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How to Set Up a Blog on Blogger.com

Getting started:

• Go to www.blogger.com

• Click on Create Your Blog Now

Create your account:

• Enter your email, create a password, and choose your

user name (display name)

• For Word Verification, type in the letters

exactly as they are shown on your screen • Check the I accept the terms of service box, then click Continue

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Name your blog:

• Type in your blog title

• Type in a unique web address (URL) that is easy to remember

• Click Check Availability to make sure the URL you have picked

is not already taken

• Once you know the URL is available, click Continue

Choose a template:

• Click Preview to see what a template looks like

• To choose a template, click on it to highlight it

• Don’t worry—you can easily change the look of your blog later

(this is just to get you started)

• Click Continue … you have just created your blog!

• Click Start Posting to make your first entry

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Start posting:

• Enter a title for your blog

in the title bar

• Start typing your blog

in the main window

• To see how your blog will look,

click Preview

Change how text looks

Add graphics

Check your spelling

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Add graphics:

• After clicking the Add Graphics button (see previous page), this window will pop up:

• To add in image from your computer, use the Browse button to locate the file

• To add an image from the web, enter its web address (URL)

• Tell blogger how big you’d like your graphic to be by clicking on Image Size

• Click on a layout that you like to organize your text and graphics

• Press Upload Image to save your graphic, or Cancel if you have changed your mind

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Save your blog:

• To save your work without posting it live on your blog, click Save as Draft

• To save your work and post it live on your blog, click Publish

• This window will appear next:

• To see your new blog, click View Blog

• Post your blog to the Collaboration Zone