Getting Started
Below you will find some basic instructions for getting started with your blog. For further information on these topics:
- Accessing your blog
- Customizing your blog
- Creating content
- Managing your content
Please review the myPortfolio documentation available at http://myportfolio.usc.edu/help/.
Public blog URL
The URL of your public blog is based on your USCid and uses the format: http://myportfolio.usc.edu/(your USCid)
For example, if your email address is tommyt@usc.edu, your blog's URL would be: http://myportfolio.usc.edu/tommyt
You must publish your blog for the first time before it will be accessible to the public. Instructions for publishing your blog.
Removing the Getting Started entry
Your portfolio has automatically posted this "Getting Started" entry as its first blog entry.
To unpublish this entry so it no longer appears in your public blog:
- Access the Author Interface.
- Roll over the "Manage" tab and select "Entries" in the menu that appears.
- Click the checkbox next to the "Welcome to my Portfolio" entry.
- Use the dropdown box at the top of the list of entries to select "Unpublish entries."