BLOG HELP!

[Laura]

I'm in the process of merging my two blogs together, as one BIG one! I see a lot of people who have cute tabs with pictures or digi scrapping tabs. So, I'm wondering, if anyone knows how I can customize my tabs using a photo or png file? I don't like how it is just plain the way it is. I've attached a few examples for you

One blog has transparent "tape" as her tabs and the other has hers centered and in a cute font!
Thanks for ANY help you can give!!!!

[StarWarsFans]

I don't even know how you get links across the top instead of down the side in the first place, so obviously I'm no help. My blog is in desperate need of a makeover, so I'm curious to see how this is done. Hope someone can help you!

ETA: I wonder though if it's kind of like making a multi-link siggy?

[nutsaboutgabe]

Laura - I really have no idea but good luck.

[Ellie]

I just tested this out on my test blog (http://ellietestblog1.blogspot.com/) and it seems the way to do it is to go to your dashboard > Design > Page Elements. Then there should be a box under your header where you can add a gadget. Add the HTML/Javascript gadget and then use HTML to customize it.

To center your images/links, put them between these tags:

<center></center>

Image tags in HTML should look like this:

<img src="YOURIMAGECODEHERE">

To make your image linkable it should look like this:

<a href="YOURLINKHERE"><img src="YOURIMAGECODEHERE"></a>

Let me know if you need any help!

[kl.winters]

I was playing around on my blog today as well. Finally decided to tackle a makeover. I had tabbed a menu on my blog that I had implemented probably a year ago but I couldn't remember how I accomplished it or if it also required some HTML coding. After a little exploring today, I realized I had accomplished just like Ellie indicated above except I have my header and the individual tab pieces all in one page element. Not sure why I did it that way but it works and it was easy enough to update today.

[Laura]

thank you so much girls! i'll have to try this out Ellie... sounds like it will work!

One question though. If I have a new page added in blogger for About Me, or Contact. Won't there be two lines? One for blogger and then the one I made in HTML? Does that make sense? haha

[Ellie]

I'm not sure. I'd actually have to see your design to know how they got there. Is there a gadget for them in your page elements? If there is then I would just copy the urls for those pages to your HTML gadget and then remove the Pages gadget.

[Juliemomof4]

Laaura, if you figure this out...maybe you will just have to do mine! LOL! I was just thinking today. I need to merge my photo and scrap/life blog all into one..I want those tabs!!

[Laura]

Ellie, you are genius!!!!!!!!!!!! I got it finished in under 5 minutes! thank you thank you!!!

I'm not sure. I'd actually have to see your design to know how they got there. Is there a gadget for them in your page elements? If there is then I would just copy the urls for those pages to your HTML gadget and then remove the Pages gadget.

[Ellie]

Yay! So glad it worked! And your blog looks super fab!