Uploading+content+on+the+LIVES+blog

The LIVES blog has a number of contributors and thousands of viewers. For you to be a contributor, you need to follow this steps


 * 1) You need to sign up on http://wordpress.com/ . Follow the steps and create a blog page of your own
 * 2) Once signed up, LIVES will send you invitation to be contributor for its blog.
 * 3) Accept the invitation and verify message that is sent to you via your email (check the spam as well)
 * 4) Once you are a contributor for the LIVES blog
 * 5) Sign in to your wordpress page
 * 6) On the right hand corner, on the top part, there is your name and small 'avatar' with your picture in it, click on it
 * 7) Click on your blog page ' eg. Ymekasha'
 * 8) A page titled ' Dash board' appears. That is your dashboard, to write on y our own blog.
 * 9) For you to write on the LIVES blog. Click on your name/picture. A drop down arrow with blogs you own or contribute to comes
 * 10) Select the LIVES-Ethiopia blog and click on it
 * 11) LIVES Ethiopia page opens, with permissions for you to edit
 * 12) On the Top left hand side there is an icon of the world and next to it ' LIVES Ethiopia" written. put your cursor on the LIVES Ethiopia text . You will see a drop down menu
 * 13) From the drop down menu select ' New' (the second on the list), then ' Post"
 * 14) As an Author you are expected to create only ' Posts'
 * 15) Once the " Add new post' page appears, type your Title on the Title bar and the body, on the body part. You can copy and paste from your word document.
 * 16) To include pictures on your story. First make sure you have the picture on the LIVES flickr page
 * 17) Open your picture on flickr
 * 18) on the left side, on a separate column, find three dots, when you put your cursor on it it reads 'more actions'
 * 19) click on the ' more actions' then a sub menu that contains ' Download all sizes' and and 'view exif info. Click on " Download all sizes"
 * 20) A page that contains your photo with all size options appears. Choose the size you wish to use for your post
 * 21) Once you go the right size, go to the picture and right click. When drop down menu appears, copy ' copy image url/ copy image location' menu
 * 22) Go back to your blog draft
 * 23) Decide on a place you wish to put your picture. click on the place so the cursor starts to blink
 * 24) On the Menu bar of your post, there is an icon that says ' Add media' click on it
 * 25) A page that says ' Insert media' opens. On the left side there is a list of menu to select from. Click on 'Insert from URL'
 * 26) Paste the image url you copied from you picture on flickr. If you pasted it right, you should be able to see your picture there.
 * 27) Change the alignment if you wish and then click on ' insert into post' found on the right hand corner below
 * 28) See if its on the right place and size on your post
 * 29) If not you can further edit- size, alignment by clicking on the 'edit image' icon you see on the picture you uploaded.
 * 30) Then edit the size and alignment. when you finish, click on 'Update' which is on the bottom of the page
 * 31) Once you finish drafting your story, the next is categorizing and tagging. On the right hand side, a little bit down, there is a list of catagories. Click on the catagories that your story is relevant to
 * 32) Below **Categoires**, there is **Tags**, put the tags that you wish to put there.
 * 33) For you to finish your work one step remains. **Saving**
 * 34) On the right hand side, a bit at the top, there is a ' **Save draft**" and " **Preview**' You can click on the preview to see how your story will appear once published. If you like it, click on ' **Save draft**"
 * 35) Finally send the link of you 'drafted story' to the editorial team ( Currently Fanos Mekonnen and Peter Ballantyne)