How to Add a Comment to a Blog

My mother mentioned that it can be a little tricky adding a comment to a blog. To make things a bit easier, I'm posting some step-by-step instructions on how to post a comment to someone's blog.

How to Add a Comment to a Blog
1. At the bottom of each entry, there is a bar that has information about when the entry was posted and how many comments other people have left on the entry.

 

2. Click on the text that says how many comments have been left on the entry.


3. Clicking will take you to a page with just the one entry on it and a text box. You can also see what other people have written.

4. Type what you would like to say into the text box.


5. Once you have typed what you want to say, click on the drop-down menu next to the text that says "Comment as:". This will give you a list of ways for you to post. If you have an online identity (such as a blog of your own), feel free to comment that way. You will be prompted to log in by a pop up window. If you do not have an online identity or do not want to use it, select either Name/URL or Anonymous.

 **How to choose which method of posting** 
If you select Name/URL whatever name you type in (see next step) will appear above your comment. (Mary says... [your comment]). If you select Anonymous, no name will be given above your comment. (Anonymous says... [your comment]).


6a. If you selected Name/URL, a window will pop up prompting you to enter your name and your URL. (URL stands for "Universal Resource Locator" and is the web address that you type in to the address bar at the top of the window to get to a website). Enter in whatever name you want to appear on the post. You can also put in your website address if you have one or you can leave it blank. Click continue.

6b. If you selected Anonymous, you do not have to type anything.

7. If you want to see what your comment will look like before posting, click Preview.

8. Once you are done reviewing your comment and have selected a method of posting, click Post Comment.

9. You may be prompted to type in the letters that are shown to you in an image. If so, type the letters in the picture, keeping in mind that they are case sensitive. This is to make sure that a computer robot isn't spamming the blog.

That's it! You're done! Comment successfully posted.