Copy from Word to WordPress

Simply copying and pasting text from MS Word into WordPress is problematic.  Though it looks like plain text, it actually contains a bunch of formatting from Word that is, at best, unrelated to the formatting in the CSS for WordPress.  At worst, it can really cause some major alignment and font issues.

How to avoid it? Any of these methods will work.  Which one you choose depends on your needs.

• Write directly in the WP WYSIWYG editor
• Copy the text from Word, click on the HTML tab, and copy it there, then switch back to Visual Editor
• Copy the text from Word.  In the WP editor, click the Advanced Toolbar buttons (#1 below), then click on the Word icon on the toolbar (#2), paste your text in that window.

Clear your Browser Cache

Internet Explorer

click here

FireFox:

1. Open the Firefox browser and navigate to the Tools menu (for Windows users) or the Firefox menu (for Mac users).
2. View the drop down menu display and choose Options (for Windows) or Preferences (for Macs). A new dialog box will appear.
3. Click the Privacy icon to get to the cache options. Now you can click the ‘Clear Now’ button.
4. Watch for a drop down box to appear with numerous checkable boxes. Check ‘Cache’ and press the ‘Clear Private Data Now’ button.
5. Press the ‘OK’ button (Windows) or simply close the preferences box (Mac). Your cache will now be clear.

Getting Started with WordPress

This post contains links to some excellent

Writing a Post

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Adding an Image to a Post

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Managing your Link List

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Adding Images to a Post or Page

At the top of the editor, there are four icons next to the Upload/Insert title. From left to right, they are Photo, Video, Music, Other.

Click the photo icon.

Select the image file from your local machine.

After your image uploads, it will display in the box. Scroll down to the bottom of that window and click Insert Into Post.

How to Change Categories in your Blog

Check the box for the category you need - in the example shown here, "hotshots" is the selected category.

Write or Edit the post you want to show up in a specified category.  The right side of the screen corresponds with the image here.