Helpful Tips for TypePad
1) How to Compose a Post
Important notes:
- Technorati tags – You can ignore this section, Technorati tags are not applicable to TPL Blogs
- Scheduled Post – Please do not schedule a post unless you have a backup and/or prepared to respond to any questions or issues with your blog post
- Categories – If you'd like to add a category to your blog, please email blogs@torontopubliclibrary.ca
2) Rich Text Editor
Important notes:
- Always use the Typepad interface to compose your blog post. You can change the status to "Draft" until you are ready to publish
- Less is more when it comes to formatting
- Double check that links are correct by highlighting the link text or image and then clicking on the Insert Link button. Reminder: do not open a link in a new window
3) Insert Image
4) Edit Image
Important notes:
- The Caption field can be used for attribution
- The Description field is where you add the alternative text (alt text). Tip: The file name of your image will automatically show up in the description field if you don't make any changes to it. You may want to consider using a standard naming convention for book cover images or author headshots, e.g. "Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien" or "J. R. R. Tolkien", to avoid having to update the alt text after you upload the image.
- Reminder: do not open an image in a new window
- Bonus: HTML for your images
5) Insert Video
6) Using HTML
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