How to Start a Blog on Blogger/How to start Blogging Guide for Beginners

<div class="thank-you"><br /><div class="section sticky " id="intro" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 27px; position: relative; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://cdn0.iconfinder.com/data/icons/blueprint_20_social_icon_by_tyzyano-d30b23v/128/Blogger-Post.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://cdn0.iconfinder.com/data/icons/blueprint_20_social_icon_by_tyzyano-d30b23v/128/Blogger-Post.png" /></a></div><br /><h1 class="firstHeading" itemprop="name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #222222; font-size: 35px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />How to Start a Blog on Blogger</h1><br /><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steps</span></div><br /><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blogger is an online service owned by Google that publishes single or multi-user blogs created entirely by the user. The service has quickly become the preferred choice of many novice bloggers and is one of the easiest methods of creating and publishing a blog for free. If you are unfamiliar with the service, this article will teach you how to set up an account and create a blog on Blogger.com.</span></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="wh_ad_inner adunitintro" style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="clearall adclear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="section steps sticky " style="background-color: #f6f5f4; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 62px 27px 27px; position: relative;"><br /><h2 class="sticking" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 4px; color: #222222; font-size: 20px; left: auto; line-height: 62px; margin: 0px 0px 10px -27px; padding: 0px; position: fixed; top: 39px; width: 723px; z-index: 998;"><br /><span class="mw-headline" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></h2><br /><h2 class="sticking" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 4px; color: #222222; font-size: 20px; left: auto; line-height: 62px; margin: 0px 0px 10px -27px; padding: 0px; position: fixed; top: 39px; width: 723px; z-index: 998;"><br /><span class="mw-headline" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></h2><br /><h2 class="sticking" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 4px; color: #222222; font-size: 20px; left: auto; line-height: 62px; margin: 0px 0px 10px -27px; padding: 0px; position: fixed; top: 39px; width: 723px; z-index: 998;"><br /><span class="mw-headline" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></h2><br /><div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="section_text" id="steps" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><ol class="steps_list_2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px;"><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 580px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 1.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/d/d9/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-1.jpg" height="160" id="55258ccbd6f15" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/d/d9/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-1.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 580px;" width="580" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Navigate to www.blogger.com using your web browser of choice.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="ad_label ad_label0" style="background-color: #727272; border-radius: 2px; clear: left; float: left; line-height: normal; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 2px; width: 18px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ad</span></div><br /><div class="wh_ad_inner adunit0" style="float: left; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9543332082073187" data-ad-slot="9505992976" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: inline-block; height: 120px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 600px;"><ins id="aswift_0_expand" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; display: inline-table; height: 120px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 600px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; display: block; height: 120px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 600px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="120" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="600"></iframe></span></ins></ins></ins></div><br /><div class="clearall adclear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 2.jpg" data-src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/b/b0/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-2.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-2.jpg" height="231" id="55258ccbd72f8" src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/b/b0/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-2.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-2.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sign in using your Google Account to get started.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 416px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 3.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/f/fe/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-3.jpg" height="195" id="55258ccbd76db" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/f/fe/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-3.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 416px;" width="416" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you do not have a Google Account, click “Get Started” to create one.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 4.jpg" data-src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c4/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-4.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-4.jpg" height="83" id="55258ccbd7abd" src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c4/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-4.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-4.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter a “Display Name” to be used to sign your blog posts and click “Continue”.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click “Create Your Blog Now”</span></b><br /><br /><div class="mwimg tcenter floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: 0px auto 20px; max-width: 550px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 5.jpg" height="226" src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/2/29/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-5.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="550" /></span></b></div><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 644px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 6.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/3/34/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-6.jpg" height="166" id="55258ccbd8a67" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/3/34/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-6.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 625px;" width="644" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Select a “Blog title” and an available URL for your blog.</b> You can check if the URL you are considering is available by clicking "Check Availability".</span></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 601px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 7.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/7/76/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-7.jpg" height="370" id="55258ccbd8e4a" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/7/76/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-7.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 601px;" width="601" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter the word verification and click continue.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 601px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 8.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/b/b6/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-8.jpg" height="370" id="55258ccbd9233" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/b/b6/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-8.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 601px;" width="601" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose a starter template, which will act as the basic design/layout of your blog.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 9.jpg" data-src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/3/3c/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-9.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-9.jpg" height="359" id="55258ccbd961b" src="http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/3/3c/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-9.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-9.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click “Start Blogging”</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 10.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/b/bc/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-10.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-10.jpg" height="143" id="55258ccbd9a03" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/b/bc/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-10.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-10.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can create new blog posts, edit posts, and edit pages from under the “Posting” tab.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 11.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/d/d4/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-11.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-11.jpg" height="202" id="55258ccbd9deb" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/d/d4/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-11.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-11.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The title of your post goes in the text box next to “Title”.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 12.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/0/03/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-12.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-12.jpg" height="202" id="55258ccbda1d2" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/0/03/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-12.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-12.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The body of your post will get entered into the “Compose” text editor, where you will also be able to access basic text editor functions such as font size, text color, the ability to insert links.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage portrait underwidth floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px auto 20px; max-width: 378.47457627119px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 13.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/8/87/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-13.jpg/378px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-13.jpg" height="550" id="55258ccbda5c5" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/8/87/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-13.jpg/378px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-13.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 378.46875px;" width="378" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also use the “Edit HTML” tab to insert your post in HTML format, if you prefer.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 14.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/4/40/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-14.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-14.jpg" height="142" id="55258ccbda99e" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/4/40/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-14.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-14.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The “Post Options” section located underneath the “Compose” text editor will allow you to enable reader comments, HTML settings, and post the time and date.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 15.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/a/a0/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-15.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-15.jpg" height="401" id="55258ccbdad87" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/a/a0/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-15.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-15.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can now either select “Save Now” to save your post, “Preview” to preview your post before publishing to your blog, or “Publish Post” to publish your post directly to your newly created blog.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 16.jpg" data-src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/a/af/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-16.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-16.jpg" height="269" id="55258ccbdb16e" src="http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/a/af/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-16.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-16.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you wish to change the design of your blog from the starter template you selected when initially creating your blog, you can do so under the “Design” tab.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 17.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/5/5d/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-17.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-17.jpg" height="397" id="55258ccbdb556" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/5/5d/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-17.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-17.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From within the “Design Tab” you will be able to edit Page Elements, HTML, and change your template with Temple Designer.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="mwimg largeimage floatcenter " style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); line-height: 0px; margin: -21px -21px 20px; max-width: 670px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Start a Blog on Blogger Step 18.jpg" data-src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/6/65/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-18.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-18.jpg" height="151" id="55258ccbdba6e" src="http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/6/65/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-18.jpg/670px-Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger-Step-18.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 667px;" width="670" /></span></div><br /><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to adjust other settings such as who is able to view, contribute to, or comment on your blog etc, click the “Settings” tab.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 20px;"><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can adjust publishing, comments, archiving, permissions, and all other settings from within the sub-tabs located under the main “Settings” tab.</span></b></div><br /><div class="clearall" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li class="final_li" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 20px;"><div class="step_num" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 15px 3px 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20</span></div><br /><div class="step" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><b class="whb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can add new authors that are able to contribute to and edit your blog by clicking the “Settings” tab> “Permissions” sub-tab, and selecting “Add</span> Authors”.</b></div><br /></li><br /></ol><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br />

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