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    <td class="heading2"> <p>Connect to a blog server</p>
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<p class="bodytext">You can connect to a blog hosted on one of the following servers:</p>


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<td colspan="2">The Blogger, TypePad, or WordPress blog publishing services. </td>
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<td colspan="2">Other internal servers that support the Atom and MetaWeblog APIs. </td>
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<p class="bodytext"><b>To connect to a blog server:
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>1.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Select <b>Edit &gt; My Connections</b> (Windows) or <b>Contribute &gt; My Connections</b> (Macintosh).</td>
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<td colspan="2">The My Connections dialog box appears.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>2.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Click <b>Create</b>.</td>
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<td colspan="2">The My Connections Wizard or Connection Assistant appears.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>3.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Click <b>Next</b>.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>4.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Select <b>Blogs</b> from the <b>What do you want to connect to</b> pop-up menu.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>5.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Select <b>Blogger</b> from the <b>Who hosts your blog</b> pop-up menu. You can select <b>Other Blog Servers</b> to define a blog URL to connect.</td>
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<td colspan="2">If you selected <b>Other Blog Servers</b>, the <b>What is the URL of your blog</b> text box and Browse button appear.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>6.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">(Optional) In the <b>What is the URL of your blog</b> text box, type or click <b>Browse</b> to locate the URL of the home page of your blog.</td>
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<td colspan="2">Click <b>Next</b>.</td>
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<td colspan="2">The Blog Site Connection Information screen of the Create Connection wizard appears.</td>
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<td colspan="2">If you selected <b>Blogger</b>, or if Contribute is able to find the access point of the blog server whose URL you specified, only the <b>Enter your blog server user name</b> and <b>Enter your blog server password</b> text boxes appear. However, if you selected <b>Other Blog Servers</b>, or if Contribute is unable to find the access point of the blog server you specified, the Blog Protocol pop-up menu (which is disabled) and the <b>Access Point</b> text box also appear.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>8.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Enter your user name in the <b>Enter your blog server user name</b> text box.</td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>9.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">Enter the password to connect to your blog in the <b>Enter your blog server password</b> text box. </td>
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<td align="left" width="8"><b>10.</b></td>
<td colspan="2">If the <b>Access Point</b> text box appears, specify the Access Point.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><b>Tip: </b>Click the <b>Back</b> or <b>Go Back</b> button to return to a previous screen if necessary.</td>
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<td colspan="2">Click <b>Done</b>. </td>
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<td colspan="2">Contribute creates a connection to the blog server, and the blog’s home page appears in the Contribute browser.</td>
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<p class="bodytext"><strong>Tip: </strong> If you need assistance, look for tips, TechNotes, examples, and troubleshooting information at the Contribute Support Center at <a  href="http://www.adobe.com/go/contribute_support">www.adobe.com/go/contribute_support</a>.</p> </td>
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