Captioned Photos In A Small Table

2009-05-27T19:58:00.014-05:00

PICTURE1PICTURE2Caption1Caption2Caption1Caption2 Below in red is the code for the two small tables shown above. The style definition NOBR is invoked to prevent a pile of line breaks on top of the table, which is something I use for every table. There are also some artificial line breaks that had to occur in the long url's; this was done to prevent the table margins from getting wacky!

Place Gadget Above The Posts?

2009-05-25T12:15:00.004-05:00

It's sometimes possible to create a page element and then slide it across (drag and drop) the blog and drop it above the posts. If that won't stick, you may have to find this line in your "edit html" (template):

Add Line or Divider Between Posts

2009-05-23T17:29:00.019-05:00

Directions, for white or black minima:Make a safety copy of your template as per the instructions on the "Edit html" page.I can't guarantee that all blog codes are going to look the same, but I did this on several of the Minima templates. I've done it on a couple of other template styles and they varied a little. So it might work right away or you might have to tinker! (Note: You can see the

Linking to a Google Doc From Blogger

2009-05-04T17:22:00.007-05:00

If you make a file in Google Docs and Spreadsheets, this is how to link to it from BloggerIf you've created one document and saved it already, locate the url (web address) in the window above on your screen and copy it. Use the right-click button on your mouse and then the Copy on the small menu so that you don't make a typo.Then go back into the post or sidebar where you intend to keep the

Remove a Message from Blogger Help Group?

2009-05-01T19:31:00.004-05:00

Yes, But Not CompletelySometimes you may "think better" and want to take your words back. Or maybe you solved it two seconds later and can't bear for the world to know how stupid you were. For any reason, good or bad, you can remove it. It is worth noting that those persons who have their membership options set to receive every message reply by email will still have gotten their copy and you

Profile Views And "Real" Counters

2009-04-29T19:50:00.011-05:00

At present, a portion of the Blogger users are complaining that their "profile" numbers are not increasing or that they barely are. Blogger said that they changed it all due to problems such as hackers giving themselves all kinds of extra clicks. Anytway, the system was getting overloaded in some fashion. Evidently, it may now register numbers by larger increments, not one at a time. Whether

NEW Undelete Button on Dashboard!

2009-04-13T11:41:00.014-05:00

Getcher Blog Back!--MaybeThere has been an astonishing development in Blogger--it is, to me, at any rate! Until recently, there was no official feature with which to retrieve or recover a deleted blog. Now we can undelete those blogs that we accidentally deleted! Someone is always having that problem for all kinds of reasons, some of which are pathetic and some of which are our own fault, but

Where's My Questions in Blogger Help Group?

2009-04-08T23:41:00.024-05:00

Is There A List of Questions?How do I find ALL the questions I have asked in BHG? Right up there where you just asked that question (when we're in one of Blogger Help Group's conversation "threads"): There's your Forum "name" and to the right of it is a link, "View profile", which will show some biographical info from your BHG Profile and it includes "Recent Activity", which will list every

Text Indenting in Paragraphs

2009-03-31T22:31:00.004-05:00

See the post after this about Blogs Disappear to see more results of using the text-indent. Step One Occurs In The TemplateEvery once in a while, someone asks how to indent a paragraph and overcome the habit HTML has of not recognizing more than one space in a row! In your template's CSS, place this line:.p2 p {text-indent: 25px;}Don't ignore the "." in front of p2 above; it's only needed that

Blogs Disappear

2009-03-30T22:18:00.003-05:00

Like Socks In The Dryer? Come Back, Black Sheep!One of the silliest and yet one of the most efficient ways of "losing track of a blog post" happens when one is not quite paying attention. It has happened to me three or four times now and even now that I know to suspect it, it still mostly catches me by surprise. What It Is, Is Butterfingers, Bubba!Sometimes as I “publish” and exit the program

Where To Find 3 or 4 Column Templates

2009-03-23T16:57:00.003-05:00

If You Want More Than 1 Sidebar!This is just a place-holder for me for now in case I someday have something to say about the damn three and four column templates. At present, I haven't even read all of the posts that our friend Peter has written about it, listed below in these template posts by Peter.

Screenshot of Settings

2009-03-13T16:54:00.004-05:00

This is the screen you see after you click "Settings" from the Dashboard.

Speaking To A Newbie About Blogger Support

2009-03-06T19:48:00.001-06:00

Don't take it seriously. I took that tone (in Blogger Help Group) because so many who have done it in the past (written multiple copies of a single post, filling every category) turned out to be monsters of ego who always felt personally slighted by the lack of help. There are still some, I imagine. Others, like me, have grown weary of the Newbies who have great outrage at Blogger's lack of

Have Two or More Blogger Profiles

2009-02-21T17:47:00.015-06:00

Make Your OwnPlacing direct information and a photo into the sidebar to replace the Blogger "About Me" Profile OR because you want more or different info/pictures in your profile! You may desire to put hyperlinks or other items there which you cannot place in the official Profile.For different reasons, some people even want to be able to have a different Profile on different blogs on the same

Can I Print My Blog To Paper?

2009-02-20T19:40:00.002-06:00

You can print your entire blog, including posts and comments, to paper if you wish. I never have done it and have no familiarity, so I'm sending you to NITECRUZR, my next-door Expert.

Can I Save My Blog?

2009-02-20T10:24:00.028-06:00

The Export/Import FeatureYou can save all, including photos, comments and posts, but excluding the template or Gadgets, by Exporting. This could also be viewed as a different form of BACKUP. I've only done this export/import 4 times so far, but it seemed pretty easy by just following the instructions under Settings --> Blog Tools. The shorter blogs copied very quickly, though the long one (more

Body (Or Background) Color

2009-02-18T14:21:00.005-06:00

The background color for your blog is not located with the other color changes in "Fonts and Colors". Oddly enough, to change the blog's background color requires going into the template--you'd think it would be among the other clickable changes. Some new bloggers may not like the idea of revising the template code, but eventually you will want something bad enough to dare! When the time comes

Blogger Has N0 Email or Phone Support!

2009-02-14T17:54:00.015-06:00

WELL, DON'T GET BROKE UP ABOUT IT! Blogger does not provide email-based support beyond the automated messages or give out telephone numbers. Not at Blogger Help Group (BHG) or much of anywhere else. [There is a fax number at Google's page about digital copyright and infringement. I assume if you fax them about off-subject concerns that those faxes may end up in the trash.] BHG is almost

Search for Blog Topics In Your Own Language

2009-02-13T21:48:00.008-06:00

How can users of NEXT BLOG solve the language problem? Many people only speak their own language and, while that is unfortunate, Next Blog is just wasting our time if it keeps sending us to what amounts to "foreign" language blogs to us! We should use the Google Blog Search for exploration instead of Next Blog. At the top of the page is the "Search" box.To the far right of "Search", you'll

Change Format Of Date Header

2009-02-13T20:07:00.007-06:00

Reset format of the date header At the top of all posts!Go to your Dashboard.Click Basic Settings. Click Formatting. Find Date Header Format. Open the dropdown menu and choose one.Click on "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page.

How To Post Photos

2009-02-12T19:20:00.007-06:00

The most direct way to get photos on your post is to use Blogger's picture icon:1. Go to your Post Editor. 2. Click on Blogger's picture icon. 3. When you see "browse", click on that.4. when it takes you to your own computer, locate the photo you want to use. 5. Click Upload.6. Click on Done. 7. If you uploaded to a post different from where it's intended to go, possibly even on a different blog,

Blogsend--Email Notification for 10 or Less

2009-02-08T20:02:00.010-06:00

If you have a list of 10 or fewer people that you'd like to send email notifications of each time you publish a new post, here's how. Go to your Dashboard.Click on Settings.Click on Email.Enter email addresses, ten or less, separated by commas.Be sure to Save Settings at bottom of page. Each "notification" is actually a copy of the entire post. For email notification of a larger group or that

Move Items Above Or Below Post

2009-02-07T20:42:00.029-06:00

Go to Layout page. Click on the "Edit" in the lower right hand corner of "Blog Posts". A window will open. Go down to the lower part of it that says "Arrange Items". See if you can "drag and drop" the items into new locations. If they stay in place, "Save" the change in the lower right corner. That IS how it's supposed to work, though I have occasionally not been able to get it to work very

Most Erotic Blog Post Ever!

2009-02-03T19:28:00.003-06:00

This isn't really the most erotic blog post ever; I just thought I'd see who was awake this sleepy evening. If this isn't February 3, I guess you weren't.

Hide Blogs on the Profile List?

2009-01-29T14:27:00.011-06:00

How Can I Show Some, Hide Others?Go to DashboardClick on Edit ProfileAbout 4 items down, it says "show my blogs" and that's where You then click where it says "Select blogs to display"A list appears and you should click on the ones you wish to display.Be sure to "Save settings" in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Small/Large Photos

2009-01-18T19:23:00.028-06:00

"How do I get my pictures to enlarge when I click on them?" I don't keep track of all the other photo hosts, but Blogger downloads your photo in a sort of dual system so that a small image is made that fits the area (post or sidebar) and then you can click on it for the full-size large version. I used to do the same thing by hand when I made my own web sites by making both a small and large

Change Color, Font, And Size of Text

2009-01-05T11:20:00.011-06:00

When you select "Fonts and Colors" on the Layout page, "Text color" is the first in the vertical list, but "text font" is further down (sixth on my list); if you click on that link, a list of fonts (not previously showing) should appear in place of the color boxes out to the right. Furthest to the right are boxes to check for Smaller, Larger, Bold, and Italic. If you still aren't seeing what you

Move (Re-locate) Photos in a Post

2008-12-14T15:50:00.015-06:00

Most photos get loaded at the top of the post. I am not aware of any way to "point" with the cursor or otherwise assign the photo being uploaded a specific position in a post. The photo or image can, of course, be moved after it has been uploaded. Below are two methods for changing the photo position(s): In Compose mode you can see the photos. You can relocate the image by dragging and

Placing Photos in your Post

2008-12-07T14:46:00.009-06:00

Every photo you upload will go on top of your post and you have to move them "by hand" if you want them in special locations. You can move the photos where you want them AFTER you upload them (useeither drag-and-drop with the mouse or "cut" the html photo code andthen paste it into the correct location or sequence.

When Reverting to Classic Template Was A Big Mistake

2008-12-03T19:02:00.028-06:00

Oops! Now you want to revert back to the New Blogger (Layout) version, but Blogger only allows for part of that; unless you had not yet created any page elements, you can't switch back with a single button-push or without some busy work!1. locate and click on "Customize Design", 2. then click on "Upgrade Your Template ", 3. choose a new template.4. click "Save the template" [More below...] You

A Caution To Businessmen

2008-07-26T21:05:00.019-05:00

AND OTHER VERY SERIOUS PEOPLE WHO TRY TO USE BLOGGER AS SOMETHING DEPENDABLE:Hell, don't do it! There will be no guarantee that Blogger will keep the blog online and available all the time. There are glitches and gremlins and other problems that individuals may overlook (just barely), but, at any rate, they have no money at risk, just their own ego and pride. People who have money at stake

Post Template

2008-07-20T19:43:00.023-05:00

Adding code or text to every postIf adding a bit of code to every post is sufficient to do a certain job, why bother with Copy and Paste? Why not use the Post Template? You can use CSS for some things, but it's more difficult in some cases. If you're new to Blogger, it's easier to wrap your brain around the Post Template! Go to Dashboard,click on Settings.click Formatting.Go almost to the

Make Link Open in New Window

2008-07-19T19:08:00.017-05:00

textTo make a link open in a new window, you will have to write the HTML in this "anchor" format, shownwith slight presentation differences, in case one is more clear to Newbiesboth above and below this paragraph. The one below is more clear to me. Anchor TextIf you put the following code (with real info

Limiting Commenters On Your Blog

2008-07-19T15:58:00.009-05:00

1. go to Dashboard.2. Click Settings,3. Click Comments.4. You'll find several options concerning comments.5. The second entry is for "Who can comment?.6. Select the one you want.(if you have more than one blog, each one is controlled separately, so you're not committing any other blogs to this choice.) 7. After making your one or several changes, scroll to page bottom and click Save Changes.

Quick Edit Crossed Tools

2008-07-04T14:23:00.010-05:00

It's too bad that new Bloggers cannot more readily see what the "crossest tools" (screwdriver and wrench) are for. They are convenient Quick Edit tools, visible only to you and only when you are logged in to that blog. Neither these nor the Quick-Edit pencil icon under each post can be seen or used by others. We all worried about someone else being able to edit our posts or page elements for a

Convert Html to a Displayable Post Text

2008-07-03T19:20:00.009-05:00

-- AMPERSAND CODES can be used in short sections to show the code itself (which is what I might do to show single nonbreaking space.HTML Ampersand Character Codes-- For longer sections that need to be "translated" or if you're lazy, the programs below convert html code for you. Both work well, though Postable's first screen is a little less intuitive. PostableQuick Escape The code above would

What Is Indexing?

2008-06-12T15:51:00.016-05:00

Google and other search engines have their own rules and criteria for indexing blogs and other sites, but each one "crawls" the entire Internet every so often and "looks" at and stores info about most every site.The indexing is not immediate for your site, so you may have to wait for your site to show up on any search engines. Your site can't be "Googled" by you or your friends until the indexing

What Is A Layout Page?

2008-05-18T23:27:00.009-05:00

In case you're wondering what Blogger is talking about. It's the page where you can create, move and arrange the page elements (especially the ones for the sidebar) as you would like them to be. Place your cursor on the boxes after you create an element, hold the mouse left-click down as you move the mouse. PAGE ELEMENTS AKA "GADGETS".ALSO SEE: Page Elements Screenshot

Future-Dating A Post -- NEW!

2008-05-02T19:33:00.054-05:00

Create the illusion of "being there".! Future Dating of posts is now available from BloggerClick here to see Blogger's instructions about it! Now you can leave some posts lined up when you are about to leave on vacation or for a month in jail and they will publilsh, one or more every day, while you're absent. So many people have inquired about this for the past five years that I suppose a lot

TOS Violation Page

2008-03-19T11:27:00.010-05:00

Where to go to report the troublemakers, including a screenshot of the report page: Contact this page and report any of these items at: Terms of Service Violations.Be sure to click in the most appropriate of the circles, then click "Continue". ALSO SEE: Reconsideration Request

Strikethrough Code

2008-03-04T09:15:00.005-06:00

Once in a while someone knows about the strikethrough tag without knowing what its called or how to utilize it, so here is the strikethrough tags:~~TEXT~~I don't see any way to do this in Compose Mode, so you have to switch to the Edit Html Mode in order to do it. At times people don't know the exact word that's involved in this and may say "cancel" or some other similar word.

Line-Height

2008-01-06T11:05:00.001-06:00

Below is not a solution to why line-height may arbitrarily change in your posts, but it is a fix. When that line-height change happens, try the following for the post text:

TEXT

You may need a different number (of px) to match your own blog post, so see how it adjusts with larger and smaller numbers. . You could avoid the aggravation of typing it each time

Welcoming:

2008-01-05T22:26:00.001-06:00

The new blue Divider! Long may your freak flag fly free.

People Can't See My Profile?

2007-12-13T19:24:00.002-06:00

Maybe it's not activated.Go back to your Dashboard.On the far left, click on Edit Profile (to the right of your photo).Make sure you've clicked "Share my profile". At bottom of page, click "Save Profile".

Remove Blogger Help Group Message

2007-12-08T13:20:00.000-06:00

To delete a word (or the whole message) you left in Blogger Help Group (BHG)[You can do it, but there's no direct way to do so.] Revise your message 1. Copy your message and revise it. 2. Copy the new text and/or code. 3. Paste the revised info into a new message. 4. If it works out right, delete (Remove) the original message. Remove Message In Blogger Help Group: 1. Click on "more options"

Dashboard Example

2007-12-06T19:03:00.006-06:00

These are some old instructions and I'll update it when I feel like it. The screen has changed. Sorry. Above screenshot shows several blogs on the left, the Edit Profile section on the right, and the Language drop-down menu below that.Edit Profile, to state the obvious, is where you go to paste the url for your Profile Photo.

Revert To Never-Never-Land?

2007-11-29T21:41:00.002-06:00

I found a curious thing, though I may be among the last to discover it. I just took a recently-created blog, played with it, then subjected it to the "Revert to Classic" button. Oddly enough, the system "reverted" it even though it had never been a classic template. I didn't test everything about it, but I thought it was very curious. Maybe someday I'll think of some use for this marvellous

Change Email Options In Google Subscription List

2007-11-21T20:00:00.000-06:00

1. Go to your subscription page where all the posts are listed. 2. Find the "Edit my membership" icon on the right and click it. 3. Then you'd have a page listing the options about email choices. 4. Select one option. 5. Be sure to click "Save these settings".

Table for Horizontal Photos In Post

2007-11-17T21:41:00.020-06:00

RonaldSouthern Haven't done any of those in a while. Tedious.[Those of you wishing to cut to the chase quickly, start reading the large yellow-highlight area below, which is below the fourth straight red line.] Below is the code that makes a small table like the one above have photos side by side:

How To Hide Comments

2007-11-07T18:53:00.003-06:00

Turn Off Comments Go to Settings, Go to Comments,Go to the first item (Comment again),Now select one of the three choices.Select Hide, not Show and make sure that selection is not highlighted. Your comments will not appear to your readers after this. Be sure to scroll down the page and click on Save Settings when you're finished. END.

Where Is "Style" In New Blogger?

2007-11-04T20:30:00.000-06:00

When you open the template, move to the Edit Html tab and click it. Search for "Body" and other Style (CSS) items that you might already be familiar with from Classic Blogger, though they are not called "Style" any more in New Blogger templates! (Note: CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets). You might see something like this: body {background:oldlace; url("http://www.blogblog.com/harbor/

Adding Pages

2007-11-01T18:45:00.014-05:00

Adding Pages, MS Word Documents, SpreadsheetsSome people want to add pages other than just another post, maybe something with a document or spreadsheet look. They should check out: Google Docs and SpreadsheetsGoogle Sites I only used Google Docs for implementing MS Word documents, so I have limited experience. Google Docs worked very well for me, much better than merely trying to put a

Having Your Titles Show In Archive

2007-10-29T15:35:00.000-05:00

If you want your Archive to show your own post titles (as opposed to all dates), set your "Configure Blog Archive" page element like this screenshot. Make sure that "Hierarchy" and "Show Post Titles" are both marked. [click image to enlarge] If your Archive list is not seen in the sidebar, check the page elements in the Layout page and see if it has been deactivated. If not turned on, you

Find Width of Header For New Image

2007-10-19T11:43:00.003-05:00

Header WidthThis will tell you places to look for the width of your header. The image you want to place there should not exceed that. You should use a photo program to alter the width of your image BEFORE you upload it to your photo host (whether Blogger or otherwise). To find the width of the header 1. Click Template2. Click Edit Html 3. Scroll down to the header,header-wrapper, or wrap code and

Preformatted Text--Show Spaces and Html

2007-10-18T22:45:00.005-05:00

ee cummings's defunct but would not like this stupid Blogger bogger, cause he couldn't do thislittle dance in it, could he? would he, mister death? Dear mr cummings: I know you're dead, but you might try putting the text of your poems between these tags:

 text

This means that it will accept the preformatted text exactly as presented, though usually not in fancy fonts

Centering Header Image

2007-10-11T19:57:00.002-05:00

A. First try making the image the right size To center image in the header, use a photo program to resize the width of the image to fit the size of the header. To find the width of the header 1. Click Template2. Click Edit Html 3. Scroll down to the header,header-wrapper, or wrap code and look for the WIDTH parameter. 4. If not found, look for outer-wrapper and see it's width. It will look

View Anyone's Source Code

2007-10-06T20:14:00.000-05:00

Internet ExplorerTo view the code that other people use to display an icon, image, button, or other item, look at the browser (not Blogger) toolbar up above (while you are at their site) and 1. click View 2. click Source 3. right-click your mouse 4. click Select All 5. right-click again and click Copy. 6. open a Notepad file and Paste the code there. 7. Locate the applicable code, where it starts

Use CSS To Align Header Text

2007-10-05T16:06:00.003-05:00

Text-align: center/left/right Header AlignmentSetting alignment for the header has to be done in the template. The first section below of CSS instructions (from my blog, "The Rat Squeaks") does various things including that it sets the blog title to be centered..Header h1 {margin:0 0 .25em;color:$titlecolor;font: $pagetitlefont; font-variant: small-caps ;text-align: center;} [More below...

Create a URL For Your Profile Pic

2007-09-30T14:49:00.000-05:00

How to get a URL for an "About Me" photo that is only on your computer at presentAnother Didactic List1. If you need to alter the photo size, use a photo program to do so while it's still on your computer. 2. Use a blog post (on your main blog or some other) and use the photo icon (in the toolbar above the Edit Post text box) to add a photo. 3. You'll Browse your own computer, select one, and

How To Stop BHG Emails

2007-09-24T19:04:00.001-05:00

Many of us cease to need these emails as suddenly as we began to need them!Turn Off Blogger-Help-Group Email Messages 1. Go to "Edit my membership" 2. Set the options on the left to "no email" or click "Unsubscribe". 3. Click on "Save these Settings".END.

Manage Posts -- Screenshot

2007-09-19T14:45:00.006-05:00

AKA "EDIT POSTS", depending on which menu you follow to get to this screen. DELETE or PUBLISH multiple posts! Not shown, but at the bottom of the above page, there's buttons to click for "Publish Selected" or "Delete Selected". If you click on each of the boxes in front of the posts you'd like to delete or publish all at once, then you can click those Selection buttons. This is the only place

Trouble Posting Photos

2007-09-08T14:39:00.000-05:00

A lot of people have that trouble at times, but also a lot do not. Hard to know any simple solution. If possible, change (even if temporarily) to another browser. Sometimes IE6 or IE7 will do a better job, sometimes Firefox or others will work better. If it gets the job done, you can then switch back to whatever you're used to. Or, there's no reason why you can't have one browser open in one

Enable Comment Moderation

2007-09-02T13:32:00.000-05:00

If you think this is too much trouble, then you are evidently not very interested in your comments or in your own well-being. This will help! Close the door to spammers, stalkers, skunks, and skulkers!1. Go into your Dashboard.2. Click on Manage Settings.3. Click on Comments.4. You have a long list of options here. 5. Answer Yes to "Enable comment moderation?" 6. Be sure to go to bottom of page

Subscription List--Google Groups

2007-09-01T17:39:00.009-05:00

How Others Subscribe To Your BlogGo to Create Google Group Create the group for your blog.Once created, click Visit Your Group and at the Home page click "Group Settings", located on the right side of the screen. Find "Get a promotion box for your website" and click it. It will show some code (probably 2 sets) for you to copy. Select the second.Return to your blog.Paste the copied text into an

Unordered List In Sidebar

2007-08-04T13:43:00.024-05:00

You have two options: Unordered List (with bullets) Unordered List (with bullets) OROrdered list (numbered)Ordered list (numbered) Newbies using New Blogger template may be better off using the Link List in the Page Elements. It is easier for the lazy Blogger; however, it is more difficult to backup the Link List widget than to just backup the Page Element. You'll also have more control over it

Leave Your Email At Blogger Help Group?

2007-08-02T21:35:00.000-05:00

Your email address won't be published in BHG messages; Blogger will suppress it if you list it the normal way. You should use some spacing or else use tricks like:ratsouthern AT gmail DOT comAnd most experienced Internet users will know what you mean! Blogger won't suppress what it doesn't recognize nor will the spammer be likely to harvest it (which is what Blogger is trying to prevent when it

Gold Stars (In Blogger Help Group)

2007-07-28T20:19:00.004-05:00

In Blogger Help Group, many new readers leave a question and then don't know how to retrace their steps to find out if an answer has ever been posted. If any of them are lucky enough to read this, the solution is easy.Locate the blue-outlined white star to the left of each thread.Click the star and it will turn gold.When you return to BHG again, click on the word "Favorites" at the top of any

Activate Post Pages

2007-07-24T11:42:00.000-05:00

From your Dashboard, 1. Go to Settings, 2. then Archive, 3. then select "Yes" at Enable Post Pages. 4. Click Save Settings.

Show No "About Me"

2007-07-22T21:58:00.000-05:00

Show no "About Me", Show only the "View My Complete Profile". 1. Go to the Layout section. 2. Click on Add Page Element. 3. Add it, if absent, or click on Edit Profile. 4. Click on Share my profile. 5. Do not click on About Me. 6. You may want to unclick the Show Location. If unsure, worry about it later. This should allow most of the About Me to remain unseen, while your readers still have the

Transfer Blog From One Account To Another

2007-07-22T19:45:00.002-05:00

In 4 easy steps: Nitecruzr's Post http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-transfer-blog-from-one-account.htmlOR USEBlogger's Instructionsor More Blogger's Instructions.

Header Picture Code

2007-07-08T16:42:00.000-05:00

Unscrambling Blogger photo code for Header picture codeBlogger's picture icon is good for regular pictures in the post or in the sidebar, but it's overdone for the purpose of putting a photo in your header. You don't need both large and small versions for the header. What Blogger may give you when you upload the photo to a post (Save it, but don't Publish it!) will resemble this:

Delete A Post Or Draft

2007-06-22T17:05:00.006-05:00

To delete either a Published or a Draft Post1. From the Dashboard, Click on Manage: Posts for the appropriate blog.2. Click the box to the left of the appropriate post. That will highlight the whole line with yellow. 3. Keeping track of the yellow highlight, move to the far right so that you can click Delete there. You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete it. Click on the "Delete It"

Change Color And Font

2007-05-19T00:15:00.006-05:00

Steps 1--10 to change a font or color in New Blogger1. go to the Dashboard2. click on the Page Elements tab.3. look up above and click on Fonts And Colors. You'll see a list.4. on the left side click on which area you want to change color.5. on the right side click the correct color for that text area. 6. on the left side you may have to scroll down for the font list.7. then on the left click on

How To Change Your Password

2007-05-12T10:43:00.001-05:00

Click on Customize in the Navbar or otherwise get to the Dashboard screen.Click on "My Account".Locate "Security"Find "Change password" at the far right of "Security". END.

Compose Mode Or Edit Html Mode?

2007-05-06T19:28:00.002-05:00

Does your Blogger editing screen look "odd" or wrong?Is it possible that your screen mode toggled from one to another, either Edit Html or Compose modes? That sometimes happens and people who have never selected the OTHER mode can't recognize what they're seeing. If so, the Blogger edit box has the two choices beside each other in the upper right corner (see screen shot below). In Compose you

Sidebar Labels List In Classic Blogger

2007-05-05T15:41:00.000-05:00

In order to put a labels list in by hand in the sidebar of Classic templates:Click on a label below your post and copy its URL from the address bar once the Permalink has opened. Then you can paste this code into the template sidebar : name of label < href="url of label Permalink">name of label</a> When clicked on by visitors, they'll be provided all relevant posts to scroll through, one after

Screenshots In Blogger

2007-04-06T19:23:00.004-05:00

How Screenshots Are DoneI used to back away from screenshots in Blogger, though I was not uncomfortable with adding photos the regular way. Now I don't run away like that! If you've never done one, this is how: Go to the page you want to photograph. Make sure you have all of the important part in the screen.Press Prt Scr (Print-Screen) on your keyboard. That will save the image in the monitor

How to Remove Labels

2007-03-31T17:26:00.000-05:00

Labels in the sidebar can be made to not show by clicking Remove Page Element. Multiple labels can be subtracted from posts in the Edit Posts page. 1. Click on the unwanted label in the left column. 2. All posts of that label only will then appear in the list. 3. Check those posts. You can click All. 4. Open Label Actions by clicking the down arrow. 5. Go down the list to Remove Label. 6. The

Google Blog Search

2007-03-28T20:23:00.007-05:00

It used to be that you could click on someone else's "favorite" things in their profile or even in your own profile and you could link to those people in Blogger whose specific interest reflected some of your own. A lot of people have complained about that feature being done away with in New Blogger. You could look up everyone who was interested in masturbation, approbation, Christian Cooking,

Font Tags As Style Statement

2007-03-27T19:20:00.000-05:00

W3C says: The tag in HTML is deprecated. It is supposed to be removed in a future version of HTML.Even if a lot of people are using it, you should try to avoid it, and use styles instead.Yipes. I have always used the tags, so I probably have lots of errors out there, but I don't think I'll correct any of them until they truly cease to work. Meanwhile I guess I will try to use the

Background Color Of A Post

2007-03-24T20:41:00.004-05:00

Classic Blogger:In your template, just before the closing tag occurs, place the couple of lines below (which you can change to your colors or fonts). This will just be an example you can start with as a test. This paragraph demonstrates what the code below causes. #birdlist {margin:0px;padding:0px;background:navy;color:lightblue;font: 1.1em "Times New Roman","Trebuchet MS",Trebuchet,

How To Query Blogger Help Group

2007-03-18T14:59:00.000-05:00

Five Helpful Tips On "BHG" Protocol1. Give your URL (blog address).2. GIVE DETAILS: State the specifics of your problem or question. Are you Classic or New (Beta) Blogger? Do not speak in a telegraphic style or assume we know all the latest abbreviated jargon--we have time here for ordinary language. 3.THREADS (Conversations)A. Don't pile onto a long thread if your issue is not the same. "Start a

You Can't Lick A Sticky Post

2007-03-15T15:37:00.000-05:00

FTP Users Can't Use New Blogger

2007-03-02T21:24:00.000-06:00

At present, FTP users cannot avail themselves of the new features in New Blogger. I don't know why; Blogger says so. It may be of interest to FTP users to investigate the new Custom Domains with Blogger, where you can use all the New Blogger features. Go HERE to read about it in a Blogger help file. END.

Change Font In Posts

2007-02-24T16:55:00.000-06:00

In New Blogger:1. go to Dashboard2. go to Layout3. click on Fonts and colors4. click Text Font in box at left5. locate list of font styles at right6. click one. 7. click Save Changes when finishedEND.

How To Upgrade A Migrated Blog

2007-02-15T13:25:00.015-06:00

When a blog has been Migrated to the New Blogger servers (all blogs now are), but the template has not been Upgraded, you will not yet have access to the additional features of New Blogger. You can continue to sit on your Classic template if you wish. You do not have to Upgrade, but you can. Current instruction page from Blogger: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=44474 Original

The Blogger Help-Blogs List

2007-02-14T00:01:00.003-06:00

I used to think there were only 3 or 4 such blogs, but it seems to me like there are twenty or more. I'll have to count them on fingers and toes and hope they don't exceed my grasp! Here are the ones that I've heard of, but I won't categorize or put them in any order. I may have included some bad ones or left out some good ones--but I can always revise as I go! Useful BlogsThe Real Blogger

Wishlist

2007-02-12T12:48:00.001-06:00

Blogger seems to have cancelled the Wishlist at present.If you long for the return of Previous Posts, or the links from your profile's "favorites" to the profiles of others with similar interests, or if you know of other features which have now disappeared from (or were never in) the current version of Blogger, you can contact Blogger for that purpose at: The Wishlisthttp://help.blogger.com/?

Edit The Template

2007-02-10T20:46:00.000-06:00

How to edit or add to the templateOld Blogger;1. From the Dashboard, click on Template.New Blogger:1. From the Dashboard, click on Layout.OR1. From the Navbar, click on Customize.2. Then click on Edit HTML to edit the template.Now you have to know what you're doing. If you are in New Blogger, you may wish to place the code in a page element instead. END.

Remove Content From Google Index

2007-02-08T22:21:00.001-06:00

Request removal of content from Google's index:Request Sitehttp://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35301 Warning: It does not appear that Blogger is very active in helping anyone with this, despite having this help site. The truth may be that you might as well talk to a lawyer and have him talk to Blogger if it comes to that. Blogger will not promptly save your donkey.

Report Spam To Google

2007-02-08T13:37:00.000-06:00

Don't be timid. If you THINK it's spam, report it to Google at Google Spam Reporthttp://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/spamreport?hl=en END.

Where To Place A Graphic For The Header

2007-02-06T21:54:00.000-06:00

New Blogger method, easier for most 1. In Dashboard go to Layout. 2. Click Header in the Layout. 3. Have the url of the image you want to use handy. 4. Type or paste or Browse for the url into one of the two Image boxes, 5. Either an image on your computer or one already hosted on the Web. 6. You can choose to add the photo Behind the Title and Description or 7. You can Replace the Title and

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