Entry Editor
Use the Entry Editor to compose to weblog entries or edit
existing entries.
To open the Entry Editor, click the New Entry button on the
toolbar, or double click an existing entry in the entry table.
The Entry Editor contains the following…
The main toolbar
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Post/Update and Publish button - Posts and entry to the weblog
and then publishes.
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Post/Update button – Posts an entry to the weblog and does NOT
publish.
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Save as Draft button – Saves an entry as a draft.
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Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons
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Undo/Redo buttons – undoes and redoes text edits.
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Spell Check button – opens a spell checker
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Preview button – Opens the entry in a web browser for previewing.
Entry attributes
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Site combo – Selects the weblog in which to post the entry
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Author combo – Selects the Author of the entry
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Title field – Enter the title of the entry here
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Keywords field – Here you can specifiy comma separated keywords for an entry. This can be used in the meta keywords tag on the entry page.
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Description field – Here you can enter a short description of the entry. This is useful for the meta description of the entry page.
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Date combo – Selects the date of the entry. Note: if the date
is after the current date, you’ll be asked if you want to save the
entry as a draft when you post it.
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Categories List – Selects the categories of the entry
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Labels List – Selects the labels of the entry. Labels are similar to categories, except that no page is generated for labels. Labels are used in the themes to organize entries on pages.
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Extra 1 & Extra 2 – These options allow you to add extra text to an entry. These are used in the theme to allow greater customization of entries.
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Mark as Modified – Marks the entry as modified. Note: This
option only appears for entries that are being updated
Text Editing
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Format toolbar – Used to format the entry with HTML
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Edit area – Enter the body of the entry