Removing time-stamp

Q: How do I do away with time stamping for my blog posts.

A: 1.Go to layout, click on "edit" on "Blog Posts". (A window will open allowing you to edit all your "Post page options" ).
2. Unselect the third box.
3. Save.

Author's name under post

Q: Usually most blog have this author at the end of each post but I do not have mine in it. How to correct the problem?
A: Please go to layout. Click "Edit" on "Blog Posts". Tick the second option. Save.

Sticky post

Q: How can i make a sticky mode when posting a new post ?

A: If you wish to make a sticky post, publish the post first and then go to your dashboard, post editor and click on "post options". Change today's date to a future date. Publish post. This post will now stick to the top of your page until the future date arrives.

Note: If you publish a new post with a future date, you have created a "scheduled post". Your post will appear only on that date.

Transfer blog ownership

Q:I decided to start a new blog with one of my accounts and registered it, but a couple days later decided to use the blog under a different account. So, I deleted the blog with the old account but when I went to the new account and tried to register the name, it said the blog name is not available. I did a search on google blogsearch and the blog does nto exist, so why is it still telling me the name isn't available?

Because once you register a blogname it's associated only with the account that originally registered it, This is a security feature to prevent cybersquaters and spammers from immediately taking over your old blog and putting crap there, You can get around this by simply go back to the original account that you registered the blogname with, recreate the blog and then go into the Permissions and make your new account an administrator then after you accept administratorship in your new account simply remove your old account as an administrator and you should be all set.
Rick, Blog★Star 2008- http://www.blogofcrappyness.com/

Expandable posts

Q: Is there any way to post the title only? I would like to show the
title of the post, and then have the post open in another window. Is
this possible? Anybody's help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Yes. We call this feature expandable post.
Try this:
http://hackosphere.blogspot.com/search?q=expandable

Lawny has written a blog on this:
http://lawnydesignz.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-to-create-expandable-pos...

hbl also:
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=42215

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You can also use a work around, giving you the same result by creating separate blogs for each post and then posting the links on your main blog (home page). You may take a look at my home page where I list over 40 blogs:
http://davidchin38.blogspot.com

Microsoft Word incompatibility

Q: Hi, lately, I have been having problems putting text from a Microsoft Word document into my post. When the cursor is inside the text box, I hit paste and the writing gets pasted on the bottom of the page, below the text box. When I submitted the post, nothing came up.
Is there any way that I can paste text from a Word document into the text box or do I have to rewrite my entire article again in the text box?

A: Microsoft Word programme and Blogger are not compatible. There is a work around. Copy your document, paste to notepad. Copy from notepad and paste to post editor. Publish.
David

Format lost

Q: The problem I am having is when I transfer content, like an article to the space ( where you create the post ) on my blog it condenses everything together, with no original structure ( existing paragraphs etc ). Seems to me there should be a way to transfer content when I'm trying to create a post so it retains the same format. Its probably something simple as I am easily confused by computers :-) If I can transfer the content intact, the same, could someone contact me by my e-mail and tell me how this is done. Thanks in advance for any help.

A: "preserving text format"

Copy/paste article to notepad; then copy/paste from notepad to post editor. Publish post.

Hide my posts

Q: How to disable my blog so that people can no longer access it without losing the existing posts?

A: Sign on to your blog using your ID and password: http://www.blogger.com/start.
Open your post editor (click edit post) and save all your posts as
drafts.

Transfer accounts

Q: I'm trying to switch over to a new Google account but don't see a way to move my blogspot account. Is this possible?

A: Yes, http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41448

Sticky post

Q: How do I keep a post at the top of my blog? I want it displayed for a week and then let it drop into the archives when I don't need it anymore.

Ref:" creating a sticky post"
Go to your post editor and click on "post options". A new window will open. Change the date of your (sticky) post to 30th August 2008. This post will stay on top for a week. If you wish to make a sticky post to stay up longer, change the year to next year.

David http://davidchin342.blogspot.com

Inactive URL

Q: Can I have the name of an abandoned blog?

No.

http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41931

Transfering account

The sign in name contains an email address that I am cancelling. Will I lose my blog site if I cancel the email address? Is there a way to change my sign in name before I cancel the email address?

Chuck has a good write up on this:
http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help/web/is-your-blog-owned-by-the-wrong-account
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2007/06/how-to-transfer-blog-from-one-account.html


David
http://davidchin342.blogspot.com