Thursday, June 24, 2010

Tutorial eight

Explain the step by step process of embedding a you tube clip onto your blog?
First of all log on to your blog, then go to youtube.com and find a video you are wanting to share. once you have located your video scroll down till you see embed text box and right click it and click copy.
Go back to your blog and create post, clicking edit Html, then right click in the text box and select paste. Then give your post a title and select publish post. Now view your blog to see the video.



Explain the step by step process required to embed a Flickr badge onto your blog?
Go to www.flickr.com and sign into your account
Scroll to the bottom of the page where you'll find a tools link. Click on this.
On the right hand side of the page you will see a link saying 'Hey! where is the badge?' click on this.
Step 1: choose what sort of badge you would like. Scroll down and click the blue button ' Choose content'
Step 2: Decide what photos you would like to be displayed on your badge. Scroll down and click the blue button ' Colours'
Step 3: choose the colour theme for your badge.
Step 4: Flickr provides you with a code for your badge. Highlight the text and right click on it and press 'copy'.
open your blog page.
Click on 'dashboard', located at the top right hand side of the page.
Find the 'layout' button which is below your blog title.
Click on an 'Add a gadget link' . In the boxes labled gadget are where you can place your badge.
A new screen will appear titled 'basics', you need to click on the 4th option on the list titled 'HTML/javascript'
A screen called 'Configure HTML/Javascript' will appear. Give your badge a title, then in the main body right click and select 'paste'. The code for your badge should now show.
Click the orange 'save' button.
Now check out your page with your new badge on it :)

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