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In Part 1 of this three part series of Blogger tutorials I discuss how to change bullet point styles of lists you may want to include in Blogger posts. This first Blogger tutorial deals with unordered lists and how these can be styled using CSS in Blogger (Blogspot). The second part of these tutorials will deal with ordered lists while part 3 discusses bullet point changes you can make to your sidebar, footer and menus. Today you will learn how to: change the style of bullet points in unordered lists add bullet points to unordered lists if they are absent add an image instead of a bullet to lists in your Blogger posts This tutorial is rated easy and is designed so that even Blogger newbies can make the changes they want to their Blogger template. Changing the bullet point style involves changing the CSS styling in your Blogger template (Blogspot template). Join me as I walk you through this step by step guide. How to Add Bullet Points to a Blogger Post If you are still using the old Bl...

In this Blogger tutorial I show you how to remove the border around images in Blogger posts (Blogspot posts) when using one of the latest default Blogger templates Simple or Awesome Inc. If you are using an older generation Blogger template or a custom template the solutions contained in this article may work for you however it is more likely that you will need to follow the methods to remove image borders outlined in my previous Blogger tutorial Change or Remove Blogger Image Borders (Part 1) Below I explore two methods of removing or deleting image borders in the Blogger template Simple. The first method shows you how to remove the image border using Template Designer and the second method outlined describes how to remove the image border manually by changing the code. Method 1 - Use Template Designer to Remove Image Border in Blogger From the Blogger Dashboard go to Design > Template Designer Then select Advanced > Images Under Border Color use the drop down arrow to open the ...

In this Blogger tutorial I discuss how to change the blog title border color or remove the border in a Blogger template (Blogspot template) by changing either the CSS styling of the border manually or by using the Blogger Template Designer feature. Lots of bloggers have updated their Blogger template to the new default series of Blogger templates for 2010. There are however many of you who are still using the default Minima template from 2006 (and there are lots of good reasons to do so) so this tutorial is for you and anyone else who is using a custom Blogger template based on Minima. You will learn how to change the border styling around the blog title to suit your individual requirements. You can either change the border color or remove the border altogether. If you want to remove the border around images in Blogger posts (Blogspot posts) then please refer to my Blogger tutorial How to Add, Change or Remove the Border Image in Blogger Posts Remove or Change the Blog Title Border in...

In this Blogger tutorial I will show you how to highlight the author comments section of your Blogger template (Blogspot template) using CSS styling. Benefits of Adding CSS Styling to Author Comments If you are using a default Blogger template chances are it is difficult to differentiate between comments made by visitors and comments made by you, the blog author. If you only have a few comments per post that may not be enough of an issue for you. If however, you have some posts with lots of comments you may need to make your remarks stand out from those of your visitors. We can do that by adding CSS styling to highlight your author comments. What Will I Learn in This Tutorial? In this Blogger tutorial you will learn how to easily add some highlighting to your comments so that they will never get lost in the crowd again. This requires a small amount of tweaking to your Blogger template which is not difficult to do if care is taken. The image below shows one example of what can be achie...

Today I continue the series of Blogger tutorials (Blogspot tutorials) by showing you how to apply CSS styling to blockquotes in a Blogger template. Other articles I have already published on the subject of CSS styling include: How to Add, Delete or Remove Blogger Image Borders How to Align and Justify Posts in Blogger How to Add a Divider Between Blogger Posts How to Add or Change a Background Image in a Blogger Template . Today's tutorial on Blogger blockquotes will be useful if you are using a default Blogger template or a third party custom template. It will show you how to change your blockquote area in the following ways: Add a background color to the blockquote Add a border around the background of the blockquote Add or change the color of the blockquote text Add or change padding around the text Add or change the margin Add a background image Blogger beginners you can relax as I have written this Blogger tutorial with you in mind. I will walk you through the steps of styl...

In today's Blogger tutorial (Blogspot tutorial) I will show you how to both add a background image to a Blogger template if you don't have one already or change the existing background of your Blogger template. I have chosen to write this article not because there aren't any how to articles already on the net but because they assume quite a bit of knowledge. I have taken a different tack with this post in that I assume you are an absolute beginner with no knowledge of Blogger templates. For this reason I have provided some sample backgrounds for you to play around with. By just cutting and pasting these images you can see first hand how dramatically adding a different background to your Blogger template can change it. You will see that replacing your background image with these images isn't that difficult and hopefully it will give the confidence to branch out further and change the background of your Blogger template to suit your own needs. All that is needed is to ...

In today's Blogger tutorial I show you how to enhance your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog) by adding a post divider to your Blogger template. Used effectively post dividers can really jazz up your blog and will lend it that individual feel which most of us are hoping to create. This tweak is very easy and well within the capabilities of any Blogspot blogger. Only a few simple changes to your Blogger template are required and these are in the CSS styling section. By way of example I will use a divider that I downloaded from the internet free by searching for free divider graphics . Here are some sample dividers you can use to get started: URL address: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77uNK_cfFmJp9Zz3IzuROQjenjOhaWAKETv7dl6jRdmkdvx5J20F3WPXrzn5lAX_P-oHusS45kWghGpU3GdS84EthhNcI7lkPHej7wa6fLyMw_Ir6qLqOZYc62FAmYqBVHbsiw83l-F0/s400/ribbon.gif URL address: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9uBBT9LcRUT7k0awmN3iihQDjL7RS0f8ZWrlBtSBerIVuCC...

This is the second article in a series about CSS styling tricks and tips for Blogger written with Blogger beginners and novices in mind but suitable for all bloggers who want to customize their existing Blogger template. While the first article dealt with how to add or remove image borders in Blogger today I show you how to align and justify Blogger posts. Skill Level: Beginner Rating: Easy Time: 1 Minute Many of the questions that my readers ask me are about how to customize various features of their Blogger template (Blogspot template). Over the coming weeks I will be focusing on some simple CSS styling tricks and tips to help you get more out of your Blogger template. Much can be achieved by learning a little about CSS. So before you rush off to download a custom Blogger template consider customizing your existing Blogger template. This tutorial is part of a series of articles that I will publishing over the coming weeks about customizing your Blogger template using CSS styl...

Sometimes you may want to remove, delete or change the image border of a custom Blogger template or default Blogger template (Blogspot template) . In this Blogger tutorial you will learn how easy it is to make changes to your template so that you can get rid of unwanted image borders around all the images that appear in your blog posts or around a single image in a blog post. You will also learn how to enhance your Blogger template (Blogspot template) by changing the line color and line style of the existing image borders. Note this Blogger tutorial applies to custom templates and the previous generation of Blogger templates. If you are using the new default Blogger Template Simple please refer to my Blogger tutorial How to Remove the Image Border in Blogger template Simple for instructions This Blogspot tutorial is rated easy. It involves making minor alterations to your Blogger template (Blogspot template) but this is well within the capabilities of beginner bloggers and newbies. T...