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Using Blog

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Accessing Blog

Click Blog on the navbar.

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Creating a blog entry

  1. Click Blog on the navbar.
  2. Click New Entry on the My Blog page.
  3. Enter a Title, which appears in the blog entry list after you publish it. The title should be something descriptive and easy to identify.
  4. Add Content.
  5. Select Make entry public if you want to allow other users to view your blog entry.
  6. Select Allow Comments if you want to allow other users to comment on your blog entry.
  7. Change the Entry Date if you want the blog entry to show a different date from the current date and time. Click Now to revert to the default values. The Blog tool displays the most recent entries first, according to the entry date you set.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Cancel to return to the My Blog page.

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Viewing your blog

  1. On the My Blog page, use the All Entries, Public Entries, and Private Entries tabs to view your blog entries.
  2. Click Preview Blog to view how your blog appears to others.

Note The Permalink field at the top of the Preview page lists a URL for your blog that can be accessed from any browser.

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Editing blog entries

  1. On the My Blog page, click Edit from the context menu beside the title of the entry you want to edit.
  2. Update the entry as desired.
  3. Click Save.

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Viewing blog comments

On the My Blog page, click the Comments link inside an entry.

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Adding blog comments

  1. Click the Add Comment link in the entry you want to comment on.
  2. Enter your comment in the Comment field. Select Make this comment anonymous to submit an anonymous comment.
  3. Click Save Comment.

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Deleting blog comments

  1. On the My Blog page, click Edit from the context menu of the entry containing the comment you want to delete or click the Comments link inside the entry.
  2. Click the Delete icon beside the comment to delete it.

Note You can only remove comments on your own blog; you cannot delete comments made on another user’s blog.

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Changing the number of blog entries per page

On the My Blog, Blog Watch, or Blog List page, select a value from the per page drop-down list to change how many blog entries or blog users are displayed on a page.

If all of the information does not display on one page, use the Previous Page and Next Page icons, and the per page drop-down list to navigate between pages.

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Printing a blog entry

  1. On the My Blog page or the Blog Watch page, select the box beside the entry or entries you want to print.
  2. Click Print at the top or bottom of the page to print from My Blog, or click Printable View at the top or bottom of the page to print from Blog Watch.
  3. Print using your browser’s print functionality.

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Changing Blog settings

  1. On the My Blog page or the Blog Watch page, click Settings.
  2. Update your settings as desired.
  3. Click Save.
Setting Description
Show a link to your user profile from your blog Allow users who are viewing your blog to also view your profile.
Make entries public by default Selects the Make Public option for new blog entries so they are automatically shared with other users by default.
Allow comments by default Selects the Allow Comments option for new blog entries by default.

Note The Allow comments by default option is only available if the Make entries public by default option is selected.

Receive email when comments are added Select this option to receive an email notification when a new comment is made on one of your blog entries.
Allow blog to be read by anyone Allow users who are not logged into Learning Environment to view your blog through an external URL. The External URL field contains the URL to view your blog from outside Desire2Learn.

Note Private blog entries are not accessible by URL.

Publish your blog as an RSS feed Allow readers of your blog to link to your Site Feed and view your blog using an external RSS aggregator. To publish your blog in this way, you must enter a title for it in the Feed Title field.
Persistence Enter a value in the Persistence field to determine how long blog entries stay in your Blog Watch list. For example, if you enter 10, entries will remain in your Blog Watch for 10 days after they are posted. If you set the value to 0, blog entries remain in your Blog Watch indefinitely.

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