Category: assignment explanations

Here’s how to make a post on this site.

First, click the + button on the top navigation bar, circled in red here:

IF YOU DON’T SEE THIS: If you don’t have a plus sign, make sure that you are logged in to Open Lab. If you still don’t see one, contact me: possibly you are not officially a “member” of the course in Open Lab, which we need to fix.

Choose “post” from the drop down menu.

Put your title in the Title spot, and start typing in the text spot. You can use the plus sign on the right to see a ton of different “block” types — this is where you find options for embedding images, video links, files, and so on. It’s pretty fun!

When you are done, make sure you assign categories to your post. It won’t let you publish without having at least one.

Click on the gear symbol in the upper right, then in the righthand navigation that opens, make sure you are in “post” rather than “block.” Scroll down to see the category links.

In addition to whatever pre-existing categories are relevant, please CATEGORIZE with YOUR NAME and any other useful new ones, for instance, the name of the topic you are writing about. Categories make it easier to find your posts later.

Make sure you have signed your post!

Press Publish (upper right) when your post is ready to go. You can always preview it first.