TUTORIAL - BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ON THE ITFA WEBSITE

From feedback we have been receiving, the inclusion of the tutorial page has been quite a hit. This success brings us to the next tutorial where we will be tackling something new and exciting. While in previous tutorials we took a step-by-step approach on how to create and update posts in the ITFA website, and also how to style the text included in a post , this month we will be explaining how to upload images into a post and how to add and use the ''Read More Tag’’ function.

How would you go about uploading an image in a post?

To add an image to a post you first need to select where you want to include the image in the text area and then click on the ''Add Media’’ button.

The following screen is displayed. One then has 2 options; you can either choose an image from the ''Media Library’’ (already uploaded images) or you can select an image ''From Computer’’ to upload new images.

To select an image from the media library just click once on the ''Media Library’’ tab, then select the image you want and click on ''Insert into Post’’ and finally click on ''Submit for Review’’ in order to update the post.

Alternatively, to upload a new image select the ''Upload Files’’ tab on top left of the page and then click on ''Select Files’’. Choose the image you wish to upload, then click on ''Insert into Post’’. Once you have uploaded the image, simply click on ''Submit for Review’’.

How would you use the ''Read More’’ tag?

When a post is rather long, one may use the ''Read More’’ tag to shorten the post in the front page of the website. The users will still be able to view the full post, however at first glance one can only see the first few lines. Then, once you click ''Read More’’ from the actual page, the whole post appears.

Simply select where you want to insert the ''Read More’’ tag and click on the following button as shown below.

Once you click on the button, the read more tag is entered automatically in the text area. You can now save the post by clicking on the ''Submit for Review’’ button on the right hand side of the page.

It is as simple as that. Together, we have now learnt how to use two very useful functions in the ITFA website; uploading an image into a post and using the ''Read More’’ tag. We truly hope you will soon be using what you have learnt by becoming active in the ITFA website.