LONG story: I've been playing around with blogger lately and I figured out how to make a button this week. I'm so excited about this that I think it deserves it's own post. A while ago I saw a tutorial on how to draw your own header on Made. So I thought I'd try it out for a button. I couldn't figure out how to save it as a picture in MS Word but I figured out that it works to save it as a picture in MS Publisher (usually comes with MS Office pack). Plus it is way easier to manipulate the elements in Publisher. Something else that I learned is that if I saved it as a "png" file it turns out blurry on the sidebar. Saving in "gif" format made for a crisper pic when I posted it on the sidebar. Not sure why that is or if everyone has that problem. Edited: I just looked at the button through the Firefox browser. It somehow renders it super grainy, but on Chrome it looks nice. I guess it's back to the drawing board. ugh!
After I drew it I figured out how to post it as a button by grabbing someone else's html code and inputting my own links to the picture and the blog. I got a little book on html code and read up on some of the definitions. It's just like learning a language.
The next thing that stumped me was how to get that little scroll box to hold the button code so someone could grab it. Then coincidentally, I found a tutorial for doing just that on Sew Happy Geek.
And now, if your heart desires, you can grab my button!!
I feel like I have stumbled onto the tip of the iceberg with understanding a little bit of HTML. It's kind of exciting! I know that HTML is ancient history but it's little successes like these that totally make my week!!
Hoping to get my machine back soon. Happy Sewing!!
Thanks for the hot tips! I might just have to give making a button a try.
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