How to Create a Photo Blog on Tumblr

There are a couple of things to keep in mind before uploading a photo to Tumblr. You can only upload images with file types JPEG, GIF, PNG or BMP, and the maximum size of the upload cannot exceed 10 MB.

The From the dashboard, click the Photo icon.
How to Create a Photo Blog in Tumblr
 Click Choose File and select an image from your computer. You can also use a URL instead. In the Caption box, you can add a description of the photo. You can also add more photos by clicking Add another photo. The tags box on the right side allows you to add relevant topics to your photo post. When you are ready to publish your post, click Create post.
How to Create a Photo Blog in Tumblr

updated 2011-06-30 17:02:47

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How to Write a Chat Blog on Tumblr

Chat posts are a great way of reenacting a dialogue between you and someone else, between two of your friends, amongst a group of people, etc. 

From the Tumblr dashboard, click the Chat icon. 

How to Write a Chat Blog










Now, it's time to name the title of your chat post, write the dialogue and add relevant 
tags. In chat postings, many users like to tag "chat" or "chats."

How to Write a Chat Blog















Click Create post at the bottom of the page. 

updated 2011-06-29 23:52:28

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How to Use Tumblr: An Overview

OMG, FOOD (below) is an example of a themed blog. It is dedicated to images of delicious food. 

How to Use Tumblr: An Overview

The Ready Set is an example of a custom-made blog designed using HTML on the Tumblr platform.

How to Use Tumblr: An Overview

updated 2011-06-30 23:17:51

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How to Use the Dashboard on Tumblr

The sidebar allows you to see and manage who you're following, view the posts you've liked, explore Tumblr, search within Tumblr and view an automatically updated random post.

How to Use the Dashboard in Tumblr

One of the best ways to discover new blogs is by clicking Explore Tumblr. 

How to Use the Dashboard in Tumblr

updated 2011-06-30 16:54:15

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How to Make Money From Your Blog

While hosting ads on your blog will not make you rich overnight it may help you defray the costs associated with your blog. Remember, the ad's are only as good as your content...so focus on your blog and make the content rich and usable. Good content will drive traffic and ads will be targeted to that traffic.

updated 2010-07-17 09:20:01

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How to Use a Mass Editor on Tumblr

From your dashboard, click your blog name. 







Scroll down and click Launch Mass Post Editor. 






You can Jump to month to look at your posts from a specific month. Simply click on the posts you want to edit and then click the appropriate action. From left to right, you can click Unselect, Add tags, Edit tags, Delete. 
How to Use a Mass Editor on Tumblr

updated 2011-07-07 18:08:04

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How to Reblog on Tumblr

Reblogging is taking someone else's content, reposting it and giving them credit for it. It's very similar to the Share feature on Facebook and the Retweet feature on Twitter.

if you see a posting on your dashboard that you'd like to share with your followers, click reblog. 

How to Reblog on Tumblr













You can add in your own comment on the post or repost the original as is. Add any relevant tags and click Reblog post. 

How to Reblog on Tumblr

updated 2011-06-30 17:43:53

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How to Add Pages to Tumblr

From your dashboard, click your blog name. 






Click Customize Appearance. 






Click Pages --> Add a page. Choose what you want the page of your URL to be. In the Page Type pull-down menu, choose what layout you want to use. Name the page and check the box that corresponds with Show a link to this page. Click Create page.
How to Add Pages to Tumblr

Click Save + Close in the top right corner. Your new page will be added to your Tumblr navigation on your blog. 

updated 2011-07-07 22:24:29

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How to Use Tumblr Applications

How to Use Tumblr Applications
From your dashboard, scroll down to the bottom and click Goodies. 

To download an application, click on the image that is right for your device. From this same page, you can also Backup your blog, share your Tumblr posts on Facebook and Publish to Twitter. 
How to Use Tumblr Applications
If you click Tumblr for iPhone, the following dialog box appears with three different options for installing the Tumblr app on your phone. 
How to Use Tumblr Applications

updated 2011-07-07 23:38:08

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Upload a picture from your computer

You can upload a JPG, GIF or PNG file. Do not upload pictures containing celebrities, nudity, artwork, or copyrighted images).

Specify an image URL

Image URL

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Type the image URL in the text field above and click 'Search'. Large images may take awhile to process.

Please remember that using others' images on the web without their permission is not very nice.

Crop this picture

Just click and drag on the image below to start cropping! Use the handles on the crop box to resize it.

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Upload a picture from your computer

You can upload a JPG, GIF or PNG file. Do not upload pictures containing celebrities, nudity, artwork, or copyrighted images).

Specify an image URL

Image URL

Search

Type the image URL in the text field above and click 'Search'. Large images may take awhile to process.

Please remember that using others' images on the web without their permission is not very nice.

Crop this picture

Just click and drag on the image below to start cropping! Use the handles on the crop box to resize it.

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