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SLIS ANGEL Tutorials > Students > Lessons Tab > Blog Interface Overview

 Blog Interface Overview

A blog (short for Web log) is a web page with content posted by its owner that offer the opportunity for visitors to comment on the posting. It is different from a wiki in the sense that only the blog‘s owner can edit the text of the blog while a wiki allows anyone to edit the content.

Once a blog is created, you need to orient yourself to what you see within the online environment.

Navigate to the Lessons Tab. Then, click the hyperlinked name of the blog:

You will then receive the entry interface for the blog:

Blog Header Menu
The Blog header menu provides the main navigation for the blog:

Item	Description
start	Click to view the first blog entry.
new entry	Insert a new blog entry.
search	Search for words and phrases within blog entries.
help	Find help on blog creation.

Blog Content Area
Hovering your mouse over the top right of a blog entry brings up the blog entry editing tools:

These tools allow you to edit a blog entry:

Tool	Description
edit	Allows user to edit blog entry. Note: Only the blog entry creator can access this option.
close	Closing an entry removes the entry from the content screen. However, it is still listed on the sidebar menu under the Timeline tab.
close others	Removes all but the first entry listed on the content screen. These entries are still listed in the sidebar menu under the Timeline tab.
references	Shows entries that link to the current entry.
jump	Allows you to move to another open entry via a menu.
rollback	Rollback to previous revision of entry via a menu.

Sidebar Menu
The clicking one of the sidebar items allow you to more access capabilities your blog:

Item	Description
Timeline	Lists entries chronologically, starting with the entry most recently created or modified.
All	Lists all entries in alphabetical order.
Tags	Lists tags attached to entries. In parenthesis next to the tags, is the number entries with which the tag is associated. See tutorial on working with tags.
More	Lists entries that have links to them but are not defined.

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