### Editing an entry

Entry title
  Type in the entry title. This field is mandatory.
Excerpt
  The content of this field will be shown in pages showing entries as a list, such as the homepage or categories pages, followed by a "continue reading" link. It will also be visible at the begining of the page showing the whole post. Should you leave it blank, the content field will be shown on the homepage and other entry list pages.
Content
  The content of your entry. This field is mandatory.
Notes
  This text area is for personal use, for notes or memos. What you enter here will never be displayed on the blog..
Category
  Your entry's category. To create a new category, please see the "categories" section. You can choose to leave you entry without a category by selecting the blank line.
Entry status
  Allows you to choose your post's status:
  - pending: the publication status has not yet been decided.
  - scheduled: the post will be set online at the time and date set in the Published on field.
  - unpublished: the post is offline.
  - published: the post is online.
Published on
  Here you can change the post's publication date and time. If the post's status is scheduled, it will come online at the said date and time.
Text formating
  To choose the post syntax. Wiki is a simplified syntax and will be converted to valid xhtml ; Unless you have a perfect understanding of html, we advise you to choose the wiki syntax. See the Wiki syntax reference for more information.
Accept comments
  Select this box to allow your visitors to comment the entry. The corresponding global setting is to be found in the blog settings.
Accept trackbacks
  A trackback is a way to let a portion of your entry as a comment on another blog. Select this box to allow others to trackback your entry. The corresponding global setting is to be found in the blog settings.
Selected entry
  The selected entries will be listed on your blog menu, under the title "Best of me".
Entry password
  You can enter a password for your entry. A password protected entry will not be displayed on your blog, it will only be reachable to those you will give the entry url (see the view entry link) and password.
Basename
  By clicking on its lock, you can unprotect this field and and choose another URL for your entry. If the URL you're trying to use is already used by another entry, a number will be added to it.
Entry lang.
  The two character language code of your entry. It defaults to your (as a user) language but you can change it to whatever language code you want, ie. "en" or "fr-qc". This code is used for the entry's display, no chack is made on it.
Attachments
  The attachments are all the medias you joined to the entry. The link add file to this entry allows you to attach other files to the entry. Remember to save your changes before clicking on this link. For further information, see the media manager help.

### Comments

Comment list
  On the Comments tab, you can read and change the status of your entry's comments. If you're allowed to by the blog administrator, you will be able to set your comments online or offline, to delete them or to mark them as junk.
Add a comment
  On the Add a comment tab, you can reply to one of your entry's comments without leaving your blog's backend. The syntax to be used here is plain, unlimited, xhtml. Use the fields as if you were modifying a comment.

### Trackback

To make a trackback, click on the Ping blogs link. You will not see this link if your entry's status is not published.

URLs to ping
  Paste here the trackback URLs you found in the posts you want to ping.
Send excerpt
  This field defaults to your entry's first few sentences. That's wht will be sent to the blog you're pinging, along with a link to your post. You can modify the excerpt by editing this field.
Auto discover ping URLs
  If your entries links specific posts and if the blog carrying those posts is set to allow it, this tool will find the URLs to ping for you.