Introduction: How to Create and Maintain a Blog on Tumblr.com

In these steps we will teach you how to create, edit, and maintain your own tumblr.com blog.

Step 1: Creating Your Account

Step 1: In the address bar of your web browser, type in http://www.tumblr.com and hit your enter key

Step 2: Enter your email of choice in the space below marked “email”

Step 3: Finish entering the “password” and “URL” of your choice

Step 4: Click the green button that reads “Start Posting!”

Step 2: Adding Text to Your Blog

Step 1: Click on the icon labeled “text” on the upper left hand side of your blog dashboard

Step 2: Add a title to your post in the section labeled “title” at the top of the page
(This step is optional)

Step 3: Begin typing the text for your post in the section labeled “post”

Step 4: Save your post as a “draft” or make it “private” (instead of publishing) by choosing one of these options from the drop down menu on the upper right hand side of the page labeled “publish now”
(This step is optional)

Step 5: Click “Create post” at the bottom of the page

Step 3: Adding Videos to Your Blog

Step 1: Click on the icon labeled “video” on the upper right hand side of your blog dashboard

Step 2: Chose whether you will embed a video with a url from a video site such as YouTube or Vimeo, or upload a video from your personal video files.

Part A: To embed a video

1. Click on the “embed a video” tab

2. Paste your video url in the space provided

Part B: To upload a video

1. Click on the “upload a video” tab

2. Click “browse” to choose a video from your personal files

Step 3: Click “create post” at the bottom left hand corner of the page to post your video.

Step 4: Editing a Blog Post

Step 1: Click on the tab labeled “dashboard” on the top of your tumblr page

Step 2: Locate the blog post you wish to edit

Step 3: Click the “edit” button located in the upper right hand side of your blog post

Step 4: Change or add content to your post

Step 5: Click on the “save changes” button at the bottom of the page to save your post

Step 5: Customizing Your Blog

Step 1: Click on your blog name next to dashboard.

Step 2: On the right hand column, click Customize your blog

Step 3: At the top of the page, there is a silver navigation bar that contains: info, theme, appearance, etc.

Step 4: Click on info. Under the section “title,” enter your desired title.

Step 5: Click on the theme tab. Scroll down past the premium themes until you reach the free themes close to the bottom.

Step 6: Choose your desired theme.



Step 6: Deleting Content From Your Blog

Step 1: Click on the tab labeled “dashboard” on the top of your tumblr page

Step 2: Locate the blog post you wish to delete

Step 3: Click the "delete” button located in the upper right hand side of your blog post

Step 4: Click "ok" on the the pop-up window that appears