Friday 7 February 2014

Starting to blog



HOW TO SIGN IN:

1) Visit www.blogger.com

2) Write your username and code.

3) You now see the dashboard. To sign in again, visit www.blogger.com


MAIN FIELDS

Posts (to edit previous texts or compose new ones)
Settings (to make all kinds of adjustments)
Layout (to arrange or add blog elements)
View Blog (to view changes)


THE ELEMENTS OF A BLOG

1. Header = the title at the top of the page
2. Posts= the texts in the main column
3. Gadgets = anything that can be added in all columns of the blog, that is:Pictures, texts, proļ¬le box, blog archive, various lists, link lists, list offollowers, blog list, polls, slideshows of your photographs, video bar, newsreel, labels of all posts, HTML code so as any other gadget to be embedded (e.g. a clock, a daily renewed list of motivational quotes or a shelf with recommended books)


HOW TO COMPLETE ORDINARY TASKS ON THE BLOG

• WRITE A POST: dashboard → click on the pencil icon → write →publish or save as draft

• INSERT A LINK LIST IN A SIDE COLUMN: dashboard → layout → add gadget → link list → save

• UPLOAD A PHOTO WITHIN A POST: dashboard → new post → click on the button representing a photograph → select the photograph from your computer → click on ‘add selected’→ adjust layout & image size

• INSERT A LINK WITHIN A POST: new post → write your text → select the phrase you want to turn into a hyperlink → click on the link button (at the top of the new post box) → write the URL address you want to lead your readers to→ click OK