Jefferson Parish Library Tech Classes

One way to keep readers engaged with a blog is to make your posts visually interesting. Today we'll be looking at how to add and edit pictures in Blogger. To add a picture, first place your cursor wherever you want the picture to appear. Then click the Picture icon in the toolbar. (It's the one that looks like a Polaroid.) When the "Add Images" window pops up, click " Choose files ." This will take you to your Pictures library. From here, navigate to the picture you want to add and double click its thumbnail. The selected picture will appear in the "Add Images" window. Now click the image(s) you want to insert and click " Add selected " in the bottom left corner. The picture will appear in your blog in the same position as your cursor. To resize the picture, click the image and choose the size you want from the options listed. (The picture will be highlighted in blue, and the options will appear in ...

So you've set up your Blogger account and created your blog. You've chosen a layout and your preferred settings. Now you're ready to create your first post. Go to the Blogger dashboard and click "New Post." That will open the Post interface. For now, there are four parts of the interface you should note. 1. The Title Text Box At the top of the page, you'll notice a text box that says "Post title." Click in the text box and type the title of your post. When you publish the post to the Web, the title will appear above the main body of the post. 2. The Formatting Toolbar Below the title text box, you'll notice a toolbar with various formatting commands. We'll go over some of these tools in a future post. 3. The Body Text Box Notice the white space below the toolbar. This is where you will type the body of your post. 4. Publish, Save, Preview, Close When you've finished typing and formatt...

Depending on what your goal for your blog is, you may want to set things up in different ways. You may want your blog to be public, or you may want it to be private. You may want to be the sole author, or you may want to share blog access with a co-author. You may want to tweak the blog title, description, or address. All of these things can be accomplished in the Settings tab. Go to your Blogger dashboard. Click the Settings tab. Then click " Basic ." Here you will see a few different categories. The first is Basic , with options for editing your blog's title, description, and privacy. Click the " Edit " link to make your selections for each option. In the case of Title and Description, the "Edit" link will open a text box where you can type your desired title or description. In the case of Privacy, you will see radio fill buttons. Say "Yes" if you want your blog to be available to the public, "No" if ...

Once you've set up your blog, it's time to choose your blog layout. Go to your Blogger dashboard. Look at the left side of the screen. You should see a list of tabs. Click on the one that says "Layout." That will take you here to the Layout tab. (Yours might look a little different depending on what theme you picked.) In the Layout tab, you can add different features to your blog. See the little icons of pencils? Those are the Edit buttons . Click an Edit button to open a window related to a specific segment of your blog. In the window, you can choose what features you'd like to add or subtract. Here's what pops up when I click the Edit button for Blog Posts: When you've finished setting up your features the way you like, click "Save" at the bottom of the pop-up window. Also notice the "Add a Gadget" link on the right side of the Layout page.  Click "Add a Gadget" for a list of more features, or ga...

Thanks for stopping by! On this blog, we will be discussing a variety of technological topics. First up: how to use Blogger. Whether you want to explore ideas you're passionate about with others who share your interests, showcase your professional achievements, or just post photos for family and friends to enjoy, blogs can be a great way to communicate with an online audience. You'll need a Google account to use Blogger, so make sure you have one before you begin. If you don't, you will be prompted to create one. First, go to blogger.com . Click "Create Your Blog" to start a new blog. At this point you will be prompted to sign into your Google account. If you don't have one, click "More options" to create one. Once you have signed into your Google account, click "Create New Blog." The "Create a new blog" window will pop up. Now you can give your blog a title , a URL (i.e., the web address for the blog), and ...