When you are finished changing the contents of the Web Part, click OK in the Web Part task pane to the side of the Web Part. To change the description, select the default text and delete or type over it, as appropriate. To change the default image, click it, insert another image in its place, and resize it if necessary by clicking and dragging one of the square resizing boxes around the perimeter of the image. On the home page of your blog, point to About this blog, click the arrow that appears next to it, and then click Edit Web Part. You can change the image and description that appear under About this blog by modifying the Web Part that contains this information. Top of Page Change the image and description
To delete a category, point to its name, select the check box that appears next to the category name, and then click Delete Item on the ribbon. To add additional categories, click Add new item just below the list of categories, and then type a name for the category in the Title box. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to replace the existing placeholder categories with your own categories. Select the placeholder text, type the new text that you want, and then click Save In the Categories list, click the Edit button to the right of the category placeholder that you want to change. If you haven't set up categories on the blog before, the list contains category placeholders, such as Category 1 and Category 2. If you don't want to use categories, you can choose None for the category when you create a post. You can add more categories or edit the category names later. Your readers can click the category that they want to read, which makes it easy for them to find posts that they are interested in. If you plan to create several blog posts, or posts about different subjects, it is a good idea to set up categories. Tip: See links to more information about permissions and access to content in the See Also section. If the Set Up Groups for this Site page appears, set up the visitors, members, and owners of the site. To display the top link bar from the parent site on pages in your blog, click Yes in the Navigation Inheritance section. If you select unique permissions, you'll have an opportunity to set up permissions after you finish entering the settings on the current page. If you want to set up unique permission for the blog, click Use unique permissions. If you want to use the same permission and groups as the parent site, click Use same permissions as parent site. In the Permissions section, do one of the following: To customize some of the site settings, such as set unique permissions or change whether the site appears in the Quick Launch or the top link bar, select More Options.
To quickly create your blog according to the default settings, including the same permissions as the parent site, click Create.
In the URL name box, type the last part of the Web address that you want to use for your blog site. The title appears in the navigation for every page in the site, such as the top link bar. In the Title box, type a name for your blog site. In the Create dialog box, click the Blog site template. For more information, see your site owner or administrator.Ĭlick Site Actions, and then click New Site. To create a blog, you must have permission to create sites. When posts are organized by categories, people can more easily find the posts that fit their interests by clicking the appropriate category in the Categories list. Categories are especially helpful if you create blog posts about different subjects or for different purposes, such as current events, brainstorming for a special project, or a technology or hobby. Once you've customized the settings for your blog, you can set up categories to help you organize your posts. For example, you may want to edit the description of a list to help your readers understand its purpose, change permissions for the blog or the Posts list, or track versions of your blog posts so that you can restore a previous version of a post if necessary. You can also create and customize a blog by using a Web design or editing program, such as Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010.īefore you start adding content to your blog, you will want to make sure that your site, lists, and libraries are set up the way that you want. For example, you might want to grant less restrictive permissions on your blog than on the parent site, such as enabling all authenticated users on your intranet to read and comment on the blog. In most cases, you should set up unique permissions for the blog to ensure that you can manage its site settings, lists, and libraries independently of its parent site. When you create a blog, you need to decide whether you want the blog to inherit permissions from the parent site or set up unique permissions manually. Note: To create or customize a blog, you must have permission to create a site.