How to embed Voicethread (and other flash) videos:
Note that this will not work for all flash video sites, it depends on how open the video site chooses to be.
1. Copy embed code from Voicethread, find URL to video within the embed code (highlighted text):
2. When writing new Post, click on Flash button (silver f, second from right) in toolbar:
3. Paste in URL from embed code:
4. Enter 400 for width, then 300 for height when prompted.
5. Publish your post and test.
6. Pau!
Congratulations, this means that your KS Blog has found its way into the blogosphere. Once a blog gains “visibility” in search engines it will become the target of comment spam ( http://codex.wordpress.org/Comment_Spam).
The good news is by default, comments are moderated, so they never make it to the blog’s public view (please do not change this setting). The blog admin simply has to delete the offending comments. We are currently various anti-spam technologies which catch most of the comment spam, but some will still make it through. This is a normal part of blogging.
1. Click on the yellow “A” or “Media” button on the toolbar:
2. Paste in the YouTube video URL, then click OK:
3. Publish your post and enjoy!
Ever wanted to share documents on your blog? Posting PDF or Word documents can be a snap, just create a new Page or Post and follow the instructions below:
On the Add New Post page, above the area where you enter your post contents you’ll see the Add Media section:
Click on the star icon (last one), then browse to the file you want to upload, select it then click on Upload. Enter a caption or description if you want to (it’s optional), then click on the Insert into Post button on the bottom. If the Link URL field is blank, you’ll need to first click on the File URL button before clicking on Insert into Post.
A hyperlink to your document will be created in your post. Pau!
You can reset your Blackboard password using the following steps:
The default “Reduce File Size” option in OSX Preview often leaves you with undesirable results, pixellated images or unreadable text. If you’ve ever wished for the ability to control the quality/filesize balance, follow the instructions below:
The file I tested with shrank from 12.2 MB to 1.7 MB, so the difference is substantial.
How to embed Vimeo (and other flash) videos:
Note that this will not work for all flash video sites, it depends on how open the video site chooses to be.
1. Copy embed code from Vimeo, find URL to video within the embed code:
2. When writing new Post, click on Flash button (silver f, second from right) in toolbar:
3. Paste in URL from embed code:
4. Enter 400 for width, then 300 for height when prompted.
5. Publish your post and test.
6. Pau!