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Setting blog default preferences

Use the Blog Defaults option of the Preferences dialog box to set blog default options. You can select the default blog server in which Contribute creates a blog entry, whether clicking the New button creates a new blog entry, and whether comments and trackbacks are allowed by default for blog entries.

  1. Select the options you want to set:

    • Select the blog in which you want Contribute to create a blog entry from the Default Blog pop-up menu.

      Contribute creates a blog entry in the blog you select when you click the New Entry button as well as when you post to the blog from a Microsoft Office document or from a browser such as Internet Explorer (Windows) or Firefox. Contribute also creates a blog entry in this blog if you select the Create a new blog entry when the “New” button is clicked preference option, which is described in this section. Finally, Contribute creates a blog entry in this blog when you quote information from a website or blog entry you are currently viewing.

      For more information on creating a blog entry from a quoted selection, see Create a blog entry based on a quoted selection.

      All blogs to which you have a Contribute connection are listed. When a user doesn’t specify a blog in which to create a blog, the first blog is listed in the pop-up menu by default.

    • Select or clear Create A New Blog Entry when the “New” button is clicked.

      When this option is enabled, the name of the New button changes to New Entry. Contribute creates a new blog entry in the blog you selected from the Default Blog pop-up menu, which is described in this section.

      If you don’t enable this option, clicking the New button opens the New Web Page Or Blog Entry dialog box.

    • Select or deselect Allow Comments.

      When this option is enabled, Contribute allows the blog server to accept comments for blog entries.

      This option is enabled by default when you create a blog entry. You can disable it before posting the blog entry.

      Some blogs do not support comments. For more information, see your blog documentation.

      In the Contribute browser, you can select Format > Blog Metadata > Allow Comment or click the Allow Comments button in the toolbar to allow comments. For more information about allowing comments, see Allow comments for blog entries. The Allow Comments button is highlighted when selected and dimmed when it is not selected.

    • Select or deselect Allow Trackbacks.

      When this option is enabled, Contribute notifies the blog server to allow other users to link to a blog entry using its trackback URL. A trackback URL is associated with the posted blog entry, which can be used to track other posts that refer to the entry. Other blog authors use the trackback URL when they add a reference to the blog entry. The blog server maintains a list of links to blogs that reference a blog entry’s trackback URL. Users can click the links to go to these blogs.

      In the Contribute browser, you can select Format > Blog Metadata > Allow Trackback or click the Allow Trackback button in the toolbar to enable trackbacks. The Allow Trackback button is highlighted when selected and dimmed when it is not selected.

      To insert a trackback URL, select Insert > Trackback URL or click the Insert Trackback button on the Contribute toolbar, and then paste the trackback URL of the original post to be tracked.

      Some blogs do not support the trackback feature or require you to set a preference to allow it. For more information, see your blog documentation.

  2. Click OK.