1. Save the photo in the right size and format for the web
   (max 400px wide, 72dpi, 50-100KB).
2. Upload the photo using the File Upload area of the Write/Edit Post page.
3. Send to Editor window.
4. Position your photo correctly in the Editor window
   and edit the layout.

1. Photo Size and Format

Using an image handling program, crop your photo and then ensure that it is no more than 400px wide (200px or 300px wide photos
are often quite adequate). If you are reducing its size, make sure the width and height remain in the right proportions
- usually setting one value (the width) to what you want will cause the other value to be changed automatically.

The photo will have to be saved in JPEG or PNG format (with file type of .jpg or .png).
The filesize of the photo is important to ensure that it does not take too long to load the web page. Recommendations
for filesize of photos vary these days, because of improved technology in people’s internet connections.
However, a handy filesize to aim for is 50KB. You probably don’t want to exceed 100KB.

You can reduce the filesize of a photo by:

1. reducing its dimensions (mentioned above)
2. changing its resolution to 72dpi (or pixels per inch)
3. compressing it when stored or exported (say to 70% of original quality)

Most image handling programs should offer some of these options under “Resize image” or “Save for web”.

2. File Upload

Use the File Upload area under the content input box to upload a photo from your machine to the website.
Enter a meaningful title in the Title field – this is used for website visitors who have images switched off in their
browser.

3. Send to Editor

Once the photo has been uploaded, you still need to include it in your post. Still within the File Upload area,
click on the Browse tab to view uploaded photos.
If it has not already been selected, click on the photo you want to use.

To include the full-size photo in the post,
click on Show fullsize, Link none
then click on Send to editor.

Handy hint: to place the photo exactly where you want it within your text, first select the options you want
(eg Show fullsize, Link none), then click within the input box where you want the photo to go. Then come back
and click on Send to editor.

4. Position and Layout

With the photo now embedded in your post, you can finalise the position, spacing and alignment.
If the photo is not appearing exactly where you want it, you can drag it to another position.
Cut and paste also work,
if it proves too tricky to drag the mouse to exactly where you want.

To edit the layout, click on the picture, then click on little tree icon. This will open up a little dialog box
which allows you to alter how the picture is handled.

Most useful is Alignment.
By default, the photo will appear on its own line within the document. To make the photo sit to
either the left or right of text, select either left or right within the alignment drop-down (the other options
are less useful).

You may also want to increase the space between the picture and the surrounding text. To do this, enter a value in the
Vertical space and/or Horizontal space boxes – these measurements are in pixels,
so a value of 10 is a good starting point.

Copy and Paste 

If you have already composed the article in another format, a Word document perhaps, it is possible to copy and paste into the Write Post input box.  Copy from the source document, then click in the input box and use the Ctrl-V keys (in Windows) to Paste in your text.  Note that any pictures won’t transfer.  You may also get unexpected formatting resulting from what has been transferred, so make sure you Preview» the item and clean it up if necessary.  

Including Links

It can be handy to link to other pages within your website or to other, external, websites.  Select the text which you want to make into a link and click on the anchor icon.  This will open up a little dialog box where you can type or paste in the link destination.   

An Excerpt

Below the Input box and File Upload sections of the Write Post page, there is a section named Optional Excerpt.  This is available for you to enter a brief summary of your item.  It can then be used on other pages, such as Archive pages, to give readers an idea of the content of the item, before the click on the full content.  If an Optional Excerpt does not exist, the first words of the content itself will be used for this purpose instead. 

1. Log in to the admin function, located at http://domain/directory/wp-admin.  You can probably just use the login link at the bottom of the WordPress home page.
2. You’ll have to enter your username and password.  Then you’ll be taken to the WordPress Dashboard.
3. Select Write from the navigation menu.  You’ll be taken to the Write Post window.
4. Give the new item a title – short, snappy, clear and with suitable capitalisation.  There may be a standard format that you are following – eg August News, September News etc.
5. You can type the main part of the content in the input box, using the buttons to add some formatting (Bold, Italic, lists, indents etc).  Note that the button ABC is a spellchecker.  Other formatting will be done automatically, when the item is displayed on the web page, to keep it in line with the look of the website.
6. You can Save at any time by pressing either the Save or the Save and Continue Editing button.  Your item will be saved in Draft format, to be continued as time allows.  Your item will also be saved automatically from time to time while you are typing, to safeguard your work.
7. If your item is long, make sure to give it some kind of sensible structure.  Judicious use of paragraphs, lists, bold type (and, I hope to add, sub-headings) will make it easier for people to read.
8. Pictures also help to enliven written items.  See later section on including pictures.
9. It is also helpful to readers if you place your items in Categories.  The list of available categories is in the sidebar on the right.  AHO posts have a default Category of Newsletter.
10. To see how the item is progressing, click on Preview».  This opens up in a new browser window…. so you can return to your editing window, make more changes then see what they look like by refreshing the Preview window.
11. When you are happy with the finished item, click on Publish.  This will make the finished item part of the website and available for everyone to view.