I have to admit something: when it comes to computers, I have no clue what I am doing. Actually, to be more specific, I have absolutely no idea how to use html. I've only been blogging for a few months and I have just now gotten the hang of inserting images. I know, it's pathetic. Is there anyone out there that can help me out? What I really, really want to know how to do is add text boxes. You know, put a pretty border around an image or make a pretty little box that all my text sits in with a different colored background. See, I don't even know what they are called!
A few nights ago I decided enough was enough. I love blogging and I really want my blog to be all that it could be. Right now I have a pretty basic post structure going on and I would love to add more to it. So off on a Google search I went. I thought I found what I was looking for but unfortunately I couldn't figure it out.
This pretty much sums up how I looked and felt afterwards:
So here is where you come in. I am on my knees, throwing myself at your mercy. Does anyone out there know how to do these things? Can you help a girl out and point me in the direction of a tutorial of some kind? I would be forever grateful.
Lol - LOVE the coyote!!! Hilarious.
ReplyDeletePhotobucket.
Any one of those picture-makin' places- like picasa or photobucket or - I think there's lots of different ones.
They got tons of options to do all kinds of things with pix from everywhere, including borders and text and way more than I can figure out how to use. Photobucket slows my computer down, it's kinda big, so I work fast when I get on and give up quickly... hence no banner, yet. Actually... after looking at my artwork, you probably don't want any advice from ME!! Lol.
http://s1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/laura_armstrong4/
LOL I am actually quite fond of your artwork. I, on the other hand, lack any and all artistic ability and rely on my husband for all things photoshop. I find what I want and have him put it together for me. If I need anything drawn (like my IMM image), he does that too. He is quite handy, but unfortunately html is not one of his abilities :(
DeleteI'm not sure how to do it but it looks like this might help:
ReplyDeletehttp://parajunkee.com/2011/01/book-blogging-101-part-1-the-html-part-i.html
Thank you!!!! That is exactly what I was looking for. You are awesome! Now if I can just figure out how to do it myself...
DeleteI was curious about that "text box thingie", too. But I was too lazy to even google it. So thanks for asking Tiffany. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! No problem, I hope you are able to figure it out too :)
Deletehope u can figure it out/i know u will
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ReplyDeleteIn the 1st post the tags didnt show...let me try again...
ReplyDeleteOh I feel your pain. I'm not all that great with computers either. I think I might be able to help though...I think.
If the border that you are talking about looks like this: http://lili-lost-in-a-book.blogspot.com/2012/03/cursed-wickedly-fun-stories-available.html
or like this: http://lili-lost-in-a-book.blogspot.com/2012/03/incarnate-newsoul-1-jodi-meadows.html
then here is what you have to do (I actually had to ask a friend about this too, lol):
You put this around the text or picture (I actually havent done the border around the picture but I think its possible):
< blockquote >YOUR TEXT HERE< / blockquote > but with no spaces between the <>. This is to make sure the writing isn't really close to the edge.
Then, around all of that you put this: < div style="border: 2px solid red;" >Your Text< / div > (here, take out the spaces After the <, after red;" and there should be no spaces in the second set of <>)
You can change the size of it by changing the 2px to another number, and I have only figured out how to make it into a solid line or dashed (if you want a dashed line write "dashed" in place of "solid"), and you can also change the color.
So here is what mine look like for the above links:
Cursed post: < div style="border: 5px dashed purple;" >< blockquote >YOUR TEXT HERE< / blockquote >< / div >
Incarnate post: < div style="border: 5px solid purple;" >< blockquote >YOUR TEXT HERE< / blockquote >< / div >
~remember, take out the spaces
I dont know if this is what you were looking for, but hope that helps. Just play around with the colors and numbers and see what you come up with.