Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Add Static Pages & Embed Files from Google Drive into Blogger

Blogger Static Pages allows us to create specific pages for our blog/eportfolio such as About Me, Curriculum Vitae, Contact & etc. on stand-alone pages that are linked from your blog. The static pages basically are the same post pages, but there are several things that make them different. One of the differences is that static pages don't apppear in the home page, don't have a label, and are not indexed as archive pages.

Follow simple steps below to create it:

Step 1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > select your blog > go to Pages and click on New Page.

Step 2. Type the title (not compulsory) and write the page's content.

Step 3. Before publishing it, click on Preview to see how it will appear on your blog.

Step 4. When you have finished the editing, click on Publish button. Then, click View.

Step 5. You will be redirected to a new tab which is your new page. Copy the URL & paste it into

your drop down menu bars html coding and you're done!

Now you have owned the static page. If you want another static page, just repeat the steps above :)

Embed files from Google Drive

Next we will learn how to embed files from Google Drive into your blogger page/post. Fyi, all gmail users have google drive which comes with free 15GB storage! With this drive, you can store and share lots of online files such as PDF, words, power point, video and etc. So, if you want to embed your google drive files like the above picture, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Go to your Google Drive > Right-Click the file you want to embed and Choose Share

Step 2. Next click Advanced to your Google Drive > Click Change > Choose On - Public on the web

> Click Save and Done.

Step 3. Double Click file that you want to embed > Click on Pop-out

Step 4. You will be directed to a new tab, at the new page, choose More actions, click Embed item

and copy the code.

Step 5. Next go to your Blog > Choose posts/pages > Click New post/page > Choose HTML

and Paste the code.

Step 6. Click on Preview to see how it will appear on your blog and click Publish when you are done :)

P/s: You can also change the width and height of the embed file by changing its code value.

(not necessary if you are using responsive embed code)

Embed code example:

<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0lYSJVoAi5pMXc3Vmw5UDVFakE/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>

GOOD LUCK! ^___^

Friday, June 5, 2015

Add Menu Bar with Drop Down Menus for Blogger

Today's tutorial i will teach you guys how to add drop down menus for blogger. This is an important feature for blog/eportfolio because it's not only improving the looks of your blog, but also it’s navigation. Thus, helping your readers to reach your web content more easily. By default blogger just provide a simple menu bar, so in this tutorial i'll show you how to have the same menu bar with drop down menus.

Add Drop Down Menu Bars for Blogger tutorial

Step 1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > select your blog > go to Layout and click on Add a Gadget link.
(choose add a gadget link below the header as we want our menu bars to be in that position)

Step 2. When the popup window appears, scroll down and choose the HTML/JavaScript widget.

Step 3. Copy the following code, Paste inside the empty box, and Replace it with all your links:

<!-- start navmenu -->
<ul id='cssnav'>
<li class="active"><a href='PUT-HOME-LINK-HERE'>Home</a></li>
<li class="sub"><a href='PUT-CATEGORY-ONE-LINK-HERE'>Category 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-ONE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category1</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-TWO-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category2</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-THREE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='PUT-CATEGORY-TWO-LINK-HERE'>Category 2</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-ONE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category1</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-TWO-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category2</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-THREE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='PUT-CATEGORY-THREE-LINK-HERE'>Category 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-ONE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category1</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-TWO-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category2</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-THREE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='PUT-CATEGORY-FOUR-LINK-HERE'>Category 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-ONE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category1</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-TWO-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category2</a></li>
<li><a href='PUT-SUB-CATEGORY-THREE-LINK-HERE'>Sub-category3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- end navmenu -->

Note:

- Links can be static pages, websites, social networks, and etc.

- There is no styling added yet and the menu will disarrange because we still didn't put any CSS code

- You can add more categories and sub-categories as you need by just copying the same format as

listed in the example above - remove <ul>....</ul> will eliminate drop down menus.

Step 4. Go to Template > click Customize > choose Advanced and click Add CSS >

Step 5. Copy the following code and Paste inside it:

/* ----- CSS Nav Menu Styling ----- */
#cssnav {
margin: 0px 0 0 -30px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
width: 880px;  /* Set your width to fit your blog */
font: $(tabs.font); /* Template Designer - Change Font Type, Size, Etc */
color: $(tabs.text.color); /* Template Designer - Change Font Size */
}

#cssnav ul {
background: $(tabs.background.color) $(tabs.background.gradient) repeat-x scroll 0 -800px;
_background-image: none; /* Template Designer - Change Menu Background */
height: 20px; /* Change Height of Menu */
list-style: none;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}

#cssnav li {
float: left;
padding: 0px;
}

#cssnav li a {
background: $(tabs.background.color) $(tabs.background.gradient) repeat-x scroll 0 -800px;
_background-image: none; /* Template Designer - Change Menu Background */
display: block;
margin: 0px;
font: $(tabs.font); /* Template Designer - Change Font Type, Size, Etc */
text-decoration: none;
}

#cssnav > ul > li > a {
color: $(tabs.text.color); /* Template Designer - Change Font Color */
}

#cssnav ul ul a {
color: $(tabs.text.color); /* Template Designer - Change Color */
}

#cssnav li > a:hover, #cssnav ul li:hover {
color: $(tabs.selected.text.color); /* Template Designer - Change Font Color on Hover */
background-color: $(tabs.selected.background.color); /* Template Designer - Change Font Background on Hover */
text-decoration: none;
}

#cssnav li ul {
background: $(tabs.background.color) $(tabs.background.gradient) repeat-x scroll 0 -800px;
_background-image: none; /* Template Designer - Change Menu Background */
display: none;
height: auto;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
position: absolute;
width: 200px; /* Change Width Of DropDown Menu */
z-index:9999;
}

#cssnav li:hover ul {
display: block;
}

#cssnav li li {
background: $(tabs.background.color) $(tabs.background.gradient) repeat-x scroll 0 -800px;
_background-image: none; /* Template Designer - Change Background */
display: block;
float: none;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
width: 200px; /* Change Width Of DropDown Menu */
}

#cssnav li:hover li a {
background: $(tabs.selected.background.color); /* Template Designer - Change Background of Link on Hover */
}

#cssnav li ul a {
display: block;
height: auto;
margin: 0px;
padding: 10px;
text-align: left;
}

#cssnav li ul a:hover, #cssnav li ul li:hover > a {
color: $(tabs.selected.text.color); /* Template Designer - Change Text Color on Hover */
background-color: $(tabs.selected.background.color); /* Template Designer - Change Background on Hover */
border: 0px;
text-decoration: none;
}

>> you can change width: 880px to any suitable value to make the menu bar fit with your blog width <<

Step 6. Choose Tabs Text/Backgrounds and customize it based on your preferences > click Apply
to Blog after you have finished, and you're done! XD

* Selected color refer to the color change when you hover your cursor to the tab text/menu bar

P/s: If you guys have any questions, don't hesitate to ask in the comment section below ok :)