Tutorial

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Since some folks have asked how I make "those cool links," I have decided to share the trick. Share the wealth, et cetera. I'm very egalitarian.

Step one, of course, is to be in HTML mode when creating a new post. I have Blogger set up so that's all I see, but you may have it set up with two tabs and you get to choose between them. Pick HTML.

Start typing your post. When you get to a spot when you need a clever aside or darling picture or something unique that you cannot find using Google Image, create it in Paint. I recommend setting image attributes to, say, 450 pixels square.




Then if your comment is text only, simply make a text box and type it in (pictured is 90-point type).



At this point, save the picture as a JPEG (Paint's default is bitmaps, which Blogger rejects; Adobe programs require you to be more clever--saving as a copy or somesuch). Go to your blog and upload the picture just as if it were to be embedded in your post.



Now look at this:



Now take the pink part and put it in front of where you want to link from and the green behind, like so. (Delete the rest.)

I had wanted to do this for a long time. Now I know how. And now you know how too.

Use it well.