tutorials: AR Tutorials - How Do People Get Their Company Name In Their Comment Signatures? - 02/20/08 06:26 PM
It's been a while since I put up the last video tutorial.
So when Bill Herold sent me an email with a question about his comment signature, I saw it as an opportunity to do another. Bill wrote,
"My problem in looking at blog responses is that my name shows up as: Bill Herold edit delete and others show up with regular signature, company names, designation, etc"
Bill said he had searched and couldn't find out how to do this anywhere. A video tutorial is really overkill for this one, but I'm using a new screen capture software and truth … (49 comments)

tutorials: AR Tutorials - How To Redirect Domain Names To An Existing Web Page - 12/26/07 09:09 AM
Marlene Sheffer sent me an email with the following question: "OK, I am LOVING listingdomains.com. I think that RES provides a better show, though. I need to know how to do a RES show, and get a website address that is specific to that home, and do it quickly and easily for less than about $40 per listing. I have absolutely NO knowledge of html or code, except to know that I don't know it."
Well, in this day and age, you can register a domain name just about anywhere for less than $10, so the cost will not be an … (41 comments)

tutorials: ActiveRain Video Tutorials - Creating A Custom Graphic - 12/26/07 05:40 AM
Warning: This ActiveRain Video Tutorial May Create More Questions Than Answers! Watch At Your Own Risk. Why? Because it's not possible to cover this topic in one quick how to video. There and so many different ways to create custom graphics, that an entire video tutorial series could be created just on this topic. Key to which method you use is the graphic you start out with. If you've chosen a photo (raster graphic) you may want to go a completely different direction than if you've chosen a vector graphic. Raster graphics are also known as "bitmap" graphics. (Vector vs. Bitmap) … (13 comments)

tutorials: AR Video Tutorials: How To Create Image Links In Your Posts - 12/26/07 05:17 AM
How Do Your Create Image Links In Your Blog Posts? This is a commonly asked question, with a very simple answer. You create image links the same way you create text links. Simply select the image, then click on the chain icon in the menu bar. Input the url you wish to link to and you're done.
Here is an image that is not linked.

Here is an image that is linked.

And here is the video that show how I did it.
Online Videos by Veoh.com
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tutorials: AR Video Tutorials: How To Add Posts To Groups - 12/26/07 03:35 AM
Next on the list? How To Add Individual Blog Posts To Different Groups.I've been a neglecting the video tutorial list for the past few weeks, so I thought I'd just make my way down the request list and see how far I got this morning... before the kids start asking to go play football outside! First up is, "how to add blog posts to groups." This is perhaps the simplest of all the tutorials, and probably doesn't require a video, but since it was requested, you're getting it.
The first thing you have to do to post to a group is actually … (12 comments)

tutorials: AR Tutorials - Flowing Text Around Images - 10/25/07 10:20 AM
Ana Connell - Burbank Real Estate Expert asked for this tutorial. And since she's not the first to ask me, I thought I'd get this one up as quickly as possible. Earlier today, she wrote:
"I would love to know how you type around an image that's been added to a post. I know it's possible because I see it all the time, just don't know how! I've noticed it in your and Laurie Manny's posts and really like the overall presentation it creates.
Right now I add an image and can only start my text either beside the image … (92 comments)

tutorials: AR Tutorials - Adding Charts To Your Posts - 10/17/07 05:34 AM
More often than not, numerical data is best presented visually, in a chart. There's no question, a good chart can have tremendous visual impact and make boring data come alive.
So, a good 3d bar graph or pie chart can really help when it comes to illustrating numbers. Stephanie Edwards-Musa wanted to know if there was an easy way to get create chart graphics for inclusion in posts here on ActiveRain.
There is.
Google To The RescueThe recently updated spreadsheet application from Google has a very cool feature that allows you to export charts to an image file (PNG) to use … (85 comments)

tutorials: ActiveRain Video Tutorial List - 10/16/07 12:14 PM
The ActiveRain Video Tutorial List Since holding open auditions for suggestions, many have submitted, both in public and private, their requests for tutorial videos.
Here is the list so far:
How To Make The Most Of Your Profile's Real Estate How To Add Widgets And HTML To Your Sidebar How To Copy And Paste
How To Add Links To Your Blog How To Flow Text Around Images In A Post How To Embed Anything In Your Active Rain Posts How To Add Your AR Blog Posts To Various Groups How To Create Image Links In Your Posts How To Create Custom … (106 comments)

tutorials: AR Tutorials - Adding Widgets And HTML To Your Sidebar - 10/16/07 06:26 AM
The most common question asked of me by ActiveRain members is, "How do you get all of those widgets in your sidebar?"So, let's get this ActiveRain Video Tutorial about the Sidebars out the door.
This video covers two areas:
copying and pasting into your sidebar from outside sources, widgets, and creating your own html for your sidebar. There are lots of widgets you can add to your sidebar, like LibraryThing, which is one of my favorites. There are literally thousands to choose from at Widgetbox. Getting those into your sidebar is as simple as copying and pasting the code they give … (123 comments)

tutorials: AR Video Tutorials - Making The Most Of Your Profile's Real Estate - 10/16/07 03:58 AM
This is the first in our series of ActiveRain Tutorials, so I thought we'd start at the beginning. I've set up a demonstration account for a fictitious agent named Ima Realtor. Hopefully the NAR won't make me change her last name. I like the way the name flows. :)
This video tutorial is not meant to cover every aspect of what you can or should do to make sure your profile is tuned to attract search engines. The goal is to illustrate how to utilize every inch of the real estate ActiveRain has provided to get the most from your profile content. … (57 comments)

tutorials: ActiveRain Video Tutorials - A Call For Requests - 10/03/07 06:34 PM
Open Call For IdeasIt never fails. Each time I post one of my tutorial videos, like this tutorial on Picnik.com or this tutorial on how to embed anything in your ActiveRain posts, I get an email or two asking how to do something else on ActiveRain. It happened again yesterday. So...
I's time for a complete video tutorial library. I truly enjoy doing them, so don't be shy. As Sue Argue says, everyone starts at the beginning. There are lots of places on ActivRain where you can find written descriptions with photos, but sometimes it's helpful to see it in action. … (125 comments)

tutorials: A Video On How To Embed A YouTube Video - 03/01/07 06:29 AM
Several people (and one of my favorites) have questions about just HOW to add a YouTube video to their posts. Not everyone is familiar with HTML or embed code, so I thought the best way to help is to actually create and embed a video to demonstrate. I'm using Veoh.com for this, because their quality is better for viewing the text. [ the process for embedding from Veoh.com is exactly the same, by the way, but see my warning below ] Edit: If you can't see this top video, keep reading. It was uploaded at 9:05am PST.
For most uses, YouTube … (130 comments)