Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Welcome to Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 blogspot

Welcome to VAW 2009 blogspot

The Volunteer Aareness Week 2009 is coming closer and Volunteering NZ is looking forward to celebrate it together with all of you.

Similarly to the previous years we have developed a blog which will serve as a collection of different events happening in NZ during the Week. Everyone who is planning an event is welcome to post it on blog and will automatically enter the draw to win a $50 book voucher. Each post counts as one entry. This blog will be promoted across the media, which is one more reason to have your event announced on blog. More information on how to publish your event have a look at the post below.

How to post a blog story

To post the story yourself please follow the instructions below:
1. On the top right of the browser click on Sign In
2. Type the username volunteeringnz@gmail.com
Type the password volunteer1 and click Sign In.
3. This will take you to the Dashboard.
4. To add a new post click on New Post which will take you to the Post Screen.
5. Type the Title in the Title box (Instructions on how to make the title link to your web page are below.)
6. Click on Compose and type in your Post.
7. Add photos. (Instructions below).
8. Click Preview to see how your Post looks. Click Hide Preview to return to your Post.
If you need to change any text, you should be able to do it in Compose. If this doesn’t work, click Edit html and edit from there.
9. You can Save Now your Post if you want to do more work on it before publishing it.
10. When you are satisfied with your Post, you can click on Publish Post. This makes it live on the blogspot and it can be accessed by the public.
11. Remember to click Sign Out when you finish your Post.

To Make the Title of your Post link to your Web Page:
1. Log into your webpage on the Internet.
2. Copy your web address from here (do not just type it in the blog post).
3. When you create your Post, you will see a Title box. Type in your title.
4. Under it is the Link box. Paste your web address in it. Once your Post is published, a click on your title will take the viewer to your website.
5. Now go on to create the text of your blog.

To add a Picture or a Video

Easy! You will see an icon where your are typing your post. One is for adding a picture, the other is for a video.

Have Fun!