Wednesday, April 28, 2010

How To Create Blogger & google Account

How to Format Your Blogger Blogs

You can format your blogs on Google Blogger so that they fit your style. Set several Blogger blog formatting configurations before you even start writing and publishing blog posts, such as time, date, and language options:
Select the number of posts you want to display on your blog’s home page.

Specify these options:

Show drop-down list: Select Posts or Days to display a designated number of posts on your blog’s main page or a designated number of days’ worth of posts on your blog’s main page.

Show text box: Enter the number of posts or days’ worth of posts you want to display on your blog’s main page, based on the setting you selected from the Show drop-down list.

The number of posts you show on your blog’s home page is entirely up to you, but remember that people don’t like to scroll too much. Displaying five to ten posts (depending on post length) on your home page is a common target to keep your blog readable.

From the Date Header Format drop-down list, select in which format you want the dates to appear on your blog.

This date appears at the top of your blog, above your posts, to remind visitors what day it is.

From the Archive Index Date Format drop-down list, select the format of the dates that appear in the Archive Links page element on your blog’s sidebar.

Older posts are automatically archived so they’re easily accessible from the Archive Links page element in your blog’s sidebar.

From the Timestamp Format drop-down list, select the format you want to use for the publication date for your blog posts.

A timestamp appears at the bottom of each blog post that tells readers when each post was published.

Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down list.

Selecting the correct time zone ensures that your date header and timestamps synchronize correctly to your location.

Select your language from the Language drop-down list.

Blogger is available in a variety of languages.

Click Save Settings.

How to Create a Google Account
1 of 8 in Series: The Essentials of Setting Up a Google Blogger Blog

If you want to use Google Blogger to create your blog, you need to create a Google account to access the Blogger software. You can easily create your Google account (and your Blogger blog):
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Visit the Blogger home page.

If you already have an account, you can also sign in from this page.

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On the Blogger home page, click the Create Your Blog Now button.

The Create a Google Account page opens.

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On the Create a Google Account page, type your e-mail address in the Email Address text box, and then retype it in the Retype Email Address text box.

The e-mail address you use doesn't have to be for a Google Gmail account. You can use any e-mail address to create a Google account to access Blogger. The e-mail address you enter is the one you use to log in to Blogger, and it's the one to which Blogger sends your username and password if you forget them.
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Enter a password in the Enter a Password text box, and then reenter it in the Retype Password text box.

You can change your password later, if you want. Google shows you, just beneath the Enter a Password box, how strong your password is (how difficult it would be for someone to figure it out) after you enter it.
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Enter your display name in the Display Name text box.

Your display name appears at the bottom of each of your blog posts, indicating that you're the author of the post.
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Type the letters displayed in the Word Verification box.

This security procedure ensures that new Google accounts are created by human beings, rather than by automated spam systems.
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Select the check box in the Acceptance of Terms section to indicate that you accept Blogger's terms of service.

You can click the Terms of Service link on your screen to read the complete document.

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Click the Continue button.

The Name Your Blog page opens on the Blogger Web site.

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