To go straight to the editor, simply double-click on the DropPad to open a New Post or right-click on the Qumana icon in your taskbar's system tray, where you will be prompted with a menu where you select "New Post" to open a blank editor window.

If you have used the DropPad to gather links and text, double clicking on the DropPad will open the collected links in one post, or if you use the system tray icon, select "Post Collected Items" from the menu, and you will open an editor window with all of this material compiled.

Inserting HTML
You can insert small blocks of HTML into your post, allowing you to insert things like Flickr images, ads, or specially formatted elements.

• 1. Copy the code you wish to paste into your post to the clipboard.
• 2. Click the insert HTML button
• 3. Paste.
• 4. Click okay

Editing the HTML in Qumana
Our current editor does not support a view or edit of any HTML, but does support the insertion of HTML code as above. Later, we will have a more fully-functional HTML editor for you to use. In the meantime, Qumana's WYSIWYG editor comes with many formatting features to relieve you of the annoyances of creating HTML.

HTML div tags vs. 'p' tags
Our current HTML editor creates div tags instead of standard 'p' tags. Your posts will still look and perform well in all environments. This editor will be upgraded in future to use 'p' tags.

Inserting a link
Click on the link button (the icon that looks like a chain link) or click Ctrl-shift-l - a dialogue box will appear and you can enter the URL with the format: http://www.qumana.com

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The Tags box
Qumana has integrated Technorati Tags right into the editor. This allows you to easily describe your post with keywords relevant to your content, making it easier for people to find you in searches. Type keywords here to create tags. What is a tag? We explain it here

Inserting Tags
The Qumana Editor features a box below categories termed "Tags". This field is used to type in keywords that will be transformed into a tag inserted into to your post. To insert Tags, follow these simple instructions:

• Type in as many keywords as you would like, separating them with spaces. If you have a "keyphrase" (more than one word), you can connect the two words with a "+" symbol.
• For example: blogging bloggers professional+blogging
• Place your cursor in the part of your post wherever you want the tags to appear.
• It's standard to place them at the bottom of the post with the "Technorati Tags" part visible.
• To insert the tag after choosing keywords, click on the Tag button (from the main Editor window, the green button).

Are the tags compatible with both IceRocket and Technorati? Yes. We have spoken with people at both IceRocket and Technorati and confirmed that our tags are acceptable.

What is Technorati? Technorati (http://www.technorati.com) is a blog search engine that allows people to search for information by keywords or categories, also known as "tags." These tags are self-inserted by the blogger at time of publishing, or are associated with blog categories. You can "tag" your posts with keywords that will ultimately make your content easier to find, and profile your blog more accurately. Qumana makes tagging easy by integrating tagging into the editor. No need to know the code, just type the keywords and press a button.

When you first open the Qumana editor, your post will come with a footer promotion for Qumana in the bottom right, 'Powered by Qumana'. This is an optional way to show support for our free program.
If you would like to turn this footer off, simply follow these alternate instructions:

• From the system tray icon, right click for the menu, Configure, Qumana, uncheck the box
• From the Editor window, Settings, Configure Qumana, uncheck the box
• From the Posting Menus, Configure, Configure Qumana, uncheck the box

If you need to access the help files while you are in Qumana, use the Editor window, click the "more" button from the main row of buttons (a downward arrow) and select the Q button. Here you can link directly to our help files.