how to make a custom header...

Here you go directions how to make a custom blog header using Powerpoint (i know all you blog tech savvy people are gasping for air b.c i did not use photoshop or whatever else yall use... sorry to complex for me! :)) Step 1: Open up a blank powerpoint slide... (there might be some text boxes on the one you open if so just click on the box, right click on the box and click cut... it will go away)... it should look like this... Step 2: Chooseing a Background... i found mine by googleing polka dot backgrounds... just google whatever style background you want... there are tons to choose from... my scene looked like this... right click and "copy" the background square that you want... you can choose a solid background by choosing the design tab;far right background styles; click on format background; the click on colors and choose one... if you don't see on you like... click on more colors and you have more... still don't see one you like... click custom and make your own! Step 3: Covering your slide with your background: Once you have chosen your background copy and paste it into the slide... then make it a little bigger not too big or it will be distorted... then copy and paste it about 10 times until you fill up your whole slide... make sure to line up your design so you want see a bunch of squares... meaning put the pink polka dot onto of a pink polka dot... it is ok if it does off the slide it will still work...it should look like this once you are done... see mine went off the page at the bottom... still worksStep 4: Making shapes for picture... to make the square and circle behind my pictures i used the insert tab, then click on shapes... a long box will drop down and you can pick from any of those shapes...Step 5: making the shape a color.... double click on the shape, then click shape fill to change the color of the shape... remember you can click on more color fill if you don't like any of those colors... click on shape outline to make the outline of the shape the same or different colorStep 5: Inserting your pictures... i download my pictures in picasa, export them to a folder, them go to that folder find the picture you want... right click on it and copy the picture... then click on the slide or inside the shape and then click paste to paste it into it... it may be too big that is ok... just move the corners in to resize it... i would not use the outside line too much b.c you will distort the picture...Step 6: adding your picture to your shape or slide... i download my pictures in to picasa, then i export them into a folder, then i copy the picture from that folder (right click on picture and copy... then paste it into the slide)... more than likely your picture will be big... just resize it using the corners... i would not resize it using the side b.c that will distort the picture... you can rotate your picture by using the green dot up above the picture...Step 7: Adding Text: To add text (title; working under pictures, saying etc...) click on the insert tab, choose text box, then click on the slide to place it where you would like it... resize the text box by pulling the corners outStep 8: Changing Font and Color: Once you have typed you words, highlight them and then click on the font drop down box and choose the font of your choice, you can also change the color as well by click on the arrow right beside the letter A in the font box and choose your colors... remember you can choose from more colors if you don't see the color you need Bonus points: if you want to make your picture a circle... click on format... last tab at the top, click on picture shape and then you can choose your picture shape... you can change the size on the far right where it says crop... be careful changing the size too much it will look distorted... Once you have your header just like you like it.... it is ok if it takes you a few hours mine did... this is THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP!!!!!! When you go to save it... click save as... the name it in the file name.... then under file name there is a box that says save as type.... YOU MUST SAVE IT AS A JPEG.... jpeg file interchange format should be the extact wording.... if you don't do this is will not format correctly and will not post in your blog right... How to add it to your blog... click on add a gadget, then click on picture, make sure image from your computer has a black dot by it, click the browse button and go find your saved image... more than likely it will be under my documents.... make sure shrink to fit is check too... it should load up into a little square... them click save and there you have it! (if you already have a header make sure you delete that first)

Hope this helps.... can't wait to see some cute new headers! Email me with your questions and yes if you want me to do it for your i will... :) wink wink!