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Now you will create a blog post in your new space.
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\\ (/) Hint: Perform these instructions in the new browser window which you opened previously. (See [Creating a space]).
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# Under the '*Add*' menu, select '*Blog Post*'.
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# A new, blank blog post appears.
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# Click in the box near the top of the screen, where the words '*New Blog Post*' appears. The words 'New Blog Post' will disappear. Type a title for your blog post (e.g. 'Latest update').
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# Click in the large '*Rich Text*' area, below the symbols '*B* *{_}I{_}* *{+}U{+}*'. Type several sentences.
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\\ (/) Below the 'Rich Text' area are the page's Labels and Posting Day (which defaults to today). You don't need to change anything at this time.
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# Click the '*Save*' button.
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# You can now see your newly created blog post.
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*What is a blog post?*
Confluence blog posts are special pages found in the 'blog' section of each space. They can be announcements, journal entries, status reports or any other timely information you would categorise as a blog entry or 'news'.

For more information about working with blogs, please see the [documentation|http://confluence.atlassian.com/x/rSAC].
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Congratulations, you have finished the Tutorial\! Next, you may like to see some [examples of wiki pages|Examples], read some of the [advanced topics|Advanced topics] or take a look at our [other documentation|More information].
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