I remember how tickled I was when I found out how to save a post for a later date and time.
This is how it's done.
Write a post.
Decide on date and time of posting.
Click on Post Options.
Select the Schedule at option.
Then go ahead and set the date and time.
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When you are finished setting the date and time you MUST press the PUBLISH POST button to save it as “Scheduled” to your Posting List.
If you go back and edit this post, you MUST press the PUBLISH POST otherwise it will be saved as a draft.
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Finally, this is how it will look in your Posting List.
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If you are in a generous mood...I would encourage you to share this with your own Followers and blogging friends.
This is how we learn - sharing and passing on the goodies!
Besides...in one of my other lives I was a teacher...I’m sure of it...and every now and then the old gal surfaces and wants to be useful (how thoughtful, eh).
Are you already using this handy feature?
Don't forget to visit Blogging from A to Z for more great tips and ideas from wonderful bloggers, just like you!
Jenny
Sure I do, just with the new Explorer it looks different:)
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't surprise me, Claudia, that you know how to use this feature! :-)
DeleteThis is great Jenny, I had no idea about this so thanks very much for sharing this. I'll have to use this from now on, you're right it's handy.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found this useful Matthew - anything to make this blogging experience easier is always welcome, right?! :-)
DeleteAnd if using the new Blogger interface, the 'schedule' option is on the far right.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex - I guess I should really share both ways if I truly want to be helpful! (said sheepishly)
Deletei seem to forget the publish post thing all the time, so then i get miffed at blogererer for forgetting to post...
ReplyDeletegood knowledge...
oh and you rock!
Dear Bruce...it is sooooo good to see your smiling face and your great "thumbs up" - I've missed them both!
DeleteI only really learned about scheduling through my A to Z co-hosts - they are such an incredible bunch, I'm totally in awe of them - I'm not quite sure how I fit in, but I hope I can uber impress them during April with my "visiting" and "commenting" skills!
So good to see you over at the BLOGDOG blog. Today's post just cracked me up! Thanks for the laugh - you rock too!
I know about it. I even use it and it works for me, mostly.
ReplyDeleteIt irritates me when it is scheduled to post and it doesn't. After the first time, I always go and check to make sure it went live at the time. It seems to do that more if I have a bunch of posts scheduled instead of only just one or two.
So, I am always a bit paranoid that it won't post and I don't use it as often as I would like to. It is just odd because it will say that it is scheduled to post at said time/date and it is past that and still says it's scheduled.
It's hard to trust technology, as I've experienced lately with my new iPhone...yikes, I had to break down and finally succumb to the pressures of updating my very 'old' phone!
DeleteAnyway...I am going to change interfaces in Blogger as I've been holding out for far too long! Time to be one of the cutting edge people vs the standing on the ledge crowd...although lately I am ready to jump into the abyss just to escape technology!
some people like to write their posts in advance and save them as drafts but when they later on publish them manually they forget to change the date so their posts do get published but they don't appear in their friends blog rolls at top. You must change the date if you publish drafts manually.
ReplyDeleteVery sage advice my dear Dezz! I did that once, in the early day, and I couldn't figure out where it went!
DeleteAlso...as Alex mentioned in an earlier comment...I must modernize and arrive in 2012 wearing my new Blogger interface to the ball! (You are still having a Ball, right... hehehehe (anything to get out of doing the dishes)
Thanks Dezz for popping over and sharing this valuable posting tidbit! :)
New follower. I was sent to your blog when I asked about how to get the embedded comments and then was so pleased when I saw all the other great information. Can't wait to go back and look at what other gems you've tutored on. Because I know next to nothing in the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy - welcome to Pearson Report! I'm totally stoked that you were sent this way when looking for a little help. It makes me happy if I can take a little of the guess work out of all that goes on behind the scenes here at Blogger.
DeleteI have been very fortunate to learn from some very savvy bloggers and feel the need to Pay It Forward!
If you have anything specific you wish to have help with please don't hesitate to email me at: pearsonreport(at)gmail(dot)com and I will be more than happy to see if I can be of assistance.
I hope you will also think of joining in on the fun we are all going to have this April with the A to Z Blogging Challenge. It's a great way to introduce yourself to other bloggers as well as making new blogging friends.
For greater insight and more detailed information about the Challenge click on the Badge at the top right hand side of my blog and it will link you directly to the official A to Z blog site.
As a co-host I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Cheers, Jenny.
been there done that....now just to figure it out on Word press lol
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised - you are always one step ahead!! And, I know you will figure things out over at Wordpress too!!
DeleteWow, I feel so stupid for not knowing this. But thank you. Because I kid you not, I have actually set alarms in the morning so I could wake up, post it, and then go back to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI did the EXACT same thing until I learned how to do this. Now, screw the alarm clock, I'm sleeping in. Of course, that may be why I got fired.
DeleteHey Beer Boys,
DeleteDon't feel stupid not knowing about this, even I was slow on the uptake (I know, hard to imagine, isn't it)...I've even stayed up way past my bedtime to get a post off at the right time!
At least now...I can catch up on my sleep deficit and hopefully regain my youthful good looks!
@Al...you and Ms. Mynx are such fast learners...enjoy all those extra zzzzz's!
I've made that mistake of saving it to a draft. Even used the wrong date and lost it. Finally found it about two years back in my older posts.
ReplyDeleteI never knew about scheduling until I became an A to Z co-host and learned about it from the Team!! Go Team!!! (you being one of them)
DeleteWhat a drag to lose a post! That would really stress me out.
This is pretty cool! You always figure out the neatest stuff. I'm always afraid to get in there and fiddle around with things, worried that I'll accidentally delete my whole blog or something.
ReplyDeleteHi Rev - glad you like! I try to share the things I learn because if they are new to me they will hopefully be new to someone else (may way of justifying that I can't be the only one that doesn't get it!!!) (grin and chuckle)
DeleteI need to use this more often. I drive myself crazy trying to do a post and get it out, often staying up late. When here as I have then time, I can write a post then just schedule it for the day.
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa - now that I know about this I'm making it a "must do" to ease the late night staring contest with my laptop as I watch the time tick by! (digital clocks suck) :)
DeleteThis could be a great idea once I get more organised :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, and everybody who's asked me how to do the new blogger comments thing has had a link to your post about it, from me :-)
Sarah - how nice of you to link folks back to me. Hugs to you! You've just made my day!
DeleteI do use this feature--it's great to be able to bank a few posts for those hectic times. :)
ReplyDeleteLinda - I totally agree. I'm hoping this will ease my compulsive need to schedule my sleep around the time of my post and finally have it work the other way around.
DeleteThanks for doing this. I discovered the beauty of the "delayed post" during last year's A-Z Challenge. It saved me a lot of trouble because I was able set several posts up beforehand. I learned how to do this via Blogger (which is better than on a street corner-that's for sex ed). So, you may have reached out and touched someone today (which is not as creepy as it sounds).
ReplyDeleteWhere was I with this last year, hmm...and to think you didn't even post about this marvel. It takes almost a whole year before I finally get it and here I learn that you've known about it all along...gee Al...I thought we were friends! :P (killing myself laughing)
DeleteThank you! I did discover this years ago, and you are right, it is SUCH a timesaver. I've scheduled posts months in advance with this! ;)
ReplyDelete♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥
Like I said to my dear friend Al...whom I have just given a ribbing to...I just found out about this little bonus through you and the rest of the A to Z Team! I'm just tickled about being able to preschedule my posts.
DeleteIn fact, I have all my A to Z post scheduled (still filling in body parts) and I find myself feeling less stressed about having to remember when to post them.
Yes I've used it a few times while I've been away. I like deciding what exact minute I want it posted. Gives me such power! xo
ReplyDeleteI figured you'd know about his too Carole...you are a sharp cookie! And with the travelling you've been up to I thought you had a little magic up your sleeve!
DeleteYou could be a super hero and this would be your power!!! :)
I signed up to the A to Z challenge today and was just browsing your blog when I found this post. It's been really helpful and I've now changed my comment box. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on signing up for the A to Z - you'll really have fun with it!
DeleteI'm glad you found this information helpful - whenever I come across something to make my blogging life easier I like to share it.
Hi Jenny. Did not know this! Thank you as always for your great info. Will be checking in on you during your A to Z challenge. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey there Pam - gosh it's good to see you! Thanks for dropping by and checking out my post - I hope it's helpful!
DeleteAs to the A to Z Challenge - it would be wonderful if you joined in...maybe some artwork and poetry...you put the two together so beautifully - I would love it! Smiles coming your way, Jenny.
Perfect post to ready us for the A to Z challenge...thanks much!
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