Monday, January 28, 2008

the lou-nies are online

You should have gotten an email inviting you to contribute to the blog. Clicking on the link in that email will take you to a login page for Google. If you already have gmail or use google talk, you already have a Google user name and password, and you can log in using that. If not, you will need to register. I haven't been through this process myself, but I think that once you register or login, you will have the chance to accept the invitation to contribute to the blog.

Then, when you sign in to Blogger in the future, you will be taken to a page called the Dashboard. Right at the top, in the center is a box labeled "Manage Your Blogs". You should find "The Lou-nies" in that box, along with several links, including "View Blog" and "New Post". "View Blog" will take you to this page, the webpage of the blog, which you are reading right now.

"New Post" will take you to a page where you can create a new blog post. You enter a title for your post, and then type what you want to say in the big box. There are buttons at the top of the box which let you edit text, create a hyperlink, or add a video or photo. The photo button looks like a picture of a mountain and the sky. Clicking on that will open a new window that will let you upload any photo from your computer. It will automatically scale the photo to fit in the blog, and you can choose small, medium, or large size for the photo. The video button is similar.

When you're done, click the orange "Publish Post" button at the bottom of the page. If you suddenly need to go do something before you finish the post, you can click the blue "Save Now" button, and when you come back to the site, your post will be saved under the "Edit Posts" tab.

I've also added an element on the right hand side of the page called "Webpages." If you have a website that you want to share with the group, you can put it there. When you are signed in and viewing the blog, you will see a little wrench and screwdriver just below the Webpages panel. If you click that, it will open a new window where you can enter in the url and a name for the website. You will have to click "Add Link" and "Save Changes" in order to actually add the link to the blog.

If you prefer, you can also send a post by email. Just send an email to the blog email address, which I will send to you, and it will automatically be posted to the blog. This doesn't usually work very well with photos, but is fine for text.

6 comments:

pattypoo said...

ok this is pattypoo trying to use
blog this is fun territ and cindy
you didnot think i could do this
ladelle hows the bug? make richard
do the dishes doing good counting
cal i am really loosing. am so happy later pattypoo

tom's_tenille said...

hello this is tenille, tom taylors wife. Just wanted to be apart of the fun. I cant wait to lose the poundage and neither can my hinney! hope everybody is feeling well. love ya pattypoo! tenille

Norma said...

Pat, I figured if you could do this I might be able to also. Rachel thank you so much for setting this up for us. Now I have got to get serious about the dieting thing. Haven't really gotten with the program yet. Love you all.

Dixie Darlin' said...

Wow~~You ladies got to it. I was checking it last night or yesterday afternoon and there was nothing there. I found a way to get my exercise in while I am sitting at my desk. I sit on my exercise ball and move around so it stretches everything. When I get stiff I bounce up and down for awhile. I don't know what you call it but it does look funny but I swear I can already feel like I a firming up. It is hard to talk on the phone that way tho. Eat that fiber and drink that water ladies. Dixie

Cindy said...

This is too much fun. Rachel, I just LOVE The Office clip. That is one of my favorite clips. Guys, thanks to those of you who have sent the words of encouragement. I am slowly starting to get into this dieting thing. You guys are the best. Love to all.Cindy

Dixie Darlin' said...

I have to say that eating many different types of foods with fiber has taken me on a different diet that I normally would eat....no weightloss. I am probably at an 8 for water, 7 for fiber and 4 for exercise. Hope you ladies did better than me.