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• Settings<br>o Basic<br> Title: If you ever need to change your title, do it here.<br> Description: Add a one paragraph description of the purpose and content of your blog. This will be displayed on your blog beneath the title. For example, “This blog contains information about Wickliff Clayton Raymond and his ancestors. ‘Clate’ Raymond was born 13 March 1898 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah and died on 25 January 1993 in Logan, Cache, Utah.”<br> Add your blog to our listings? Yes<br> Let search engines find your blog? Yes<br> Show Quick Editing on your blog? No<br> Show Email Post links? Yes<br> Adult Content? No<br> Show Compose Mode? Yes (although I don’t recommend using it)<br> Enable transliteration? Disable<br> If you changed any settings, don’t forget to click SAVE SETTINGS<br>o Formatting<br> Show: Pick the number of posts you wish to display on your “home page.”<br> Set the various date, time, and language settings according to your preferences.<br> Convert Line Breaks: Set to No. There are subtle ramifications to converting line breaks that you may not notice for some time. Beginners often prefer setting it to Yes, but I advise against it.<br> If you changed any settings, don’t forget to click SAVE SETTINGS<br>o Comments<br> Comments: Show. It is important to show comments. This is how you allow others to contact you. You don’t need to display your e-mail address if you use comments.<br> Who Can Comment: Registered Users. This increases the chance that you can return contact to those that leave comments.<br> Comment Form Placement: Embedded below post.<br> Comments Default for Posts: New Posts Have Comments<br> Backlinks: Show<br> Backlink Default for posts: New Posts Have Backlinks<br> Comment moderation: Always? Never? We’ll discuss this in the presentation.<br> Show word verification for comments? Yes<br> Show profile images on comments? Yes<br> Comment Notification Email: Specify your usual, personal email if it is not Gmail<br> If you changed any settings, don’t forget to click SAVE SETTINGS<br>o Permissions<br> If you wish to allow multiple family members to make posts, you may add additional authors to your blog.<br>• Layout<br>o Page Elements<br> Remove each of the gadgets Followers, Archive, and About Me by clicking Edit &gt; Remove.<br> In their place, use Add a Gadget to add a Labels Gadget. Set the Title to “Ancestors and Articles.” Sort alphabetically. <br> Use Add a Gadget to add a Text Gadget. Set the Title to “About Me.” Set the Content to something like this: “I am researching Wickliff Clayton Raymond and his ancestors. To contact me, please leave a comment on any post.”<br>o Fonts and Colors, Edit HTML, and Pick New Template<br> These options allow you to customize the look of your blog. For the sake of KISS, we’ll leave them alone for now.