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Header Image and Title Alignment (I) 2008-05-14 13:32:00 We created this Blog using the new beta Blogger template. At that time, there was no easy way to insert images into the Blogger Header. We had therefore written an article on inserting a Banner or Picture Link in the Blogger Header. Recently, Blogger introduced a new feature in their templates, allowing owners to upload pictures into their Blog Headers. This background image to the Blo Read more:Image
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Header Image and Title Alignment (II) 2008-05-14 13:31:00 We continue from where we left off at Header Image
and TitleAlignment
(I). This guide is for those who have uploaded images into their Headers, and want to move the pictures to the center, left or right side of the Headers. In this tutorial, you will also learn how to adjust the margins for the Title and Description in the Headers. The first part of our article covered the Minima, Denim, Rounders
Add Picture Banner Link to Blogger Header 2008-05-14 04:41:00 Update:With the latest Blogger
feature, there is an easier way to insert a background image to replace your Blogger Header. The image is also clickable and links to your Blog's main index page. The steps are discussed in the article Background Image for Blogger Header.However, by using the new feature, the image appears in the center, as a background to the title. For those who want more Read more:Picture
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Add music to Blogger or Blogspot 2008-05-13 16:27:00 This article is updated to address the difference in the way the code is interpreted by the different browsers, namely Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. We have also included a sample music file which you can use to test the effects of adding the sound file to your Blog. As well, read our article on Flash Music Player and Music Playlists to add a playlist of several musical pieces Read more:Blogger
Animated Banner with Rotating Headlines 2008-05-12 15:58:00 This article is about creating a nice looking banner that incorporates rotating headlines of your 5 recent Blog articles. If you have submitted your Blog to different Blog Directories, you would come across some which ask for your banner. It is nothing more than a picture to represent your Blog.Nonetheless, a nicely designed banner can attract more visitors and add a touch of professionalis Read more:Banner
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Add Blogger search box 2008-05-11 17:21:00 The Google Navigation bar at the top of your Blogger
blogs has an embedded search box
. However, you may want to include a similar box in the main body of your blog (like what I have done), or the sidebar. Other than the convenience for users, the added advantage is that unlike Google search box, the search results of this Blogger.com search box appear in the main body of your Blog. Under
Add Digg button to Blogger or Blogspot 2008-05-10 17:25:00 This is a step-by-step guide to automatically place a real-time Digg
count and vote button
to every single blog post. Digg is a social content website where your readers or you can submit content to. If you have a good story, members will 'digg' the post and write comments. As a blog owner, you may want to make it easy for and encourage your readers to submit and digg your articles. Auto Read more:Blogger
Add Favicon icon to Blogger URL 2008-05-09 17:32:00 Have you wondered how these little icons appear next to the web addresses, like the one you see above? When you visit the sites or bookmark them, these icons will make these URLs stand out. These are “Favicons” or “Favorite Icons”. You would first need to have an icon which you would like to use, bearing the extension .ico format. If you search your hard disk, you might find s Read more:Blogger
Add or remove border in CSS templates 2008-05-08 17:51:00 We have received a number of queries from people wanting to remove the image borders or add sidebar borders in the CSS layouts. In this article, we cover briefly what the border styles in CSS templates are and where you can find them. With this guide, you will be able to remove the borders around the images, sidebar or main posts, or change the style and color of the borders to match the
Add Page Element to Blogger Header and Blog Posts 2008-05-07 18:02:00 You would notice under Template Page Element
s that there are options to add a Page Element to the sidebar and the footer. However, there is none for the Header and Blog Posts. Having a Page Element option to these latter two is useful. You may want to add a picture at the top, or a Google Adsense ad at the top or bottom of your blog posts. To have an “Add a Page Element” option, u Read more:Blogger
Add Scrollbars to Blog Widgets 2008-05-06 18:07:00 This tutorial shows you how to create widgets or boxes with scrollbars. When the contents in the widget exceed a certain specified height or width, there will be a vertical or horizontal scrollbar to enable users to read the contents that overflow or exceed the box area. This scrolling element is especially useful for our Link List or Labels widget which may be very lengthy. It reduces
Add Video Clip to Blog 2008-05-05 18:08:00 Update: Blogger released a new Add Video feature which allows you to upload videos into your Blog posts. Should you want to know more about it, or resize or align the video, or put it into the sidebar, you may follow our guide in Customize Video Upload in Blogger. This is a step-by-step guide on how to add a video or movie clip to your Blog or webpage. There are many sites that offer f
Alert Message and Dialog Box 2008-05-04 18:09:00 You can display an alert message box to give a special announcement, provide information, or warn the readers before they view the full contents of your site. The pop up box will contain your message and have an “OK” button for viewers to proceed, or a prompt or cancel button to redirect readers to another site. We can further customize our Blog by asking for the reader's name and in Read more:Alert
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Remove 'pencil' and 'screwdriver and wrench (spanner)' quick editing icons permanently 2008-05-03 18:09:00 (If you only want to know how to permanently get rid of those quick editing
icons, skip this and go to the bottom of the post)We have received numerous complaints of bloggers seeing those "irritating" quick editing icons - the pencil quick edit icon for the posts, and the screwdriver and wrench
(spanner) quick editing icon for the Page Elements (widgets). Personally they don't irritate me at all
Background Image for Blogger Template 2008-05-02 18:10:00 With this guide, you would be able to add a background image or picture to your Blog, customize the position of your image, and have a static background image that stays in place when you scroll through the contents of your blog.You will need to create an image. Find a picture you like. If you need a free photo editing tool, you can either search the net for one or use Google's Photo E Read more:Image
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Background Image for Blogger Header 2008-05-01 18:11:00 Update: With the latest Blogger
feature, there is an easier way to insert a background image into your Blogger Header. The steps are discussed in the article “Background Image
for Blogger Header (New)”. However, by using the new feature, the image appears in the center, as a background to the title. For those who want more control over the position of the picture, like having the p Read more:Background Image
Change Blogger Header background color 2008-04-30 10:48:00 To change the background
color of the Header, first determine what color you would like to have. You may look at the HTML Color Chart for the colors you can experiment with. For example, if you have decided on a color code #B38481, go to Template and click “Edit HTML”. Scroll to the part where you see this:-#header-wrapper {width:660px;margin:0 auto 10px;border:1px solid $bordercolor;Add right Read more:Blogger
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Hexadecimal HTML Color Codes and Names 2008-04-29 07:07:00 Changing background and border colors will add a special identity to your site. Under the Template tab, you see “Fonts and Color
s”. Clicking that, you will be able to change the colors, font types, and font size. However the available colors on the screen are limited. If you cannot find the color you want, you may want to copy the appropriate hex codes of the colors below, and paste Read more:Codes
, Names
Flash Music Player and Music Playlists 2008-04-28 11:00:00 In our earlier article, Add Music
to Blogspot Blog, we talked about how music can be played in the background of the blog or through a hyperlink or music console player. Readers had requested for an option to play more than one song via a playlist. We have been looking at cross-browser music players that allow us to display a music playlist of selected musical pieces for Blog readers to li Read more:Flash
Using Google Page Creator and Google Groups 2008-04-26 11:10:00 If you are looking to have a Favicon (icon next to your URL) or music on your blog, you will need to upload the files onto a web host. Most bloggers do not register and pay for a .com site. Fortunately for us, there are many sites offering free hosting of your files, documents, photos, and so on. I shall cover 2 very useful free web hosts which you can consider using – Google
Page Crea Read more:Groups
Add Scrollbars to Blog Posts 2008-04-25 08:06:00 If you have followed our main article Add Scrollbars to Blog Widgets, you would be able to introduce horizontal and vertical scrollbars to all or any of the widgets in the Blogger template. These scrollbars can be made to automatically appear when the contents overflow a certain specified width or height setting. We have also talked about how scrollbars can be added to the Blog Post body.
Background Colour of TicTac Template 2008-04-24 07:21:00 This guide shows you how to change the background color of the Blog Posts or Sidebar in a TicTac Template. Changing the background color of a Blogger template is not difficult. You can follow our guide at Background Image for Blogger Template which discusses as well the way to add a background color to the entire Blog, Blog Posts or Sidebar. While this works in most of the Blogger template Read more:Colour
Background Image for Blogger Header (New) 2008-04-23 06:49:00 We had recently noticed several changes and additional features to the Blogger
layout. One of the notable and much welcomed change is the ease of adding a picture banner or image to the Blogger Header, as highlighted by our reader, dumper. The new steps covered in this article will supercede the previous articles titled “Background image for Blogger Header” and “Add Picture Banne Read more:Image
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Add Text Box and Textarea 2008-04-22 06:30:00 There are times when you want to insert plain text into your Blog Post or template. This may be a piece of HTML code or JavaScript that you would like readers to copy, such as the “Link to Our Site” code in the sidebar. It could also be the Terms of a Legal Agreement that users can view. As we shall be discussing in our article on creating forms in Blogs, the text box can also be use
Numbered List and Bulleted List 2008-04-21 06:03:00 The Blogger's post editor gives you one number style for an Ordered (Numbered) list and one bullet style for an Unordered (Bulleted) list. Here, we shall let you know how you can change these styles to add variation to your posts. We shall also discuss how links can be incorporated into such lists and how a marquee tag can be added to make the list scroll. Ordered (Numbered) List We like to
A new definition of Blog 2008-05-15 14:05:00 A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subj
Add Stylized Captions to Images in your Blog Posts Using CSS 2008-05-15 13:35:00 Photo by JurvetsonIn recent weeks, you may have noticed the captions I add to images in my blog posts. Where I am showcasing the work of another author, I prefer to add a caption explaining where this image has come from, whether this be Flickr or a screenshot of another blog/website.I've tried a few different methods to display captions beneath images, and the best solution I have foun Read more:Images
Creating an Archives Page in Blogger 2008-05-15 06:30:00 An archives page can be a really useful place for your readers to locate posts of interest or simply browse through your previous posts at leisure. Recently I've received some feedback from readers who suggested I create an easier method to browse previous posts. So I decided to create a dedicated "Archives
Page" which I hope will help readers easily locate previous posts to s Read more:Creating
, Blogger
Open an AdSense Account Quickly 2008-05-17 06:32:00 Getting an AdSense account takes just a few minutes. In part 10 of my presentation, you'll learn how easy it is to get started with blogging and Google AdSense. Read more:Account
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