Basic Lesson 3: Adding Pictures to a Post

Adding pictures to your posts livens up an otherwise plain blog. To add pictures to a blog, you need to:

1) Have the picture you want to add to your blog saved on your hard drive.
2) Have the URL of the picture you want to add (assuming it is available on the web somewhere).

To add a picture saved on your hard drive, follow these steps:



1A) Place the cursor where you want to insert the picture. Blogger won't always insert the picture here (but it might). If the picture isn't inserted in the correct spot, you can always move it.

1B) Click the Add Image icon (looks like a little landscape) to display the Upload Images dialog box (show below).



1C) Click browse to navigate to the directory on your computer where the image you wish to add to your post is stored.

1D) Select the layout for the image. This determines how the text will wrap around the image. If you don't want the text wrapping around the image (in the case of the screenshots in this posting you are reading), select None.

1E) Select the size you wish the image to be. For screenshots, select large to have any hope of readability.

1F) The first time you upload an image to Blogger, you will be asked to confirm that you accept the terms of service. Click the Terms of Service link to read them and click the check box to indicate your agreement.

1G) Click the orange Upload Image button to upload the image to your posting.

If the image does not end up in the proper spot on your posting, left click on the image to select it. Then right click and select "Cut" from the shortcut menu that appears. Position your cursor in your posting where you want the image to appear, right click and select "Paste" from the shortcut menu. This should insert the image in the proper spot.