If you are building a template from scratch, include these in your stylesheet or you'll be sorry! This is my always evolving list, so it grows regularly.

table.contentpaneopen  
table.contentpaneopen td
table.moduletable th, div.moduletable h3

  .blog
 .small   
 .createdate 

As stated previously, adding content is a two part process. The first part is creating the content item/article and the second part is creating a menu link so that there is a way to get to the new content you just created. This covers step two - creating a new menu item to link to a content post (Joomla 1.0)/article (Joomla 1.5)

1. In the Joomla top navigation bar, you will see a "Menu" button
2. Rollover the "Menu," button and click on the appropriate menu. Hopefully they are clearly named.

* Main Menu always contains a link to your homepage (whether it's published or unpublished). Joomla requires this.
* Some websites may have Multiple Menu Systems. Either ask your developer or click around until you find the menu system that contains the links you are looking to add to.


3. Click "New"

If you use Joomla 1.0.14  or earlier, you will encounter this issue, and you need to be prepard or you will be very frustrated.

WHEN EDITING CONTENT: AVOID YOUR BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON!

When editing a post: Train yourself to not use the Back Button on your browser – if you decide to leave the page without making any changes, only click Save or Cancel, or else you will be stuck with a post "locked" for editing and you won't be able to get back in.

 Only Use Save or Cancel:

If you click < back on your browser, the post you are editing will lock and look like this: 

To break the lock, a Super Administrator has to log in and choose System > Global Checkin.