How to modify blogger blog template, background and layout.

Yesterday I explained how you can change your blogger blog template. That post was centred on changing new custom blogger templates obtained from third party websites. Today, I will focus mainly on how you can modify and change the pre-installed templates from your blogger dashboard; modify the background and the layout of your
blog.

Here we go:

Click “Template” on the left menu,

Then click on “Customise” button as seen below. This will open up the “Template Designer” where you can change the template, background, adjust widths, layout of

your blog etc.

On the “Template Designer” page, take note of the "Templates", "Background", "Layout", "Adjust Widths" and "Advanced" Links". You can click on them to make some custom adjustments to your blog.

You can use your creativity to play around with the “Template Designer” and when you are done, click “Apply To Blog”. You must click on it to apply any change you make to your blog.

Templates:

When you are on the "Templates" page, you should see:

Right there, you can choose from the different available templates. The preview

is always shown down the page. Each Template group has sub-templates which you can choose from. Just choose the one you like.

Background:

When you click on "Background", you should see:

At this point, you can remove/change the background image and also change the main colour theme. You can really make your blog stand out with the options here especially with the background image.

To add a background image to your blog, click the “small arrow” as seen in

the picture above. A window will pop-up where you can choose the image of

your choice. You can also click the “upload image” option to upload an image

from your computer as the background image.

Layout:

When you click on "Layout", you should see:

Here, you can change the layout of your blog, to let’s say "3 columns", (

one side bar by the right and the other sidebar by the left). You can also change the layout of the "Footer" region to 3 columns so you can easily give space for

your widgets and even Adsense ads.

Adjust Widths:

When you click on "Adjust widths", you should see:

Right there, you can adjust the width of your blog and the sidebars. To me, the

default size is OK. Hence, you can just leave it as it is.

Advanced:

When you click on "Advanced", you should see;

Here, you can make a lot of changes especially with regards to colour

combination and font types. 

If you find this post helpful, kindly drop your feedback in the comment box below.

Happy blogging!