How to Always Have Your Signature

When I was reading Karen's Blog post about adding a signature, she mentioned that she just adds it each time she posts.  That does work but I going to show you how to add it to your settings and save it there so it automatically appears in the new blog post.  Now I will admit there is a little HTML involved, but you don't have to write it you only have to copy and paste it.  If you have been using computers for any length of time you know how to copy and past. 

See my picture below?  It was added by clicking on the picture icon above and inserting it.  I saved it as a .jpg file first.

Double Clicking will take you to a larger picture

 If you look closely you will notice on the left you are on the tab called compose, next to it is the tab HTML.  Click on that tab and you will see the code for the picture.  Now the best time to do that is when you haven't added any text or other pictures.  If you wait until you have other text and pictures you will have a hard time finding the code for that picture. 

My screen shot below shows the HTML code for my signature only.  Taken before I added the other picture and text. 

You just highlight all that text and copy it.  That is easy, you can go back to the compose tab.  You can go ahead and leave that page, save your draft before you leave.  Click on the name of your blog up on the top left, this will take you to the Set Up page or what used to be known as the dashboard of your blog.  Down the left hand side click on settings, than Posts and Comments.  On the window that opens click on Post Template in the block paste your HTML code you just copied into the box.  Be sure to save the settings!!

OK that wasn't so painful was it?  Now every time you start a new post your signature will automatically appear on your post.

Have fun!

Playing and Learning

I love to learn and try new things.  Last night when I couldn't sleep I was catching up on some blog reading.  I visited Sew Many Ways by Karen and she had this post on creating a blog signature.  So I was reading the instructions and went to play in Photoshop.  I also had to call a friend who has used Photoshop for a couple of years to ask how o combine pictures. This is the first time I played with layers and I accidentally tilted it but boy do I like it. 

In case you are wondering that is the same block I have on my header and my blog background.  Just in bolder colors.  I call it Sun Gate.  I learned how to make this block in a class from Fran Gonzalez at Quilt University. 

If you want to see another cute blog signature check out Connie's Blog, she has a cat and a river in her signature.  Her kitties are always on her quilts.

I will have to do some more playing but now I need to clean my home.

Have a fun day and go learn or try something new!

 

Blogging Fun

I'm playing with my blog and decorating it for Halloween. Now to decorate my house! I'll have to take pictures of all my Halloween quits. I don't have as many of them as I do Christmas quilts but I have more then enough.

Blogging Fun

I'm playing with my blog background and making a signature with a background color to match. Now to see how this looks. So far so good. Now to get my tilt back!

Blogging Fun

OK I think I have this figured out. I'm sure there is an easier way to do this but this is what I have done.
1. I captured a screen shot of my new blog color
2. Edited it in Picasa, added signature, cropped, saved as a .jpg file
3. Blog This from Picasa to my blog.
4. Copied the script and saved it under settings.
5. Posted.

Now if this all works out right it should automatically come to my post with every post. I do think the signature is a little too big but I want to go sew now. I'll play with my blog more later. I mean there are more things in life than a blog.

Blogging Fun

Well July is over and I found some new background that I like but it leaves my signature with a white square around it. How do I solve that? It will have to wait until tomorrow. Now it is time to go to bed.

I did it!

Now it is blue!! It took a little thinking but I did it. I had a nice time visiting with friends for lunch. They are all old co-workers. Two are retired now, the rest of us are still working!

New Signature

I'm trying to embed my signature in my post so I don't have to add it every time, which I obviously forget to do. Now if I can just figure out how to change the color to blue, I'll be very happy. I did do it in blue but couldn't save it in the right file extension. I guess I have to do some more playing. But first I need to go to lunch with some friends.

I Learned something new tonight.

I love learning even little things are fun. If you click on my signature it is a link to the site where I made my signature. My friend Jan taught me that! Way to go Jan. She has a really cool signature on her page at the Hartman's in Gilbert.
Guess since it is now midnight, I really learned this trick, last night. I'm on call again and I was just paged, so now that the work is done, I'm playing on my blog. I guess I should go to bed since I have tons to do tomorrow, the Last Saturday before Christmas.

New Signature

I finally did it I found a way to add my signature the way I like, without a frame around it and with a clear background so my page background show. I found it on My Live Signature, http://www.mylivesignature.com/. This was much easier than the other two options I had tried. One I did four times and was getting an error message every time I changed the code. I still have to paste the code every time I post but that is OK. I found the link to Live Signature from a blog called Moms Who Blog, http://momswhoblog.blogspot.com/. She has lots of interesting articles on how to tips for bloggers. I see lots I want to learn but I can't do it in a day or a week so I have to pace myself.
Friday and Saturday I added some new gadgets to my right side. One is fun links to a site that has links to a lot of free quilt patterns. Check her blog out http://with-heart-and-hands.blogspot.com/. I also added pictures of the books I have been reading. I added Christmas Bling at the bottom.
I have spent so much time checking out blogs. It is fun to see each person creativity. Well I must go do other things.
Have a Great Day!

Up in the Middle of the Night

Why am I up? I'm on call tonight for work and had a page. I can never go right back to sleep so I'm playing on my Blog. I have added my Christmas background. I must have tried four before I found one I like. Plus I decided I had to change my template to make it look better. Plus I have added a signature. My test signature has a box around it, which I don't like but it will do for now. I'll have to work on it more another day. Well it's time to go back to bed. Night all!