What do you do when you want to create a blog?
You go to https://www.blogger.com/start and either create a new account (1), or sign in with your google username and password (2), as shown in the picture below.
If you need to create an account first, you’ll be taken to a very simple sign-up form, which you have to fill out. Just don’t forget to indicate that you accept the Terms of Service.Then click “continue”.
Now you get to choose a name for your blog and your desired blog url. Don’t forget to check the availability of your desired url. If your desired url is already taken, you’ll have to choose something else.
Once you’re happy with your Blog title and url, click “continue” again.
Your next step is to choose a template. I chose Minima Black, but it doesn’t really matter which template you choose. They all work basically the same way.
When you’ve chosen your template, click “continue”.
You’ll now be taken to a page that tells you: Your blog has been created!
Congratulations on your new blog. Now you’re ready for the next step: Start Posting.
Although posting on a Blog is very simple, posting your illustrated stories is just a bit more complicated than that, because you’ll want to add images.You start by entering the title of your post in the title field, but before you enter any text in the text field, you’ll want to upload and insert your pictures. Just click on the little picture icon as shown on the picture below:
A new screen will now pop up, as shown in our next picture. (Image 7)
Since you’ll most likely be uploading a lot of screenshots, you start by clicking “Add another image”. This feature allows you to upload up to 5 pictures at a time. This still isn’t much, but it’s way better than just one picture at a time. And you’ll get there eventually – it just takes some time.
You’ll also want to choose a layout for your pictures. I chose “Centre” and “Image size: Large”, and checked the “Use this layout every time” box. This way you’ll only have to choose your layout once. When you first upload your pictures, you’ll also have to agree to the Terms of Service.
A Picasa account will be created for you, which you can access using your google username and password – the same ones you use for your blog.
Add images by clicking “Browse”. This will pop up a screen where you can browse files from your computer. Select the images you wish to use, and click “Open” each time you selected an image.
When you’ve selected five pictures, click “Upload”. Your new Picasa account will be created and your pictures will be uploaded to your blog. Make sure you start by uploading the last five pictures of your story! So if you've got 20 pictures with your story, upload pictures 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 first. In that exact order and not the other way round. Next add pictures 11-15, and so on. I’ll tell you why in just a minute.
Check that the right pictures were uploaded, then click “Done”.