Creating a Blog Using Blogger.com.
Created By Sameh Alhammouri.
The following instructions will show you how to make a blog
using Blogger.com.
You will need a Google email address to use Blogger.com.
Step 1: Signing Up for Blogger.
1. Go to www.blogger.com.
2. Enter your Google Email and password into the Sign In the box on the right side of the screen.
3. Click Sign In.
Optional: If
you do not want your name on your blog, click Switch to a limited Blogger
Profile.
4. Confirm Profile by clicking the Continue to Blogger
button at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Creating a Blog.
1. Click the New Blog button. The Created New Blog window
should appear.
2. Type in a title for your blog in the Title box.
3. Type in a short address that relates to your blog's title
in the Address box.
Important! If the address is already taken you will see a
yellow box with an exclamation point. If the address is available, you will see
a blue box with a checkmark.
4. Select a template from the options provided by clicking
on one. When a template is selected, it will have a blue box around it.
You must
select a default template for now, but you will be able to customize it later.
5. Click Create Blog button.
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Step 2: Creating a Blog.
1. Click the New Blog button. To Create a New Blog window
should appear.
2. Type in a title for your blog in the Title box.
3. Type in a short address that relates to your blog's title
in the Address box.
Important! If the address is already taken you will see a yellow
box with an exclamation point. If the address is available, you will see a blue box with a checkmark.
4. Select a template from the options provided by clicking
on one. When a template is selected, it will have a blue box around it.
You must select a default template for now,
but you will be able to customize it later.
5. Click Create Blog button.
Step 3: Creating a Post.
1. Click the button with the pencil on it. When you hover over
it should say Create New Post.
2. Type a title for your post in the post box
3. Type up a post in the post field below the post box
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Step 4: Using the Toolbar.
Go in order from left to right.
1. Click to undo changes in your post.
2. Click to redo changes you undid.
3. Click to change the font of your post.
4. Click to change the text size.
5. Click to make text into a heading, subheading, or minor
heading.
6. Click to bold text.
7. Click to italicize text.
8. Click to underline text.
9. Click to strikethrough text.
10. Click to change the color of your text.
11. Click to highlight your text.
12. Click to make text into a link.
13. Click to insert a photo. A Select a File window should
appear.
Click the
Choose File button. A File Upload window should appear.
Select a photo
from your computer and click Open.
Click the Add Selected button.
14. Click to insert a video. A Select A File window should
appear.
Click the
Choose a video to upload button. A File Upload window should appear.
Select a video
from your computer and click the Open button.
15. Click to insert a jump break.
16. Click to align text.
17. Click to number your text.
18. Click to bullet your text.
19. Click to format a quote.
20. Click to remove any formatting on your text.
21. Click to check the spelling of your post.
Step5: Using the Post Settings Menu.
This menu is located to the right of the post field.
1. To add labels to your post click the Labels tab to expand
it.
Then type labels
into the text box and click done.
These labels
will be words readers can search for your post with.
2. To schedule a time for your post to go live, click the
Schedule tab to expand it.
Then choose Set
Date and Time from the menu by clicking the circle next to it.
Then select a
date and time for the post to go live.
You
can do this by either typing in a date or selecting one from the calendar.
Then click done.
3. To customize your permalink, click the Permalink tab to
expand it.
Then select
Custom Permalink by clicking the circle next to it.
Then type in a
custom permalink and click done.
This is now the URL for your post.
4. To add your location, click the Location tab to expand
it.
Then type your
location into the search bar and click Search. The map should show you your
location.
Then click done.
5. The Options tab allows you to do many things once
expanded.
To disallow or
allow reader comments, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next
to it.
To change the
compose mode, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next to it.
To change the way
line breaks are made, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next
to it.
Step 6: Finishing Your Post.
When you are done editing and customizing your post, click
the Publish button. Your post is now published on your blog.
This is the screen you are brought to after publishing your
post. Select Layout from the menu on the left side.
Step 8: Adding a Gadget.
A Gadget allows your blog readers to interact with your
blog. Choose the ones you believe will most attract and benefit your followers.
1. Click any blue Add a Gadget button to select a new
Gadget.
Keep
in mind that the location of the Add a Gadget button that you click on is where
the Gadget will appear on your blog.
2. You can choose from Basic Gadgets, More Gadgets, or Add
Your Own.
Basic
Gadgets are the most popular Gadgets created by the Blogger website.
More Gadgets are usually created by other
bloggers and have been found useful by many others.
Add Your Own
is a feature that allows you to create your own custom Gadget by entering a
URL.
3. When you've found the Gadget you want, click the blue plus
button on the right to add the Gadget to your blog.
When you click Edit on a Gadget, the Configure box pops up.
This box allows you to rename the gadget and many other things depending on
which Gadget you are editing.
Step 10: Rearranging Gadgets.
The Gadgets with a dark grey bar on the right edge are
movable.
Click and drag the Gadget that you want to move.
Keep in mind that other Gadgets may be moved due to where
you drag the selected Gadget.
Click Save arrangement on the top right to save changes made
to the layout.
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Step 11: Removing a Gadget.
1. Click Edit in the bottom right corner of the Gadget.
2. Click the Remove button.
Step 12: Social Media.
There are Gadgets available that allow your followers to
share your blog posts on other social media networks. This is an important
feature to help your blog reach as many people as possible.
1. Click Add a Gadget.
2. Choose More Gadgets.
3. Select one of the Share It Gadgets.
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Step 13: Editing Template.
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Template.
2. Select Customize under the preview titled Live on Blog.
Here is where you can change the template from the one you
chose at the beginning. For the purpose of this tutorial, please choose the
first option given after choosing Dynamic Views from the groups at the top.
1. Select Background from the menu at the top left of the
page. It should be located directly under Templates.
2. To change the background image, hit the down arrow under
the Background image and choose your preferred image.
3. To change the color theme of the entire blog, hit the
down arrow under the Main color theme or choose one of the suggested themes.
Note: The main color theme feature is not available for all
templates. If it is unavailable, you will get a message telling you so under
the Main color theme.
Step 15: Adjusting Widths.
This tab on the menu is located directly under Background.
There are two ways you can adjust the widths of the entire
blog and of the right sidebar.
1. You can use the slider provided for you, or.
2. You can enter exactly how many pixels wide you want it to
be.
Step 16: Advanced Editing.
This tab opens another menu, which will hereafter be
referred to as the Advanced Editing Menu.
The reason we asked you to choose a specific template is
that each template provides a different set of options and tabs in the Advanced
Editing Menu.
This is where you can customize the template you selected.
The tabs on the Advanced Editing Menu allow you to change
the color and font of certain items.
1. The Page Text tab will allow you to change the color of
your text and the background of the posts. It will also allow you to change the
font of your entire blog (except for the posts).
2. The Header tab allows you to change the color of the
background of the header.
3. The Header Bar tab allows you to change the color of the
background of the header bar, the color of the text in the Header bar, and also
change the font of the text in the Header Bar.
4. The Links tab allows you to change the color of links
before they've been visited after they've been visited, and while the reader is
hovering his or her cursor over the link.
5. The Blog Title tab allows you to change the color and
font of your blog title.
6. The Blog Description tab allows you to change the color
and font of your blog description.
7. The Post Title tab allows you to change the color and
font of the titles of your posts.
8. The Date Ribbon tab allows you to change the color of the
date ribbon next to each post.
That's it! Now you know how to use Blogger.com
Go ahead and start on the first article and start
publishing.
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