Move (Re-locate) Photos in a Post

Most photos get loaded at the top of the post. I am not aware of any way to "point" with the cursor or otherwise assign the photo being uploaded a specific position in a post. The photo or image can, of course, be moved after it has been uploaded. Below are two methods for changing the photo position(s): In Compose mode you can see the photos. You can relocate the image by dragging and dropping it. In Edit Html mode you will see the code for the photos and will have to use Preview (or switch to the Compose mode) to see images. You can move it by using Cut and Paste on the code. If Compose tab is missing, you might have to go to Settings to activate it or it may be that you need to Refresh (F5) or clear your cache and cookies to make the link/icon visible again.

Move (Re-locate) Photos in a Post

Most photos get loaded at the top of the post. I am not aware of any way to "point" with the cursor or otherwise assign the photo being uploaded a specific position in a post. The photo or image can, of course, be moved after it has been uploaded. Below are two methods for changing the photo position(s): In Compose mode you can see the photos. You can relocate the image by dragging and dropping it. In Edit Html mode you will see the code for the photos and will have to use Preview (or switch to the Compose mode) to see images. You can move it by using Cut and Paste on the code. If Compose tab is missing, you might have to go to Settings to activate it or it may be that you need to Refresh (F5) or clear your cache and cookies to make the link/icon visible again.

Convert Html to a Displayable Post Text

-- AMPERSAND CODES can be used in short sections to show the code itself (which is what I might do to show single nonbreaking space. HTML Ampersand Character Codes -- For longer sections that need to be "translated" or if you're lazy, the programs below convert html code for you. Both work well, though Postable's first screen is a little less intuitive. Postable Quick Escape The code above would be displayed first in the post as code, then on screen here like this (converted by Quick Escape): <a href=\"http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/quick-escape/\">Quick Escape</a> Normally that anchor code would be executed as a link, not shown on screen.

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Convert Html to a Displayable Post Text

-- AMPERSAND CODES can be used in short sections to show the code itself (which is what I might do to show single nonbreaking space. HTML Ampersand Character Codes -- For longer sections that need to be "translated" or if you're lazy, the programs below convert html code for you. Both work well, though Postable's first screen is a little less intuitive. Postable Quick Escape The code above would be displayed first in the post as code, then on screen here like this (converted by Quick Escape): <a href=\"http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/quick-escape/\">Quick Escape</a> Normally that anchor code would be executed as a link, not shown on screen.

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Preformatted Text--Show Spaces and Html

ee cummings's defunct but would not like this stupid Blogger bogger, cause he couldn't do this little dance in it, could he? would he, mister death?

Dear mr cummings: I know you're dead, but you might try putting the text of your poems between these tags:

<pre> text </pre>

This means that it will accept the preformatted text exactly as presented, though usually not in fancy fonts. The pre tags are also useful for computer codes if you don't wish to use the html ampersand codes or otherwise translate the special coding signs.

[More below...]

The PRE element contains preformatted text. Visual browsers should render preformatted text in a fixed-width font, should not collapse whitespace, and should not wrap long lines.

PRE is useful for formatting computer code or poetry where whitespace is important, but since preformatted text is inherently visual, authors should avoid dependence on it wherever possible. When using PRE, authors should avoid altering the element's fixed-width font or non-collapsing whitespace properties by means of style sheets.

related matters:

-- NON-BREAKING SPACES can be used as extended space or as a tab. A non-breaking space looks like this:   Three of them would be simply:     An ee cummings poem, though, might drive you crazy, so be cautious! SHOWING HTML CODE: -- AMPERSAND CODES can be used in short sections to show the code itself (which is what I did to show the non-breaking space code above). HTML Ampersand Character Codes -- For longer sections that need to be "translated" or if you're lazy, the programs below convert html code for you. Both work well, though Postable's first screen is a little less intuitive. For Postable's mysterious first screen, just left-click the mouse on the phrase in the upper left corner, "for your copy and pasting pleasure" and, when the screen clears, you can enter the code you want it to fully display. Postable Quick Escape

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Preformatted Text--Show Spaces and Html

ee cummings's defunct but would not like this stupid Blogger bogger, cause he couldn't do this little dance in it, could he? would he, mister death?

Dear mr cummings: I know you're dead, but you might try putting the text of your poems between these tags:

<pre> text </pre>

This means that it will accept the preformatted text exactly as presented, though usually not in fancy fonts. The pre tags are also useful for computer codes if you don't wish to use the html ampersand codes or otherwise translate the special coding signs.

The PRE element contains preformatted text. Visual browsers should render preformatted text in a fixed-width font, should not collapse whitespace, and should not wrap long lines.

PRE is useful for formatting computer code or poetry where whitespace is important, but since preformatted text is inherently visual, authors should avoid dependence on it wherever possible. When using PRE, authors should avoid altering the element's fixed-width font or non-collapsing whitespace properties by means of style sheets.

related matters:

-- NON-BREAKING SPACES can be used as extended space or as a tab. A non-breaking space looks like this:   Three of them would be simply:     An ee cummings poem, though, might drive you crazy, so be cautious! SHOWING HTML CODE: -- AMPERSAND CODES can be used in short sections to show the code itself (which is what I did to show the non-breaking space code above). HTML Ampersand Character Codes -- For longer sections that need to be "translated" or if you're lazy, the programs below convert html code for you. Both work well, though Postable's first screen is a little less intuitive. For Postable's mysterious first screen, just left-click the mouse on the phrase in the upper left corner, "for your copy and pasting pleasure" and, when the screen clears, you can enter the code you want it to fully display. Postable Quick Escape

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Compose Mode Or Edit Html Mode?

Does your Blogger editing screen look "odd" or wrong?

Is it possible that your screen mode toggled from one to another, either Edit Html or Compose modes? That sometimes happens and people who have never selected the OTHER mode can't recognize what they're seeing. If so, the Blogger edit box has the two choices beside each other in the upper right corner (see screen shot below).

In Compose you can see the photos. You can relocate the image by dragging and dropping it. In Edit Html you will see the code for the photos and will have to use Preview (or switch to the Compose mode) to see images. You can move it by using Cut and Paste on the code.

Is your "Compose Mode" turned on?
1. First go to Dashboard 2. Go to Manage: Settings. 3. Scroll down the page 4. look for "Show Compose Mode for all your blogs?" 5. Activate it by answering Yes. Be sure to click on the big orange Save Settings a little bit further toward the bottom of the page.

Compose Mode Or Edit Html Mode?

Does your Blogger editing screen look "odd" or wrong?

Is it possible that your screen mode toggled from one to another, either Edit Html or Compose modes? That sometimes happens and people who have never selected the OTHER mode can't recognize what they're seeing. If so, the Blogger edit box has the two choices beside each other in the upper right corner (see screen shot below).

In Compose you can see the photos. You can relocate the image by dragging and dropping it. In Edit Html you will see the code for the photos and will have to use Preview (or switch to the Compose mode) to see images. You can move it by using Cut and Paste on the code.

Is your "Compose Mode" turned on?
1. First go to Dashboard 2. Go to Manage: Settings. 3. Scroll down the page 4. look for "Show Compose Mode for all your blogs?" 5. Activate it by answering Yes. Be sure to click on the big orange Save Settings a little bit further toward the bottom of the page.

Page Elements--Html/Javascript & Text

The Html/Javascript Page Element Is Better!

At first I chose some Text Page Elements for my information at the top of the blog, but I have since changed it to an HTML/JAVASCRIPT Page Element. For some reason, both require line breaks in order to separate the text into paragraphs. Fair enough, I can do that. But the Text element loses those line breaks every time you return to do some editing, and that's crappy.

So if you had paragraphs or any kind of one-line-at-a-time "grocery list", you'd have to revamp the post to restore it to what you started with! Not hard, just time-consuming!

Text page elements are only good for a straightforward paragraph of information or for some other kind of information that you don't have to edit often.

In the HTML page element, nothing changes or is lost, and you can just edit what you meant to without a lot of special revamping. This is important to a ceaseless reviser like me--I often re-edit!

It is misleading to all users that we are able to put HTML into a Text page element when it's so problematic to do so! And there should have been a warning about this difficulty with making paragraphs. Anyway, fair warning from me!

Page Elements--Html/Javascript & Text

The Html/Javascript Page Element Is Better!

At first I chose some Text Page Elements for my information at the top of the blog, but I have since changed it to an HTML/JAVASCRIPT Page Element. For some reason, both require line breaks in order to separate the text into paragraphs. Fair enough, I can do that. But the Text element loses those line breaks every time you return to do some editing, and that's crappy.

So if you had paragraphs or any kind of one-line-at-a-time "grocery list", you'd have to revamp the post to restore it to what you started with! Not hard, just time-consuming!

Text page elements are only good for a straightforward paragraph of information or for some other kind of information that you don't have to edit often.

In the HTML page element, nothing changes or is lost, and you can just edit what you meant to without a lot of special revamping. This is important to a ceaseless reviser like me--I often re-edit!

It is misleading to all users that we are able to put HTML into a Text page element when it's so problematic to do so! And there should have been a warning about this difficulty with making paragraphs. Anyway, fair warning from me!

Html Tags Come In Pairs

There are too many tags to make good sense if they were all listed. Some common ones you might have a use for or that will explain the concept are listed below.

Tags come in pairs, a start tag and an end tag.

examples below:

1. bold: put <b> in front of the text to start it and then turn it off with </b>
2. italic: use <i> and </i>
3. blue text: <font color=blue> and </font>
4. small text: <small> and </small>
5. comment (hides text or code, almost any amount):
starts with <!--
and ends with -->

I learned lately that comment doesn't hide much in Firefox. That was a let-down.

Html Tags Come In Pairs

There are too many tags to make good sense if they were all listed. Some common ones you might have a use for or that will explain the concept are listed below.

Tags come in pairs, a start tag and an end tag.

examples below:

1. bold: put <b> in front of the text to start it and then turn it off with </b>
2. italic: use <i> and </i>
3. blue text: <font color=blue> and </font>
4. small text: <small> and </small>
5. comment (hides text or code, almost any amount):
starts with <!--
and ends with -->

I learned lately that comment doesn't hide much in Firefox. That was a let-down.

Counters

You can Google a much longer list of counters than this for use in your blog. Below are some of the free ones. Others may get added later. But I'm not selling space. The first two are ones that I've used. StatCounter Site Meter BlogPatrol Google Analytics is much used, also.

In New Blogger (Layout Template), you should select an html/javascript page element (aka "Gadget") and paste the code there. Then you can drag-and-drop the element anywhere you want. See also: Blogger Counter Info

If your blog is Classic, where you'd have to enter it in the template, I think I've forgotten the details of that procedure now that New Blogger's been here so long, though I think it was just that the code had to be entered between <head> and </head>, the Start and End tags. END.

Counters

You can Google a much longer list of counters than this for use in your blog. Below are some of the free ones. Others may get added later. But I'm not selling space. The first two are ones that I've used. StatCounter Site Meter BlogPatrol Google Analytics is much used, also.

In New Blogger (Layout Template), you should select an html/javascript page element (aka "Gadget") and paste the code there. Then you can drag-and-drop the element anywhere you want. See also: Blogger Counter Info

If your blog is Classic, where you'd have to enter it in the template, I think I've forgotten the details of that procedure now that New Blogger's been here so long, though I think it was just that the code had to be entered between <head> and </head>, the Start and End tags. END.