A step by step guide to using Tumblr

1. A beginners guide to a
simple blogging
application.

2. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Get set up
Understanding the ‘Navigation bar’
‘Menu’
Understanding the ‘Side bar’
Choosing a template

3. Overview- Parts of a tumblr blog
Navigation bar
Menu
Avatar
Content
Side bar

4. 1
Finding Tumblr
Simply Google the word ‘Tumblr’

5. 1
Finding Tumblr
Use an email address that you use often and
a password that you will remember.
Keep a note of passwords
and other details in a
notebook or a note taking
app – Google keep or
Evertone

6. 1
Finding Tumblr
Allow your browser e.g. Chrome to remember
your login details
An email will be sent to
your account- follow its
instructions. This is
needed to activate your
blog.

7. 2
Dashboard
Navagation bar
Inbox/ mail
Help
Settings
logout
Search box
Take the time to explore these first. Some of these
have very few options while others have many.
The next slides will look at each feature in this bar.

8. 2
Navagation bar
The Dash board shows you the mechanics behind your blog.
An aspect of the blog that is only seen by you so you can
add the content.

9. 2
Navagation bar
The Inbox allows you to view mail.

10. 2
Navagation bar
The Help option can give you support with Tumblr.
Search for tips or just read the general tips

11. 2
Navagation bar
Key feature - The Settings option has many features to
explore so take your time.

12. 2
Navagation bar
Key feature - The Settings option has many features to
explore so take your time.
The ‘ Edit Theme’
button will present
you with many free
blog templates to
choose from.

13. 2
Click ‘browse themes’ to view the templates.

14. 2
Scroll through the templates- these can not only
Vary in style but in functions too so take your
time choosing. Click ‘use’ to choose the template.

15. 2
Back to the Navagation bar
The logoff button simply logs you off and saves your
changes and additions

16. 2
Navagation bar
The search box allows to search in and out of Tumblr
Click follow on like minded tumblr
accounts and get updates

17. Menu
3
Menu
Content

18. 3
In this ‘Text ‘
option you
an add text
and images
and format
the
information
too.
Menu

19. 3
Drag and drop
images over
the camera
icon to add
them to your
blog.
You can more
than one
image at a
time.
Menu

20. 3
Menu

21. 3
This is a
great
feature to
make a
quick post
Menu

22. 3
Post a
question to
the world or
to your
followers
Menu

23. 3
Menu

24. 3
Menu

25. 4
Side bar
The amount of posts on your blog
Track the amount of followers you have
Tracking the activity in your blog
* Make changes to the look/ appearance of your blog
The posts in blogs that you have clicked ‘like’
The amount of blogs you are following
Finding specific types of blogs
Tumblr recommendations

26. How to view the live blog that other people will see…
Simply click the Avatar picture and your blog will open in a new window.
Avatar

27. Download the app and view/ add content to your blog
The app is available for the android, iphone and windows phones/ tablets

28. Key points
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Visit Youtube to see tutorial videos.
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Try the apps to add content.
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The Avatar is the way to view your launched blog.
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The Dashboard allows you to customise your blog.
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You can choose different templates as you add content to your blog- So
you can keep changing the look of your blog as it develops.
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View other Tumblr blogs for information/ styles.