Design Tab
- 1. How to manage the design of your blog The “design” tab Including… What do the parts of the tab all do? Change Theme Change Layout Selecting Content Ordering Content
- 2. This is the main screen to change the appearance of your entire blog. A full explanation of the 4 parts are available on the next slide. It can be accessed by clicking on the design tab.
- 3. Blog design Changing the theme governs how your blog looks Changing the layout governs the structure of the blog, in particular the number of columns Selecting content to decide which of your typelists and descriptive elements, such as post titles, should be shown on your blog Ordering content to put your sidebar elements (typelists and widgets) in order
- 4. These are all your different possible designs. T|ypes of design are available here. It’s worth trying out different designs, but don’t worry too much, it can be changed at any time, even months after you start blogging! Don’t forget to save the changes!
- 5. The numer of columns principally effects the width of your post. If you are intending to use lots of widgets and typelists (things on your sidebar) it is recommended to have 3 columns- otherwise 2.
- 6. The content selection screen allows you to decide what elements should be included in your posts (title, date etc) and your sidebar (categories, archive, links etc). These can be changed at any time.
- 7. Modules are facilities offered automatically by typepad. Widgets are fun bits and bobs for your sidebar. Typelists allow you to form links to other sites, and to host badges- of photos and sitemaps of who’s visited your blog. Continues on next slide
- 8. Ordering content: drag and drop in the order of priority- what do you want people to be able to see first on your sidebar?