and paste your blog url into the boxes.
3. Click 'Create your blog book'. This will take about four minutes. When it appears, click on 'Blog Book'. Your blog will appear as a PDF. Right click to save this file to your documents.

NB This will only save your blog posts. To save individual pages of your blog, watch this space!

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