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Next Level Blogging

             Blogs are such a useful tool for many different purposes. For me, I would most likely use it to bring awareness to topics I am passionate about.  For me, one of the most important topics I am interested in is disability rights and overall treatment of those with disabilities in society. Currently, Twitter is my main place to express my opinions on the topic, mainly because it also allows me to interact with others in the community. I believe though with the use of a blog I could get more of my words and opinions out in a way that's more put together and professional. Social sites like Twitter, while an excellent way to get a message out to a large community has character limits and long threads of tweets can start to look messy. A blog would allow me to get my message out in a more concise, put together way.  I also feel like a blog would cause my message to be spread even further. With social media unless someone screenshots it,...
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page elements tags for layouts

Page elements tags for layouts The  <body>  section of a layout theme is made up of sections and widgets. Sections are areas of your page, such as a sidebar, footer. A widget is a page element such as a page, a blogroll, or anything else you can add from the “Page Elements” tab. You can include any HTML you like around the sections in your theme. Sections Each section in your theme has opening and  closing tags that look something like this: <b:section id='header' class='header' maxwidgets="1" showaddelement="no">  </b:section> <b:section> tag attributes id – (Required) A unique name, with letters and numbers only. class – (Optional) Common class names are “navbar,” “header,” “main,” “sidebar,” and “footer.” If you change themes later, these names help Blogger determine how to transfer your content. maxwidgets –- (Optional) The maximum number of widgets to allow in this section. If you don't spec...
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How to set up a custom domain

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Step 1: Buy a domain See if you can buy a Google Domain  or buy a domain from a non-Google provider. To buy a Google domain: Sign in to Blogger. Select the blog to update. On the left, click Settings   Basic. Under "Publishing," next to "Blog Address," click Buy a domain. At the top, search for a domain. Next to the domain you want, click Buy. To finish buying your domain, follow the on-screen steps. Step 2: Set up your domain with your blog - Connect to your Google Domain from Blogger Sign in to Blogger. Select the blog you want to update. On the left, click Settings   Basic. Under "Publishing," click +Setup a Google Domains URL for your blog. Under "Google Domains Settings," select your subdomain and domain and click Save. - Connect to your non-Google domain from Blogger Sign in to Blogger. Select the blog you want to update. On the left, click Settings   Basic. Under "Publishing...
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How to add images and videos to your blog

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Adding Images  Sign in to Blogger. In the top left, click the Down arrow Select the blog to update. Create a new post or edit a post to add images. On the Post Editor, click Insert image  . Choose where you'd like to upload the image from. Choose one or more images to upload. Click Add selected. When the image is in your post, click it to change the size, caption, or alignment on the page. Drag images into a blog post   Create a new post or edit a post to add images. Drag an image from a folder or desktop to the post page where you want it. Add a video to your blog Sign in to Blogger. In the top left, click the Down arrow  . Select the blog to update. Create a new post or edit a post to add a video. On the Post Editor, click Insert a video  . Choose the video you want to use. Note: Avoid adding content hosted by someone else without their consent. Avoid using copyrighted materials without authorization. Le...
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How to change the theme of your blog

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Choose a theme to use Sign in to Blogger. In the top left corner, click the Down arrow. Click a blog to update. In the left menu, click Theme. Click the theme you want to use. In the bottom right, click Apply to Blog. Optional: To save a copy of your theme, in the top right, click Backup/Restore   Download theme.  screenshot of my blog's current theme screenshot of my blog's new theme Use a Dynamic Views theme When you’re using a Dynamic Views theme: Blogger will record each post displayed as a pageview. Your readers will have the option to change their default view. To use Dynamic Views, make sure sharing is turned on for your blog. Customize your theme  Sign in to Blogger. In the top left, click the Down arrow  . Click a blog to update. In the left menu, click Theme. Under “Live on Blog," click Customize. Use the left menu to customize your background image or color and to adjust width...
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How to edit or delete a post

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How To Edit a post  Sign in to Blogger. Under the name of the blog, click Posts. Point to the post you want to edit. Click Edit. Make your changes. Optional: To see how your post will look, click Preview. For posts that have already been published, click Update or Revert to draft. For posts that haven’t been published yet, click Publish or Save. How To Delete a post Sign in to Blogger. In the top left, click the Down arrow  . On the dashboard, click the blog. Point to the post you want to delete. Click Delete. https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/154172?hl=en&ref_topic=3339243
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How to publish a blog

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Write a new post Sign in to Blogger. Click New Post. Create the post. Optional: To see how your post will look, click Preview. To save your post without publishing it, click Save. To publish your post, click Publish. Publish a post - Schedule a post Sign in to Blogger. Under the name of the blog, click Posts. Click the title of the post. On the right, click Post settings   Schedule. Choose a time and date to publish your post. Click Done. To set your time zone: In the main dashboard, in the left menu, click Settings   Language and formatting. Under "Formatting," choose the time zone you want. In the top right corner, click Save settings. -  Using email to publish your post  Sign in to Blogger. In the top left, click the Down arrow  . Click the blog. In the left menu, click Settings   Email. Next to "Posting using email," type a unique word to create an ema...
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