1. Click on the orange arrow that says "create your blog now."
2. On the "Create a Google Account" screen enter in the information required, namely
3. On the "Name your blog" screen
4. On the "Choose a template" screen
5. On the "Your blog has just been created!" screen
6. A window will appear that looks much like a word processing window. Start typing, and use the formatting bar at the top to help you format your entry. e.g. You can change font size, type of font, color, justification, create links and so on. Experiment with these to see what they do.
7. Once you have posted an entry, a screen will appear telling you "Your blog post published successfully!"
8. To get back to your blog so that you can add a new entry or edit the existing blog, click on the little orange "B" next to the search field at the top left of your browser window. If you are already logged in, this will take you to your blog Dashboard. If you aren't logged in, then you will first need to log in (using the user name and password that you set up when you created your blog -- that's why it's important to write down what these are when you first create your blog).
9. From the dashboard you can:
   • create a new post (a new blog entry): click on the "NEW POST" button
   • change your blog settings (don't worry about this now, but do explore later)
   • edit your existing posts: to do this, click on "Edit Posts" --> this takes you to a screen that gives you the option of creating a new post or editing your entries. To edit entry, click on the "Edit" link next to the entry. This opens the blog in editing mode, and you can go ahead and edit
   • to post blog once you are done editing, click on the orange "Publish Post" button (which takes you to "Your blog post published successfully!" window, and from there, click to "View Blog").