Step 1: You will need to Log-in to post items

From the main page click the link Members Blog and then click Log-in under the Registered Users section. (see circled items on the two screen shots below).

Enter your username and password at the WordPress sign-on screen

You should then see the following screen

Step 2 Changing your password

Once you've signed in, you can click the Profile link on the left which will bring you to the following screen. Scroll to the bottom and you will see a section where you can change your password (if you'd like).

Step 3 Submitting your first post

Click the Post link on the left side of the Dashboard and then click Add New you will then see the following screen.

The key items in the above image are 

• Text box at the top where you put a title for your post
• Main box where you type your message
• Categories section in the lower left of the above image (this is the most import item to remember)
• Publish button on the left, once you are done editing your post click this to make it 'live'

You will also notice there is a Visual and an HTML tab. The visual tab will allow you to work like you would in a normal word processor, where as the HTML tab will allow you to enter HTML code (i.e., if you need to create a table).

I will cover the buttons above the text boxes and to the left of the Visual and HTML tabs a little later. If you have followed along so far you should be able to post an entry that consists entirely of text. If you put a checkbox by your name in the Categories section your post should show up when you click your name on the main Members Blog page and shouldn't show up on the main entry page.

When you are in the admin panel creating or editing a post you will see there is a visit site link at the top of the page. After you Publish your post this is the easiest way to get back to the Members Blog site (see image below).