How to create an article from the front end
From Joomla! Documentation
- Login
- Click on “Submit an Article” in the user menu.
- Title your article in the text field labeled title.
- Type your article in the large text field.
- Return to the top of the page and click on the save button to create the article. Clicking on cancel will take you back to the homepage without saving.
Reference: http://help.joomla.org/ghop/feb2008/task056/