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Note: SharePoint classic blogs are being retired. Beginning January 18th, 2020, the classic blog site template name will change to "Blogs (retired)". Beginning July 17th, 2020, the ability to create new classic blog sites through the user interface will be turned off. Creating a blog with communication sites and news posts.
For an alternative to classic blogs, seeUse SharePoint in Microsoft 365 with your keyboard and a screen reader to move around typical blog content, hear an entire post, comment on or like a blog post, search for content, and so on. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
A blog in SharePoint in Microsoft 365 is a great tool for announcing company news and events, or sharing ideas, observations, and expertise within your team or organization, just to name a few uses.
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When you use SharePoint in Microsoft 365, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because SharePoint in Microsoft 365 runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not SharePoint in Microsoft 365.
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Get started: tab order and default content in a blog
When an author creates a blog in SharePoint in Microsoft 365, they typically use the Blog template, which inserts default content (in Web Parts) in the blog, as well as the following default web pages:
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A home page for the blog
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A page for every blog post
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A page for every blog category
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A page for every monthly blog archive
Tab order for default pages
The following sections describe the tab order for each web page. Knowing the tab order can make it much easier for you to move around each page.
Tab order for blog pages
Every page has the following default content, listed in tab order:
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Default graphic that links to the blog home page.
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Home link to the blog home page.
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Search this site box.
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Categories list. This contains links to the Events, Ideas, and Opinions categories, and if you are the blog author a link to Add Category.
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Archives list organized by month and a link to Older Posts.
Home page
The Home page lists all blog posts in descending chronological order. Each post includes:
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Title, author name, and list of blog categories
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Comments link
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Like and Unlike links
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Email a link
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(Author only) More button, which includes an Edit link
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RSS Feed link
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Alert Me link
Web page for a blog post
This list shows the tab order for a blog post web page:
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Title of the blog post
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Blog author’s name
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Names of the categories to which the blog post belongs
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Like link or Unlike link
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Comment link
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More list, which contains a link to Email a link
Note: If you are the blog author, the More list also contains the Edit links.
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Add a comment text box, where you can type a comment
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Post button (to post your comment)
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All comments for the blog
Category page
This page lists all blog posts in the category. Each post shows the title of the blog post, the blog author’s name, and the names of the categories to which the blog post belongs.
Monthly blog archive page
This page shows all blog posts for the month. Each post shows the title of the blog post, the blog author’s name, and the names of the categories to which the blog post belongs.
Tools for blog authors
If you are the author of the blog you are using, after the elements for the final post on every webpage of the blog, additional authoring elements are included. The Blog Tools list provides access to the following links:
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Create a post
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Manage posts
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Manage comments
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Manage categories
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Launch blogging app
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Choose post layout box (Basic, Boxed, and Inline options).
Common blog actions
Hear a blog post and its comments
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On the home page, a category page, or an archive page for the blog, move the focus to the title of the blog post you want to open. You hear the post’s title followed by “Link.”
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Press Enter to open the blog post on its own page. You hear the title of the blog post. To hear the blog author’s name, the contents of the post, and each comment for the post along with the name of the person who posted the comment, press the Tab key until you hear the information you want.
Comment on a blog post
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Move the focus to the title of the blog post on which you want to comment. You hear the post’s title followed by “Link.”
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To move the focus to the Add a comment text box for the post, use either of the following two methods:
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If you are on the blog’s home page, press the Tab key until you hear the total number of comments for the blog post, and then “Comments.” Press Enter. The individual page for the post opens. Press the Tab key until you hear: “Edit, Type text.”
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If you are already on the individual page for the post, press the Tab key until you hear “Comment.” Press Enter. You hear: “Editing.”
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Enter your comment.
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To post the comment, press the Tab key until you hear “Post,” and then press Enter.
Like a blog post
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On the blog’s home page or the individual page for a post, move the focus to the title of the blog post you like. You hear the post’s title followed by “Link.”
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Press the Tab key until the focus moves to the Like link and you hear “Like, Link.” Press Enter. You hear: “Unlike.” To unlike a post you have previously liked, navigate to the Unlike link, and then press Enter.
Search for content
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To move the focus to the Search this site text box, press the Tab key until you hear “Search this site.”
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Enter your search term, and then press Enter. The focus moves to a new page (opened in the same tab) that contains your search results.
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Press the Tab key until you hear the title of the result you want, and then press Enter.
Follow a blog
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After you open a blog created in SharePoint in Microsoft 365 in a web browser, the focus moves to the web page, which is open in a tab in the browser. You hear the name of the tab and the name of the browser you’re using.
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To move the focus to the Follow button, press the Tab key until you hear “Follow,” and then press Enter.
Following a blog adds a link to it on your Sites page in the Sites I'm following section.
See also
Use a screen reader to explore Following and Recent sites list in SharePoint Online
Keyboard shortcuts in SharePoint Online
Use a screen reader to explore and navigate SharePoint Online
Technical support for customers with difficulties
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