CLASS 2: first blog post

Use the card reader to move photos into iPhoto.

Remove flash memory card from your camera.

• Find the relevant compartment and open it.
• Usually, you can gently press the card farther into its slot and release.
• The card will spring upward and allow you to remove it.

Place the card in the reader.

• By trial and error, find the right slot and orientation for the card.
• Insert.

Connect the reader to the Mac using a USB cord.


Move the photos into iPhoto.

• Find the card reader’s icon on your Mac’s desktop.
• Double click on the icon.
• Click through the folders until you find the image files.
• If you want to view the photos before you move them, you can double-click on any image file and view it in Preview.
• Select the photos you want to use.
• Drag them to the iPhoto icon in the dock.
• [I am asking you to move the photos into iPhoto because it is a safe location. For some purposes, you may want to move photos to the desktop and upload them directly to your Bear Claw page.]

Resize your main photo in Photoshop.

• In iPhoto, drag the thumbnail of your photo to the Photoshop icon in the dock.
• In Photoshop, go to “Image” / “Image size.”
• Change the resolution to 72.
• Go to “File” / “Save as.”
• In the top field, rename the photo and keep the file extension, “.jpg”
• In the “where” field, select “desktop.”
• In the middle left area of the dialogue box, click “As a Copy.”
• In the lower right area of the dialogue box, click “save.”
• In the next box that comes up, click “OK.”
• Click on the red button at the upper left of the original file.
• In the next box that pops up, click “don’t save.” This step leaves the photo at its original size in iPhoto.

Resize your secondary photo in Photoshop (one step differs from above instructions)

• In iPhoto, drag the thumbnail of your photo to the Photoshop icon in the dock.
• In Photoshop, go to “Image” / “Image size / change the resolution to 72.
• THIS STEP IS DIFFERENT: Change the width to 240 pixels.
• Go to “File” / “Save as.”
• In the top field, rename the photo and keep the file extension, “.jpg”
• In the “where” field, select “desktop.”
• In the middle left area of the dialogue box, click “As a Copy.”
• In the lower right area of the dialogue box, click “save.”
• In the next box that comes up, click “OK.”
• Click on the red button at the upper left of the original file.
• In the next box that pops up, click “don’t save.” This step leaves the photo at its original size in iPhoto.

Place your main photo in the body of your blog post.

• Go to your Bear Claw page and find the post about yourself.
• Click on the label at the top of your post.
• Click on “edit post.”
• Place your cursor at the beginning of the first paragraph.
• Under “Entry,” click on the “Add an Image” icon, second from right.
• In the box that comes up, click on “browse.”
• In the next box, click on the desktop icon and find the photo you want to use. Single-click on the photo.
• In the lower right area of this box, click on “open.”
• At the bottom of the “Add an image” box, click on “Add.”
• Click on “preview” to see how your post will look when published.
• Click on “back” to continue editing your post.
• If you want to move your photo to a different position in your post, you can do so by cutting and pasting the code to the desired spot in the text. For example, if you’d rather have the photo appear after the first paragraph, you can cut and paste the code into a spot between those paragraphs.

Place your secondary photo in the body of your blog post.

• Place your cursor at the place in your text where you want the photo to appear.
• “Add an Image” / “browse” / desktop / single-click on the photo / “open.”
• Back at the “Add an Image” box at The Bear Claw, click on the delta next to “more options.”
• Click on the box next to “Wrap text around image?”
• Choose left or right photo position.
• At the bottom of the “Add an image” box, click on “Add.”
• Preview and revise as needed.

Place the hyperlink in your blog text.

• Find the URL of the Web site and copy it.
• Go to your blog and click on “edit post.”
• In your blog text, highlight the name of the Web site.
• Click on the “add hyperlink” icon, third from right.
• Paste the URL into the box that comes up. The box is trying to do you a favor by providing you with the beginning of the URL — “http://” — but make sure these characters do not appear twice.
• Go to preview and test the link.

Upload photos for your photo album to your page at The Bear Claw.

• Go to your Bear Claw page.
• Quick add / photos / more options
• Drag photos from iPhoto to the “photos to upload” window at your page.
• Click “next” and fill in the title and description fields.
• Click “upload.”

Add captions.

• Go to “my photos.”
• Click on each photo / “edit photo”
• Provide photo title and caption (“description”) in the spaces provided.
• Click “save.”

Create the album.

• Go to “my albums” / “Add an album.”
• Follow the instructions to create your album.
• Click “save” at lower right.

Link to your album from your blog post.

• In your blog post, insert a new paragraph at the appropriate place. Write “See photo album and slideshow” in bold.
• Go to “my albums” and select the album.
• Click on “get embed code.”
• Copy the direct link.
• Install the link in “See photo album and slideshow.”

Publish your post.

• Make sure your post looks the way you want it.
• Check for errors in copy.
• Preview once more, then go “back.”
• At the bottom right, click on “publish post.”