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Tutorial: Create a Post

This is a tutorial on how to create a post on your new blog!


This post was created using the Support Document on Blogger, titled Create, edit, manage, or delete a post


A “post” is an entry on a blog. Posts can be viewed on the blog’s homepage, a news feed, or their own separate page.


Steps:


1. Open Blogger in your preferred browser, and click “sign in.”


Link to sign in to Blogger.


2. After you sign in, you will be directed to the “posts” page. Click on the button “New Post” towards the left side of the screen. 


The button to create a new post on Blogger.


3. A WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) text editor will open. Insert a title and the post’s content. The way your content is structured in the WYSIWYG editor, will be how it's structured on the published blog post. 


The text editor on Blogger.

4. When you’re done writing your content, you can preview how your post will look by clicking the “preview” button.


Button on Blogger to preview post.


5. You will be brought to the preview page. Click the back arrow to return to the text editor.


A page to preview your post on Blogger.


6. When the post is complete, you can click the “save” button to save the post as a draft. You can edit or post drafts at any time. 


The button to save your post on Blogger.

7. Or to publish your post, click the “publish” button.


The button to publish your post on Blogger.

8. Click “confirm” when your post is ready to be published.


Publish post on blogger.


9. It's now up! It will be listed in the “posts” section of Blogger. 


Where your published post will be listed on Blogger.


10. To view your post, click “View blog” on the left side of the screen.


Button to view your Blogger Blog.


11. You will be directed to your blog’s home page, where you will see your post. 


Published post shown on Blogger blog.


Congrats, you have created your first post on your new blog!

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