Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
The options you see depend on the type of post you're creating. See the following
sections for specific options.
3. Add the basic posting options in the right sidebar as desired.
For the lowdown on these options, see the preceding section.
4. To preview your new post before publishing, click the Preview button.
5. Click the Create post button to create the new post.
Or click Cancel to cancel the post and return to the Dashboard.
Text
A text post is the most basic type of post in that it has only two fields for you to fill in
(refer to Figure 2-1):
Title (optional):
Enter a title for your post. If no title is needed, leave this field
blank.
Post:
Enter the text for your post in the space provided and use the general format-
ting buttons as needed.
Photos
Posting photos is a great way to share pictures of your interests with others. In fact,
posting photos is so popular that many professional photographers use Tumblr exclus-
ively as a photo blog. You can upload any type of image — including photographs, illus-
trations, drawings, diagrams, and other graphics.
The file format must be JPG, GIF, PNG, or BMP, and the file size cannot exceed
10 MB.
To create a photo post, fill in the following information on the Upload a Photo page,
shown in Figure 2-3:
