Layout Guide

Aug 03, 2007 23:20



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¤ Add Custom CSS
¤ Add Header Image

ADD CUSTOM CSS

Choosing Journal Style
1) Click your way to: Journal > Customize Journal
The page you'll come to is called Choose Journal Style.

Selecting Theme
2) Select Flexible Squares layout theme. The easiest way to do this is to search for "flexible squares" via the search box right below step 2 on the Choose Journal Style page. Choose any colour theme for this layout theme, eg Autumn.

Customization Options
3) Click your way to: Customize your theme > Custom CSS
Make sure you have these settings there:

Use layout's stylesheet(s): No
Use layout's stylesheet(s) when including custom external stylesheet: No
Use external stylesheets: No

Adding Custom CSS
4) Copy the CSS code found in the CSS Code box into the Custom stylesheet box at the bottom of the Custom CSS page.
Click Save Changes button.

ADD HEADER IMAGE

Download Image
1) Download the header image you want to use. Unless you made it yourself and already have it on your own harddisk space. Note, if you are using an own header image, make sure to check that it fits the the header image specifications in the layout post.

Upload Image
2) Upload the header image you want to use to your own webspace and copy the address/url to it.

Finding Headerimage Section in CSS
3) At the end of the CSS text you just pasted into the Custom Stylesheet box, you will find a text section called .headerimage

Adding Headerimage URL
4) You need to replace the text where it says YOUR-HEADER-URL-HERE with the image adress.
Click Save Changes button.

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