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Newbies- here are the answers to some of your most asked questions. I have included the links where you can find the tutorials in detail. 




Question #1- How do you get colored text, different sized fonts on your blog?


Update: Since writing that post there is another great tool that has actually become my favorite Active Rain blog editor. It is using Gmail as an editor. With the Mac- you just drag and drop right from Gmail into your Active Rain WYSIWYG editor. You don't need to know html. It will cut your blogging time in half. 


Question #2- How do you get your screenshots with arrows and...?




Update: With the Mac- you don't need anything except your keyboard to do great screen shots fast and super easy. Just click Shift, Command, 4- then drag your curser over the part of the screen you want to capture, release and there it is! You can then drag the screen shot into Pages or Keynote and use Inspector and the Tool Bar to add your arrows, etc. Again, our Macs increase productivity and save so much time. 


Question #3- Where do you get those cool safe images to use on your blog?




Since I wrote this post the clip art site we use has increased to over 7 million images and added on all kinds of web graphics. Their 3D art is the best I have ever seen. 




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47 Comments on Newbies- Answers To Your Top Active Rain Blogging Questions

AUG
22
2010
213,598 Points 5 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Once again guys--great info.  I'm not a newbie, but I am always learning new stuff on ActiveRain.  Thanks for your input.
11:55pm • #1
Attended Rain Camp

More the reason to get a MAC...I have until Sept 8th until their big sale ends..you're making it temping!
11:55pm • #2
195,507 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Thanks for the great help, we can use all the extra assistance you give.  We are leaving in the morning for RainCamp in Orlando, Wha HO!!!  Can't wait to learn a lot of new things to put into practice to be in contact with more people.
11:55pm • #3
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Brittany- Get a Mac and when you do buy their one year one on one program for only $99 for a year! It also includes workshops and group sessions as well as one on one coaching. I love it. Nestor and I hang out at our Apple store. That then led to Apple bus manager asking us to help them with their business networking meetings! Once you try mac, you never go back! There is a reason there as so many raving fans! Katerina
11:58pm • #4
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Mary- We will be at RainCamp and REbar Camp and the Florida Realtor convention all starting tomorrow night! 
11:58pm • #5
AUG
23
2010
982,599 Points 81 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

katerina,

this is a 3 to 1 great MAC commercial (LOL). Seriously, I can only envy you in how much you like your Mac.
12:10am • #6
282,823 Points 21 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Called Shot Master

As always, thanks for generously sharing your knowledge with us.  Have a great week!
12:21am • #7
272,846 Points 26 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Katerina - how did you know I was wondering about all those questions? Thanks for sharing. My posts will now get snazzier (but not too much, the content is the key)
12:24am • #8
560,018 Points Outside Blog

Excellent information on answers to blogging. Thanks for sharing it.
12:26am • #9
133,504 Points Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Katerina,  I don't have a Mac, but I did take your advice  about IClipArt and have been using it for a long time. 
12:42am • #10
4 Featured Posts

Thanks for the helpful tips. Always looking to get better at this blogging stuff.
1:00am • #11
519,112 Points 8 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Great tips - though joined AR few YEARS ago, have become active last couple of months - I am sure to employ some of your tricks...thanks for sharing.
1:26am • #12
1,256,829 Points 242 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

You don't need a mac to use any of the programs I did the tutorials on. I was just updating those posts in this post by trying to say that since I did get a mac, it has been even faster and easier and I do not now need all the programs I talk about in those posts. 

But the point of the post, and I am sorry, I did not make it clear, must be tired... is to give you the links to the tutorials that I wrote in the past about those three questions. 

Thanks! Katerina
2:27am • #13
243,154 Points 25 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Liked and bookmarked for that rainy day when I'm bored.  Like that's ever going to happen.  Thanks for sharing.
2:40am • #14
1,018,354 Points 25 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

This is the year of the Mac for me. My iPad has really show me how clever those guys at Apple are.
6:58am • #15
440,708 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Your blog were one of my favorite blog when I first signed up Active Rain. Thanks for always being so generous and sharing your knowledge!
9:00am • #16
604,796 Points 59 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Oh, cool.  I wanted to know some of these things, esp the color.  I've bookmarked so I can read later since I have to go to some mtgs now.  I really do dislike Mon mornings.
9:37am • #17
277,620 Points 8 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I need to get a MAC at some point for blogging, I just hate to spend the money right now.  Your blogs are always very attractive.
10:31am • #18
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Damon- YOu can do it on a windows pc too. It is just that the mac speeds up the process. But really, all you need is snagit which is like 40 bucks, one time, not recurring. Just more steps. But before I had my mac my posts still looked attractive:) Yours can too. But still, get a mac when you can:) Katerina
11:38am • #19
398,940 Points 31 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Katerina, I feel like a newbie even though I'm not.  I have a MAC and will be able to use these tips.
12:17pm • #20
734,092 Points 136 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Excellent info, Katerina.

I don't use a Mac, so I do my editing in Blogjet (for color and font size), use Snagit for screen shots and editing, and iclipart.

 
10:37pm • #21
8 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Thanks so much for the info!  I purchased a new Mac last November right before I started real estate . . .I am finding it can do so many things that companies are trying to charge me for!  I have been struggling somewhat as our MLS was not Mac-compatible, but they are now working on the transition!  I volunteered to be a Beta tester . . . should be interesting! Please keep the Mac tips coming . . .subscribing to your blog so I can read them all!
11:58pm • #22
AUG
24
2010
168,842 Points 1 Featured Post Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I've always wondered about #1, glad to see you giving us these tips. Then again, it's going to take me longer to write a post now and I wonder if it's that big of a deal to the readers.
12:13am • #23
Called Shot Master

As a Mac user & relative newbie, this information is great...thank you.  I had #1 & #3 figured out but didn't know about #2.
12:32am • #24

Katerina,

This was exactly what I was looking for; thank you very much.
12:39am • #25
142,631 Points Attended Rain Camp

Caterina, thank you for sharing! I am a PC's user and have been teaching computer applications for more than 10 years. You just answered some of the question I had. I used Microsoft Word to compose my blogs, but when copy and paste to AR it looks horrible after reading your post, I think I will try my Gmail as an editor. I am going to bookmark your post for future reference. Thanks
5:10am • #26
680,602 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I use Snagit on a PC. I also have iclip art but had forgotten your gmail editing idea!
7:20am • #27
122,636 Points Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Thank you AGAIN for your continued sharing of great information and reminders!  I recently got a MAC and enjoying how easy it is.
7:21am • #28
724,514 Points 223 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I'm not a newbie, but this was very helpful. There is always more. Gmail. It's as easy as that huh. 
7:58am • #29

Thanks Katrina, I definitely need help with my blogs.
8:23am • #30
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Mayra- Don't use Microsoft word for your blog editor. It has strange and clunky code when you transfer over. That also does not help you in the search engines. Katerina
9:05am • #31
540,337 Points 12 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Katerina, this is good information not just for the newbies. Thanks.
9:07am • #32
731,709 Points 144 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

but I don't have a mac
1:40pm • #33
687,910 Points 83 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

My son would approve!  My next computer has to be a MAC, or I'll be booted out of the family.  Your post makes it seem so easy and Mac'o'licious!!
1:53pm • #34
AUG
25
2010
167,370 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thank you!  I just bookmarked this so that I can figure all this out.  I appreciate the help!
1:22am • #35
142,559 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

The info is not just for newbies, it's good for intermediates and 'seasoned' folks as well. Thanks for sharing!
1:26am • #36
314,804 Points 2 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Hi Katerina. This is a great list and one of the best though I manage with my Compaq and Dell  :) Photoscape too.
1:22pm • #37
1,256,829 Points 242 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I am here in Orlando - just finished teaching at ReBar Camp! WOW! ReBar camp is the best! If you are here, FAR convention starts tomorrow, come and say hello! Katerina
9:07pm • #38
AUG
27
2010
122,226 Points Hit Router Called Shot Master

Thanks for the great tech tips Katerina!  I use gmail for my email and never even thought of using it as a blog editor - duh!  Have a great weekend!
8:44am • #39
259,418 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Setting up my AR blog this weekend. This is great info. Thank you!
8:31pm • #40
AUG
29
2010
122,226 Points Hit Router Called Shot Master

Katerina, tried gmail as my blog editor and lost all my text colors and sizing when dragging to the AR WYSIWYG editor.  

Could that be because I'm using a PC vs. a MAC? Kent
10:25am • #41
AUG
31
2010
156,438 Points Outside Blog

Wow...cool, trick with Gmail.  So you just copy what you've written/composed in Gmail and paste it over to AR?
9:54am • #42
1,256,829 Points 242 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Kent- Strange- I know that Brad Andersohn was the one that found out about this neat little short cut and he uses a mac- but I think that on his post- there were lots of people who tried it on their pcs. 

You do have to be in Firefox. Try that. Open up Firefox, two windows- then use copy and paste, not drag. Only the Macs have the true drag and drop feature that keeps everything, as far as I know, however, I have not tried any of the new windows OS. 
10:17am • #43
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Justin- On a Mac, I just drag and drop. I did hear somewhere that the new windows OS has a drag and drop feature- But I don't know if it keeps all the details in the process. 

You can just use copy and paste though. 
10:19am • #44
SEP
04
2010
122,226 Points Hit Router Called Shot Master

Katerina, took a while before I could retest this using gmail as html editor on my PC and using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer as my browser.  Still didn't work. 

I'm not going to run out and by a Mac just to do some html editing.  Guess my next step is to find a good free/cheap html editor!  Any suggestions?
10:25am • #45
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Use Kompozer

also on Firefox use the add-on Sribefire. 

With Kompozer, it is owned by Mozilla - parent company of firefox so use firefox when editing

 

I have a post somewhere about that

well, actually a few: 

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1116822/how-to-jazz-up-your-blogging-free-and-easy-

 

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1295120/making-your-posts-colorful-and-sexy-updates-to-your-online-blog-editors-

an older one: 

http://activerain.com/blogsview/401794/colors-colors-everywhere-how-to-add-color-to-you-active-rain-posts-updated-

 

 

 

 
11:16am • #46
OCT
12
2010
680,602 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I found my way back to this post looking up ipad favorite apps. What are yours?
8:12pm • #47

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