Transliteration

When You Can't Read Those Foreign Language Instructions

http://20stickyposts.blogspot.com/2007/01/language-settings.html iF YOU can remember how to recognize the position of Dashboard, then of Settings (second tab from the left), then go alll the way to the last item which gives you a choice between Disable/Enable the transliteration. Click on the first (to the left) menu arrow beside what it says until you can select the other and I would hope it'll be turning off the transliteration. There are only those two choices, so it should turn out right. Don't be distracted by the second menu box, which is where the list of languages will be, but presumably not in English!Make sure you "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page.

Can I Save My Blog?

You can save all, including the comments and posts, but excluding the template, by Exporting. This could also be viewed as a different form of BACKUP. I've only done this export/import twice so far, but it seemed pretty easy by just following the instructions under Settings --> Blog Tools. I used the option that allowed all the posts to be published as they're copied, but apparently you can also NOT do that and later publish them selectively (one by one?).

Just remember that the idea is to

Open the source blog and go to Settings --> Blog Tools --> Export Blog. You will export the blog posts that you wish to copy to another location such as your own hard-drive, not to a second blog (yet). Now open the destination blog, which may be empty or not. Go to Settings --> Blog Tools --> Import Blog of the destination blog. You will now use Blog Tools to finally Import the posts that were copied above. More carefully-considered detail can be found at this informative post by Roberto.

[More below...screenshot of Blog Tools]

Can I Print My Blog To Paper?

You can print your blog, both posts and comments, to paper if you wish. I never have done it and have no familiarity, so I'm sending you to NITECRUZR, my next-door Expert.

Body (Or Background) Color

The background color for your blog is not located with the other color changes in "Fonts and Colors". Oddly enough, to change the blog's background color requires going into the template--you'd think it would be among the other clickable changes. Some new bloggers may not like the idea of revising the template code, but eventually you will want something bad enough to dare! When the time comes for this change, look for a section resembling this below (from one of my other blogs):

[More below...]

body {
background:oldlace; url("xxxhttp://www.blogblog.com/harbor/rocks.jpg") no-repeat right bottom;
background-attachment:fixed;
margin:0;
padding:0;
font:x-small Georgia, Serif;
color:$textcolor;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
}

or, similarly, this (from the code for this blog):

body {
background:#123;
margin:0;
text-align:center;
line-height: 1.5em;
font: x-small Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Sans-serif;
color:$mainTextColor;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
}

It's the "body" where you want to make the change or else create the color. Find or alter the color statement--whether you use a number or name doesn't matter. If you have to add the "background: color;", just be sure it's inside the brackets like you see in the two examples above.

See also my post about Fonts And Colors

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Blogger Has N0 Email or Phone Support!

WELL, DON'T GET BROKE UP ABOUT IT!

Blogger does not provide email-based support beyond the automated messages or give out telephone numbers. Not at Blogger Help Group (BHG) or much of anywhere else. [There is a fax number at Google's page about digital copyright and infringement. I assume if you fax them about off-subject concerns that those faxes may end up in the trash.] BHG is almost exclusively a forum where people ask questions about Blogger--then other, more experienced, "amateurs" try to answer them. Though a Blogger Employee may join the forum from time to time, it is not their 24-7 job to answer questions at BHG! Like you, I wish it was, but it isn't that way. Documents and other written help already exist at Blogger Help Group, so that's in addition to asking a question and hopefully getting answers from more experienced Bloggers. But that's it, as of this date. [More below...] I won't pretend that I can make it make sense to you. The bottom line is that IT IS THEIR FOOTBALL and if we don't like it, we can leave. They are never that rude when they make statements about their policies, but that's what it boils down to. They've obviously got the money, but they don't have enough time to piddle with each and every individual blogger. On this page of Blogger Help, it says: Need to contact our support team? We provide email support for the issues listed below. While we do read each email, you'll only hear from us (generally within three business days) if we need more information to resolve your issue. The following articles will help you determine if you need to contact us: Login and Access Issues Report Abuse Bugs For all other issues, please search the Help Center or ask for help in the Help Forum. As you see, they think they DO provide email support, but since they generally won't answer your damn email, I would still say that they DO NOT. You can read another post about Blogger's support system at Nitecruzr's post on the subject

Blogger Has N0 Email or Phone Support!

Blogger does not provide email-based support beyond the automated messages or give out telephone numbers

Not at Blogger Help Group (BHG) or much of anywhere else. [There is a fax number at Google's page about digital copyright and infringement. I assume if you fax them about off-subject concerns that those faxes may end up in the trash.] BHG is almost exclusively a forum where people ask questions about Blogger and other, more experienced, "amateurs" try to answer them. Though a Blogger Employee may join the forum from time to time, it is not their 24-7 job to answer questions at BHG! Documents and other written help already exist at Blogger Help Group, so that's in addition to asking a question and hopefully getting answers from more experienced Bloggers. But that's it, as of this date. [MORE BELOW!] I won't pretend that I can make it make sense to you. The bottom line is that IT IS THEIR FOOTBALL and if we don't like it, we can leave. They are never that rude when they make statements about their policies, but that's what it boils down to. They've obviously got the money, but they don't have enough time to piddle with each and every individual blogger. On this page of Blogger Help, it says: Need to contact our support team? We provide email support for the issues listed below. While we do read each email, you'll only hear from us (generally within three business days) if we need more information to resolve your issue. The following articles will help you determine if you need to contact us: Login and Access Issues Report Abuse Bugs For all other issues, please search the Help Center or ask for help in the Help Forum. As you see, they think they DO provide email support, but since they generally won't answer your damn email, I would still say that they DO NOT. You can read another post about Blogger's support system at Nitecruzr's post on the subject

Search for Blog Topics In Your Own Language

How can users of NEXT BLOG solve the language problem? Many people only speak their own language and, while that is unfortunate, Next Blog is just wasting our time if it keeps sending us to what amounts to "foreign" language blogs to us! We should use the Google Blog Search instead of Next Blog. At the top of the page is the "Search" box. To the far right of "Search", you'll find "Advanced Blog Search Preferences". Click on "Advanced" and a menu will pop up. Go nearly to the bottom of the new menu and locate "Language". Click the drop-down menu and select your language. If you have now chosen a topic, Go back to the top, on the far right, and click on the Search button.