This came out blurrier than intended, but for my first day using iShowU I was pretty happy. Only took three takes or so. :1

Follow the steps below to add an image to your post.

1. Type up your post and then place your cursor at the point in your post where you’d like to insert the picture.
2. Click on the rectangular button next to “Upload/Insert” just above the tool bars at the top of the post box (if you hover over the button you will see the text “Add an Image”).
3. Click on “Select Files” (next to “Choose files to upload”).  If you are choosing a file from your computer, you can then browse for it (the same you would if you were uploading an attachment to an e-mail). Once you find the image you want, click “Select.”
4. You may then re-title the image if you would like (to make it easier to manage/find later on). You may also add a “caption” that will appear under the image.
5. At the bottom of the screen you can change the “Alignment” and “Size” of the image. FYI: if you have a large file and opt to have it show up as small or thumbnail size in order for it to fit better in your post, when you click on the image once the post is published, it will take you to a screen with a larger image.
6. Don’t forget to click “Insert into Post” (just below the “Alignment” section) before clicking “Save Changes” at the bottom. If you don’t click “Insert into Post,” it won’t show up in your post when you publish it.
7. You can always click “Preview Changes” (upper right hand corner) before you click “Publish” or “Update” to see what the post will like like after the images are added.
8. Remember, if you don’t like something, even after it is published, you can go back and change it. Just click “edit” below the post and work away. If you want to change the image, hover over the image you will see a red circle with a line through it, which will let you delete the image, or you can select the small image icon next to the red circle in order to edit the image.

If you are copying and pasting a link from youtube, just paste the link directly into the post; WordPress should recognize the link and embed the video directly in the post. You can check to see if the embed worked by going to “Preview” (or “Preview Changes” depending on whether or not you’ve already published the page) in the upper right hand corner.

1. Open your photo file in Preview, which is the default program for pictures in your MacBook.

2. Go to “Tools” -> “Adjust Size”- The first option is “fit into” with a drop-down menu. For website purpose, 800*600 pixels will be enough. (If you want people to click on the photo and show it full screen for details, you can use 1280*960. Also, note the resolution only needs to be 72 pixels/inch.)

3. Save as a new file and use it to upload! You will not only save our space, you’ll also find the uploading process much faster!

NEW! If you use iPhoto or would like batch re-size functions, see below!

1. Open iPhoto, select one or more photos.
2. Go to File->Export. Click on “Custom” from the dropdown menu of “Size.”
3. Enter 800 px (or bigger, for other purposes.) for max dimension.

4. Click “Export”- choose a new folder/location and save your newly resized photos!

In order to make a post, simply click on “My Sites” on the gray menu bar in the upper left hand corner of the screen , choose your website, and then go to “New Post.”  You can also add a new Page or Post by going to "Add New" on the gray menu bar and selecting either "Post" or "Page." Or go to your Dashboard from the same dropdown menu, and this will take you to the “back end” (the control panel) of the site.  From there, you can post or do a number of other things.

If you want to edit a previous post, you can look it up under “Posts” in the Dashboard view, or you can simply go to the post itself on the website and at the end of the post click “Edit.”

When you are done writing your post, be sure to either click “Save Draft” on the right side bar (in the “Publish” box) or click “Publish.” You can also opt to “Preview” the post (also located in the “Publish” box) before publishing.

One of the great things about WordPress is that you can always go back and make changes later. You can also revert to an earlier draft of your post by looking in the “Post Revisions” box at the bottom of the page.

**A few notes on terminology: a post is like a blog post that will show up in a blog roll or as individual posts under a specific category (we can talk about adding categories to your site). While posts are dynamic and you can add many, pages are static and don't change (though you can update them as often as you like).