Design it Chic: June 2010

Navigation Bar

Here's the scoop on easy HTML tips, SEO (search engine optimization), Blogger help and all news on technical features and softwares!

Today's topic: hiding the navigation bar:)

First thing, you have to be logged in to your blog's dashboard and go under the Design(or Layout for older versions) box and hit the Edit HTML box like so:

Then make sure you save your template HTML before messing with anything.
Now that we're having our backups on the HTML we can move on with hiding the navigation bar. Next thing to do is copy the next code into a notepad:

Like SO:

Then go into your HTML and find the tag "body {" like so:

And paste the code you saved earlier right above the "body {" tag like so :

Then preview what you did and if everything worked properly and the HTML is not broken by any unclosed tags or whatever then you can hit the save template button. And that's it folks! You have a navigation bar that is hidden unless you roll over it and then it shows:) Tricky huh? and so cool:) Anywho i hope you enjoyed Technical Support this week. Check in for something new each week!:)

Gass Grill / Electric Grill

FF is my new lottery ticket.. seriously this thing is addictive:)

powered by Xenia + Christi + Charla

And as always today is not just a regular Friday, it's also Aloha Friday! If you have no clue what Aloha Friday is already, go to An Island Life and you'll figure it out pretty fast:)

Now my Question here is:

If/when you're BBQ-ing, what do you use: gas grill or electric grill?

My answer:
Gosh i am so scared of gas grills... i always have this fear that it might explode in my face and with it the whole house:P so for this reason we're always sticking with the electric one. We had one last year but we forgot it plugged in and some of the plastic parts started melting under the heat.. but nothing burned in flames:D Now we bought a new one, which is way cooler than the first one and has a better quality and the whole summer we're grilling instead of cooking:) Oh how i love this part:) We're grilling everything, from steaks to chicken to corn to potatoes to grill cheese to stuffed peppers.. it's just so addictive:) So now how about you... what do you choose: the gas grill or the electric one?
Happy Friday Everyone!

Not Receiving Newsletters

Today i officially launch this new section called Technical Support. Through it, I'm going to give you the scoop on building a blog, easy HTML tips, search engine optimization tricks, Blogger help and all news on technical features and softwares! So without further ado i officially introduce you:

Today I'm focusing on: not receiving newsletters from sites you follow via GFC(Google Friend Connect).

Even tough there are sites that I'd like to receive newsletters from, there are some that send out spam and fill up my mailbox. So to cut it short, i always make sure i don't receive newsletters that are not informational. Therefore here's how i do it(some of the steps might sound familiar):
When i want to follow a new site I sign in 1st

Then

And hit done
Now i am publicly following that site. Then i go back where my little picture shows now and i see this

After that this shows up and i hit the "Messaging" button.

And DONE!!! This is what you do when you follow a new Blog. But what do you do with the blogs you already follow?? Well simple: log into your dashboard, where the reading list shows, hit the blue "Manage" button and then a long list of all your blogs is going to show(like this.. only longer).

Each link has a coordinate "Settings" button on far right. Click on it and it will lead you back to step 5 from above. From there you go the same way:)
Anywho i hope you enjoyed Technical Support this week. Check in for something new each week!:)

Aloha - Where did i put those darn keys???...

I'm keeping the FF .. it's like sunscreen lotion on a hot summer day :):) NEEDED!!!

Now my Question here is:

What do you wear mostly in the hot summer days: dresses/skirts or shorts+tank tops?

My answer:
The only reason why i like summer is that i can wear casual clothes.. that includes lots of dresses and casual tunics with gladiator sandals or just flip-flops. And to take a dress from casual to a lil' bit more than that I just put my wedges on(btw i got me some super adorable ones) and there you go. Clothes are the only reason i love summer.. and dresses is my key to success:) There you have it ladies... my key.. take it.. i have some spare ones here and there.. shoot... now seriously, where are my apt keys?.. Got to call husband.. talk to you later...

Hyperlinks

Hi all! Today is time to meet Technical Support again for more easy HTML tutorials, SEO advice and easy layout tips that can help you clean your blog! So let's cut it to the core and get on working here!

Here's the scoop on easy HTML tips, SEO (search engine optimization), Blogger help and all news on technical features and softwares!

OK so first thing on the list: making hyperlinks.

Yup you see those little words that highlight and when you click on them they send you to a website or some other link???

That's it! That's the hyperlink! And it's as easy to make it as Heidi Montag getting a boobjob:P The only thing you need to do is this: save this code

and just replace it with your own URL(that is the name of the site shown in the homepage of your blog.. mine is designitchic.blogspot.com)and your own words that want to be shown upfront(in my picture the highlighted word is "This"). And that's it! Enjoy!!!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Aloha - Baby where'd you get that body from?.. I got it from my mamma.. yeah yeah

I'm keeping the FF .. i say it's the new skinny :):)

Now my Question here is:

When you go sunbathing do you use SPF lotion or body oil?

My answer:
I generally use lotion with higher SPF like 40 or 50, but when i go to a place where there is water and i usually stay in, i use body oil.. it resists to water and it helps my skin get that cool bronze.. but i look for an oil that also has SPF like 15 or 20. Now is your turn to spill the deal on the cool tan you're getting every summer:)