We will assume that you have selected create content and chosen "story" as a content type.
You should be looking at a form with the title "Submit story". From here, it is just a matter of filling in the form and posting it.
- Administrative options
At the top of the form you may see some administrative options. For example, there is a box with the heading User comments. nScale.net supports discussion/comments on postings--but such comments are not always appropriate. If your article is one that could be usefully commented on, keep the default settings: "Read/write". Otherwise, choose "Disabled".
- Title
The title is straightforward enough. Try to be descriptive and catchy.
- Topic: (may not be visible if you do not have categories defined)
Next comes the "Topic" menu. This is the section your article will go in--or in the technical language of Drupal, its ("taxonomy categories"). This list presents all the sections available on the website, with their structure. So, choose the appropriate section or sections for your story and continue down the form to supply the body of your text.
- Body
The "body" field is where you put the main content of the page. If you've typed this into a word processor or HTML editor, just copy and paste it into this field. Alternately you can just type straight in. For the most basic page, just type and leave a blank line (i.e., hit "enter" twice) at the and of each paragraph.
You can optionally format your entry using the WYSIWYG editor. You may also use bbcode.
Decide where you want the "teaser" (the part of the main text used in links to the article) to end. If you do nothing, Drupal will choose a breaking point for you -- but it's better to decide yourself, to make sure the breaking point is appropriate. You do this by clicking the 'seperate teaser and body' button which looks like two pieces of paper, one over the other, with a dotted line in between.
Don't forget to spell check your content using the spell check button. Misspelled words will have a red squiggly line under them. Just click on the incorrect word and a list with appear from which you can choose the correct spelling.
And you're set! You can preview the page you've prepared by hitting "Preview" (recommended, and sometimes required) or you can bravely or recklessly just go ahead and publish it by hitting "Submit".
