Things To Do Before Making Your First Post/Weblog Entry...Part 6

We are still on LAYOUTS. In my previous post (I'm so sorry about the long interval between the previous post and the present; I've been busy with my budding consulting venture with friends), I discussed Page Elements, Let me move on to the other sub-menus under Layouts:

2. Fonts and Color-

When you click the link for Fonts and Color, this what will appear above the BloggerNavBar:


Explore that and you will realize how much leeway you'll have in customizing the appearance of your chosen template. Let me emphasize the latter because your chosen template puts an upper limit on just what you can do with your blog. Within the physical limitations, however, of your chosen template, you can alter the color of the following :

--Page Background Color

--Text Color

--Link Color

--Title Color

--Blog Description Color

--Post Title Color

--Border Color

--Sidebar Title Color

--Visited Link Color

In addition, you can modify the Font style of the following:

--Text Font

--Sidebar Title Font

--Sidebar Title Font

--Blog Description Font

--Post Footer Font

You will notice from the snipped picture above that the Blogger platform provides you with color suggestions as to those that match your blog template. Of course, you can always opt to disregard these suggested colors and base your choice on your taste or your desired effect; it is difficult really to make any generalized suggestions on my part.

If you feel overwhelmed by the array of color choices available to you, you could opt to click the link for "Shuffle blog colors". With every click, your blog changes color (both text and background), which somehow simplifies your work by allowing you to focus more on the aesthetic aspects of your blog.

The best part of all? If after trying everything and you're still unhappy with your color and text combinations, you can always summon back the original appearance of your blog by clicking the link "Revert to template default." As simple as that.

3. Edit HTML-

When you click the third link under Layout, you will see something like this:



For your first post, there is no need to make any changes or adjustments in your blog template yet. However, as you progress in your blogging activity, I have no doubt you will need to familiarize yourself with the coding of your blog template, even if you're not techie. I will go back to this point at the appropriate time.

4. Pick New Template-

This is the fourth and last link under Layout. While I don't anticipate that you will want to change your template so soon (you have not even made your first post!), should you find it necessary, picking a new template is as easy as 1-2-3. It's really child's play in Blogger.

With that long-winded familiarity tour of the Blogger Dashboard, it's time for you to buckle up for some serious blogging. What are you waiting for? Get on with your "Hello World" maiden post, so you can click the last tab in the Blogger Platform, which needs no explanation--VIEW BLOG!