Part 2: How to create blogs In Modified by: Mr Rizal Arbain

Register Click on If you have a Google account (i.e. Gmail), then sign in with your username and password, click on Create a Blog)

Create a Google account Type in your address Retype your address Type in a password (8 characters letters and/or numbers) Retype password Type in a display name (could be your own name) Type the letters in the Word Verification box Click Continue

Name your Blog Type in a name for your blog, this is the Main Title of your blog Type in a name for your blog address, click on Check Availability Type in the Word Verification box Click on Continue

Templates Select a template (you can adjust the colours later) Click Continue A message will appear stating that your blog has been created. Click Start Blogging

Typing in a Post This is your first post Type a title for your first blog post Press Tab and type your blog post Click Save Now if you want to work on it later Click Publish Post if you have finished this post Use the toolbar to change the font, size of font, bold, italicize or change the text colour. There are buttons for alignment and bullets as well. Don’t forget to highlight text that needs to be changed.

Change Settings Click on the Settings tab Under the Basic tab type in a description (this will go under your Blog title on your blog page) Click

Settings Click on the Formatting tab Set your Time Zone Click

Settings Click on Comments tab In the ‘Who can comment?’ select Users with Google accounts or Only members of this blog Click Always under Comment Moderation and type in your address Click

Settings Click on the Permissions tab Click on button if you are allowing more people permission to write on your blog, type in their addresses Click on the choice of Blog readers; Anybody, only people I choose (you can have up to 100) or only blog authors Click on View Blog to see your blog at any time

Change Blog Templates If you are on your Blog site click on Customize If you are in your Blog Dashboard click on Layout then Pick a New Template

Change Blog Templates Click on Pick New Template To change a template click on each of the selections Choose a variation of the theme Click

Change Blog colours and fonts Click on Fonts and Colours To change colours click on each of the selections Choose a colour from the colour palettes When you click on the text font, a choice of fonts will appear When you have finished making all changes, click

To start a new Post From your Blog Page From the Dashboard Click on Customize Click on Posting Click on New Post

Typing in a Post Undo or Redo Undo or Redo Change Font Change Font Text Size Bold, Italic Strike through Bold, Italic Strike through Font Colour Text Background Colour Text Background Colour Hyperlink text Insert Picture Insert Picture Text Alignment Bullet Points Quote text Remove Formatting Insert Jump Break Insert Jump Break Indents text Inserts a break Read Me

Labels It is a good idea to tag your posts with labels so that they can be searched for and grouped Ideas for labels might be Curriculum areas such as ‘writing, math’ etc Add the labels with a comma and space to separate them You can add labels later by clicking on Customize and then Posting tab and then Edit Posts, (click OK on the do you want to navigate…) Click on the Post that needs labels Choose a label from Label Actions

Add Photos Click on the Insert Photo button Click on the Browse button Navigate through your hard drive to find your photo Click Open Double click on the image and it will insert into your blog

Add Photos Change the size of the photo by clicking on Small, Medium, Large or X-Large Place the picture on the Left, Centre or Right of the blog page Click and drag the picture to place it elsewhere on the page

Add Movies Click on the Insert Photo button Click on the Browse button Navigate through your hard drive to find your movie Click Open Double click on the movie and it will insert into your blog

Posting ‘Youtube’ movies Go to and find a movie to embedhttp://youtube.com Click on the Customize button Click on a colour border Click on the ‘Don’t include related videos’ It is a good idea to click on the ‘Don’t include related videos’ as sometimes the related videos have nothing in common to the video you are embedding.

Posting ‘Youtube’ movies Click in the box containing code Press Ctrl C (or Command C) Click on the Edit Html tab in the blog posting window, click where the movie is going to go Press Ctrl V, click on the Compose tab and you will see the movie in the Posting box

Add Blog Gadgets Select a Gadget, insert the changes and click Save

Search Results Gadget Search Box can be really useful for yourself and your viewers Type a search word and it will search your blog for all entries with that key word Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Search Box Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Search Box Click Save

HTML Gadget Click on HTML/JavaScript Type a Title Paste (Ctrl V) the code into the content box Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on HTML/JavaScript Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on HTML/JavaScript Click Save Any code that needs to be entered goes here!

Text Gadget Click on Text Type in text This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about Click Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Text Gadget Click on Text Type in text This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about Click Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Picture Gadget Click on Picture Type in a Title (name of your Picture) Type in a caption if you have one You can choose a link or you can choose an image from your computer To choose an image from your computer, click on the Browse button Navigate to where your picture is saved on your Hardrive Click Open Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Picture Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Picture Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Slideshow Gadget Click on Slideshow Click on Source and choose where to get your photos (Flickr, Picasa or Photobucket) Click in Option and choose User Type in your Username Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Slideshow Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Slideshow Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Poll Gadget Click on Poll Type in the Question Type in the answers Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Poll Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Poll Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Blog List Gadget Click on Blog List Click on Add a Blog to your List Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

List Gadget Click on List Type in the List entry Click on the Hyperlink button Type in the URL that the list link points to Keep adding to the list Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Link List Gadget Click on Link List Type in a title Type in the URL of the site Type in the New Site Name Click Add Link Keep adding to the list Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Link List Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Link List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Feed Gadget Click on Feed Type in a feed URL Click Continue Select how many items you want to show Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Feed Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Feed Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Newsreel Gadget Click on Newsreel Type in a feed URL Click Continue Select how many items you want to show Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Newsreel Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Newsreel Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Labels Gadget Click on Labels Choose whether you want to view your labels alphabetically or By Frequency Choose how it will display as a list or a cloud Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Label Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Label Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Subscription Links Gadget Click on Subscription Links Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Subscription Links Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Subscription Links Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Moving Gadgets If you have checked your Blog and you don’t like where a gadget is placed then you will need to move it. Click on the gadget (in this example My Blog List), click and drag it down to place it. Click You can edit a Gadget at any time by clicking on Edit You can delete a Gadget at any time by clicking on Edit and then

When you are in a Blog Page, Click on Customize When you are in Dashboard, Click on Layout Tab Click on the Edit HTML tab In the HTML template Find a line of space anywhere on the template and type this code #navbar-iframe{height:0px;display:none;} Click on Preview to see if the Navbar has gone (if it hasn’t then you haven’t typed in the code correctly; note the style of the brackets) Click Save Template How to remove the Blogger Navbar

How do you edit your blog? If you have a Navbar Click on Sign In, type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear If you do not have a Navbar then type in (just blogger.com will work) Type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear