Most of the many things you can do on Writing.Com happen in an item in a member's portfolio. Many useful writing tools are provided to help you create a variety of innovative items where you can express your creativity and ideas. New features are added often.
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Every Writing.Com member has a personal portfolio for storing his or her
Items. Creating an item begins in the
CREATE A NEW ITEM drop-down area at the top of your portfolio page.
Choose a method to open the
CREATE A NEW ITEM drop-down area:
In the navigation menu under the Writing.Com logo click the
CREATE NEW ITEM link. This opens your portfolio page and the drop-down area in one step.
In the left navigation menu under the Writing.Com logo, choose a method to open your portfolio page:
Click to open the
Portfolio menu, and click the
Portfolio link in the menu.
Click on your handle.
To open the drop-down area In your portfolio page, click the
Create Item link at the top left corner below your
Portfolio tab.
In the
CREATE A NEW ITEM drop-down area at the top of your portfolio, choose the item type you wish to create and click that link to get started.
[Beta] Drag and Drop Feature
If you wish to create a new
Static Item, you can begin by using the drag and drop box at the top of the
CREATE A NEW ITEM drop-down area. [
Note: You cannot use the drag and drop box at the top of the
CREATE A NEW ITEM drop-down area to create an entry in a
Book item.] For more information about this feature, see
How To Upload Writing.
For a complete overview of each item type, see "
Item Types and Their Uses"
.