Social Network Tips Discussions - JenSocial: Social Web Directory and Ning Tips2024-03-29T14:18:04Zhttp://jensocial.com/group/socialnetworktips/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNing 3.0 vs. Grou.ps for a brand new communitytag:jensocial.com,2013-07-22:2154984:Topic:4964102013-07-22T23:16:47.885ZRodney Cumminshttp://jensocial.com/profile/RodneyCummins
<p>I am a brand new NC and I am faced with selecting the right social network for my community. I have started a trial with Grou.ps and the out-of-the-box template seems to be set up PERFECT for our needs. Our community is geared toward youth group members that are heavy Facebook users and the Grou.ps template looks and feels a lot like Facebook. They could jump in and participate immediately in that environment.</p>
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<p>I sense that Ning may be more robust and it definitely has a…</p>
<p>I am a brand new NC and I am faced with selecting the right social network for my community. I have started a trial with Grou.ps and the out-of-the-box template seems to be set up PERFECT for our needs. Our community is geared toward youth group members that are heavy Facebook users and the Grou.ps template looks and feels a lot like Facebook. They could jump in and participate immediately in that environment.</p>
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<p>I sense that Ning may be more robust and it definitely has a fabulous support network. At the same time, I feel like Ning would require a learning curve on the part of me any my users that would not be necessary if Grou.ps is sufficient.</p>
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<p>Can anyone speak objectively to the differences between these two solutions to help me be at peace with my choice to go with Grou.ps or persuade me to switch to Ning?? Our membership will ramp up rapidly and I won't be in an easy position to switch.</p>
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<p>Thanks for any and all assistance!!</p> Suggestion for Jensocialtag:jensocial.com,2012-06-03:2154984:Topic:4556502012-06-03T12:00:24.264ZBernard Lamahttp://jensocial.com/profile/BernardLama
<p>Hi Jen,</p>
<p><span> I assume you forgot to give the right width size for online indicator which is cropped. I suggest you to use width:70px. </span></p>
<p>div.xg_widget_profiles_profile .online {<br></br>width: 70px;<br></br>height: 20px;<br></br>}</p>
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<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061610677?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061610677?profile=original" width="529"></img></a></span></p>
<p>Hi Jen,</p>
<p><span> I assume you forgot to give the right width size for online indicator which is cropped. I suggest you to use width:70px. </span></p>
<p>div.xg_widget_profiles_profile .online {<br/>width: 70px;<br/>height: 20px;<br/>}</p>
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<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061610677?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061610677?profile=original" width="529" class="align-full"/></a></span></p> Scheduling background changestag:jensocial.com,2012-02-29:2154984:Topic:4392592012-02-29T02:10:47.034ZMind's Eyehttp://jensocial.com/profile/Badboyralphy
<p>As I promised, here is the scheduled background switcher. The switching will be on your host site so as not to affect your members with the many changes that could end up there and causing it to bounce the ning network. I</p>
<p>You can switch backgrounds, headers, or anything that uses url() statement in css. The key once again is not to cause your network to slow down. Two years ago when this project was first started we tangled with the site lag or sluggish performance. To overcome…</p>
<p>As I promised, here is the scheduled background switcher. The switching will be on your host site so as not to affect your members with the many changes that could end up there and causing it to bounce the ning network. I</p>
<p>You can switch backgrounds, headers, or anything that uses url() statement in css. The key once again is not to cause your network to slow down. Two years ago when this project was first started we tangled with the site lag or sluggish performance. To overcome this issue it was a known fact that we needed to find a way to address the change with a common location.</p>
<p>For this example we address the background image of the body but you are not committed to that you can change anything you like that has a url tag. You can host it on your website or my host. I can do everything for you , you just post the images to me. I can also switch them automatically.</p>
<p>Here are the instruction for creating switching body background images.</p>
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<p>Instead it operates a single file that is copied to when the day changes. Host controls the background via a single file named “master.jpg”</p>
<p>background-image: url(http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/master.jpg)</p>
<p>Step one copy all the image files <a href="http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/">http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/</a></p>
<p>7 for once a day or</p>
<p>14 for twice a day</p>
<p>Edit either the onceaday.txt or the twiceaday.txt to reflected Only edit cssdata between quotes that says <a href="http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/yoursundayimage1.jpg">http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/yoursundayimage1.jpg</a> and so on.</p>
<p>Then save it as “index.php” or the same name it had (onceaday, or twiceaday).php</p>
<p>Then copy the this file to the host <a href="http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/">http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/</a></p>
<p>Run the php file once so it will create the “master.jpg” : on your host click the magnifying glass that will execute the file.</p>
<p>Edit you css and change the background, using the file location "master.jpg" whatever you wish to change every day or twice a day I just picked the background because that is what most people want to change. Many wish to change the header or some section that they are promoting.</p>
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<p>“background-image: url(<a href="http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/master.jpg">http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/master.jpg</a>);”</p>
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<p>next go to <a href="http://www.setcronjob.com/cp">http://www.setcronjob.com/cp</a> and schedule a task twice a day or once a day to call the file <a href="http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/index.php">http://yourhostsite/yourhostdirectory/index.php</a></p>
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<p>If you are happy with this code give a dollar or so, donation to Minds-eye.ning.com it goes for a good cause… To keep the site open in my unfortunate demise…oh health issue, but don't concern yourself. It is a great site of talented artist.</p>
<p>If you have any questions send them to minds-eyemag@gmail.com</p>
<p>If you wish me to write your code, or anything of the sort I will do it, just remember I have a small fee. If you wish it to be custom then I can do that too. Just write me.</p>
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<p> </p> Need Microsoft Word? Import MS Word Document Into Google Docstag:jensocial.com,2011-12-11:2154984:Topic:4215862011-12-11T21:38:18.188ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?</strong></span></p>
<p>Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done that. I think I've paid for MS Word and/or MS Office a-half-a-dozen times over the years, very expensive.</p>
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<p>Did you know you can drag/drop Microsoft Word (MS Word) Documents to a Google Docs browser page, and the document…</p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?</strong></span></p>
<p>Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done that. I think I've paid for MS Word and/or MS Office a-half-a-dozen times over the years, very expensive.</p>
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<p>Did you know you can drag/drop Microsoft Word (MS Word) Documents to a Google Docs browser page, and the document will be imported automatically for your editing and use? It works like magic - - most of the time. =) I'm sure this is true of other file types as well. This is the only one I have tested.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Instructions How To Import Microsoft Word Document into Google Docs:</strong></span></p>
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<li>Open your File Explorer, where you can find the MS Word File.</li>
<li>Open your browser to <a href="http://docs.google.com/" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com/</a></li>
<li>If you haven't created an account, do. It's a great document sharing service. You will need a gmail account. Go here to get started: <a href="http://docs.google.com" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com</a></li>
<li>After you go to Google Docs, make sure you sign-in.</li>
<li>Re-size the Windows Explorer or Mac Explorer Screen - - where you see all of your files. Make the window about half of your screen width.</li>
<li>Do the same for your Browser Screen where you have Google Docs open.</li>
<li>Find your MS Word Document File in your File Explorer.</li>
<li>Drag/Drop to your Google Docs Browser Window, and Google Docs will help you from there.</li>
<li>BTW, the real beauty of Google Docs is not necessarily saving you from not having MS Word; but the fact that you can share your documents for "shared viewing" and "shared editing". It's a great tool for Team editing.</li>
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<li>If you do not drag/drop into the area for the document list on Google Docs, it will not work.</li>
<li>Sometimes if you don't hold your mouth just right, again, it won't work. =)</li>
<li>I have found that I have much better success using FireFox as my Browser.</li>
<li>It's worth the trouble though, very nice when it's a success. And it could be that I'm missing a step to make it work better. I looked for an Import command from Google Docs and didn't find it. It could be I missed it.</li>
<li>If you do not see the following screen, it's not working:</li>
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<li><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061573844?profile=original" width="720"/></li>
<li>Done!</li>
<li>If a screencast is needed, I'll try to do this in the future.</li>
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<p>Enjoy,</p>
<p>Jen</p> Using our RSS feeds to put member "module" and group "module" anywheretag:jensocial.com,2011-10-14:2154984:Topic:3863212011-10-14T00:32:42.949ZGirlRidershttp://jensocial.com/profile/KatieMcKay
<p>Jen has a great tabbed content tip for VIPS. I wanted to use this tip to toggle between member and groups, the problem is that we can't locate modules inside text boxes. Solution, take advantage of the Ning RSS feeds.</p>
<p>I found several sites that can convert rss feeds to javascript, the best I found was rssinclude.com.</p>
<p>Here is the end result using the VIP Tabbed Content Tip and RSSinclude, but you could use this in any slider or anywhere on your site. You can also use any rss…</p>
<p>Jen has a great tabbed content tip for VIPS. I wanted to use this tip to toggle between member and groups, the problem is that we can't locate modules inside text boxes. Solution, take advantage of the Ning RSS feeds.</p>
<p>I found several sites that can convert rss feeds to javascript, the best I found was rssinclude.com.</p>
<p>Here is the end result using the VIP Tabbed Content Tip and RSSinclude, but you could use this in any slider or anywhere on your site. You can also use any rss feed, we have several on our ning sites.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061555470?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061555470?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-left"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061555618?profile=original"><img class="align-left" width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061555618?profile=RESIZE_320x320"/></a></p>
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<p>Here are the steps.</p>
<p>1. At the bottom of the groups or members page click to open your rss feed, depending on your browser it will open a feed reader or just the code, but it doesn't matter you just need the URL from the address bar. Copy it.</p>
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<p>2. Go to <a href="http://rssinclude.com" target="_blank">RSSinclude.com</a> You will see a start button, click it.</p>
<p>3. They have free and premium options. The free options are pretty good and the logo they put on it is fairly small in most of the options. Of the two images above members is premium and groups is free. (Groups won't show images in either scenario, they are not part of the RSS feed) I chose to do the 7 day premium trial and will probably purchase it, its pretty cheap at around $35 a year.</p>
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<p>4. Set up your feed. Select your style than paste your RSS URL in the box. You will get a preview. The great thing I found about this service is the customizing, no other free surface I found seemed to have near the features, so easy to use. </p>
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<p>5. On the tabs in the setup box, Overview is the name of your feed for your use only, name it and create a login and you can come back and edit it later. (make sure you hit save on this page).</p>
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<p>6. Content and Styling - play with the colors, padding, fonts and settings until you get it how you want it, you can hit preview and save as many times you need. </p>
<p>(Tip: On some of the styles you couldn't turn off the title bar, so make the bar and the font the same color as the background and reduce the title bar height)</p>
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<p>7. Include! This creates your javascript. You can now paste this anywhere you want it! In the examples from my site, I added the top title and the See all... in the text box.</p>
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<p>Enjoy and share your ideas please! I have a couple more thoughts on how I can use this :).</p>
<p> </p> CSS Gradient Background Makertag:jensocial.com,2011-10-08:2154984:Topic:3844802011-10-08T21:06:06.401ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
<p>This is the best online Gradient Background Maker I've seen to-date. It will create cross-browser compatible CSS for a gradient background that you can add to most any CSS element.</p>
<p>For example, if you want to <span class="font-size-4"><strong>add a gradient background to the body</strong></span> tag of your HTML:</p>
<p>Go <a href="http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/graphics/cssgradientbackgroundmaker/default.html" target="_blank">here</a> to create the CSS for your gradient…</p>
<p>This is the best online Gradient Background Maker I've seen to-date. It will create cross-browser compatible CSS for a gradient background that you can add to most any CSS element.</p>
<p>For example, if you want to <span class="font-size-4"><strong>add a gradient background to the body</strong></span> tag of your HTML:</p>
<p>Go <a href="http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/graphics/cssgradientbackgroundmaker/default.html" target="_blank">here</a> to create the CSS for your gradient background:</p>
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<li><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/graphics/cssgradientbackgroundmaker/default.html" target="_blank">CSS Gradient Background Maker</a></span></strong></li>
<li>Add your colors and gradient direction preferences.</li>
<li>Copy/Grab the CSS Markup Code created by the Gradient Background Maker.</li>
<li>Add body to beginning of your code like in the following example. Be sure to end your code with a closing right curly bracket - - just like I have in the code below.</li>
<li>Add the CSS to your website. For Ning Networks, add to your Advanced CSS.</li>
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<pre>body {<br/>/* IE10 */ <br/>
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom right, #FFFFFF 0%, #55D3E6 100%);<br/>
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/* Mozilla Firefox */ <br/>
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom right, #FFFFFF 0%, #55D3E6 100%);<br/>
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/* Opera */ <br/>
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom right, #FFFFFF 0%, #55D3E6 100%);<br/>
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/* Webkit (Safari/Chrome 10) */ <br/>
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, right bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #FFFFFF), color-stop(1, #55D3E6));<br/>
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/* Webkit (Chrome 11+) */ <br/>
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom right, #FFFFFF 0%, #55D3E6 100%);<br/>
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/* Proposed W3C Markup */ <br/>
background-image: linear-gradient(bottom right, #FFFFFF 0%, #55D3E6 100%);<br/>
}</pre>
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<p><strong>As per usual, it won't work as well in IE below IE10.</strong></p> Google Alerts to track mentions of your site and its topictag:jensocial.com,2011-09-16:2154984:Topic:3789402011-09-16T23:40:40.675ZGirlRidershttp://jensocial.com/profile/KatieMcKay
<p>I never before thought of using Google Alerts like this until I read a mention of it somewhere. Sorry if everyone already knows this!</p>
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<p>Google Alerts <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts">http://www.google.com/alerts</a> lets you put in words that you want to track and it will email you when they appear online somewhere. </p>
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<p>I have a site for women motorcycle riders. So I put in the site name, and "women motorcyclists" and similiar. It emails me instantly,…</p>
<p>I never before thought of using Google Alerts like this until I read a mention of it somewhere. Sorry if everyone already knows this!</p>
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<p>Google Alerts <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts">http://www.google.com/alerts</a> lets you put in words that you want to track and it will email you when they appear online somewhere. </p>
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<p>I have a site for women motorcycle riders. So I put in the site name, and "women motorcyclists" and similiar. It emails me instantly, daily or weekly when these keywords are mentioned. Then I go to that site, and I post a response. I have gained a few new members AND put more links to my site on the big www!</p>
<p>Another great benefit is that it is giving me some great topics for posting relevant content on my own site.</p>
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<p>Maybe I'm slow on this one, but its worth mentioning, because its pretty cool. :)</p> TIPS: Choose a short & easy remembering customize URL address for your Google+tag:jensocial.com,2011-07-10:2154984:Topic:3589482011-07-10T03:23:00.642ZTips by Alex/JenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/iyoume
<p>In social networks, you always need short, uniform and easy remembering URL addresses for your profiles in these social networks. For examples</p>
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<li>my <strong>twitter</strong> is <a href="http://twitter.com/class2u">http://twitter.com/class2u</a> </li>
<li>my <strong>Facebook</strong> <a href="http://facebook.com/class2u">http://facebook.com/class2u</a></li>
<li>my <strong>Facebook Page …</strong></li>
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<p>In social networks, you always need short, uniform and easy remembering URL addresses for your profiles in these social networks. For examples</p>
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<li>my <strong>twitter</strong> is <a href="http://twitter.com/class2u">http://twitter.com/class2u</a> </li>
<li>my <strong>Facebook</strong> <a href="http://facebook.com/class2u">http://facebook.com/class2u</a></li>
<li>my <strong>Facebook Page </strong><a href="http://facebook.com/class2u.fans">http://facebook.com/class2u.fans</a></li>
<li>my <strong>Plurk</strong> <a href="http://plurk.com/class2u">http://plurk.com/class2u</a></li>
<li>my <strong>iYouMe</strong> <a href="http://www.iyoume.net/profile/class2u">http://www.iyoume.net/profile/class2u</a></li>
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<p>This is the easiest way for you and your friends to remember and find you quickly in the internet.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/">Google+</a> is a very new free social service provided by Google. Once you get it in, sure you need a short & easy remembering URL address for your Google+ profile. Then you can easily tell your friends and the world how to connect with you in Google+.</p>
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<p>For example, this is my Google+ profile originally:</p>
<p><a href="https://plus.google.com/106418337926803548982/">https://plus.google.com/106418337926803548982/</a></p>
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<p>And this is the Google+ profile url I tell friends:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://gplus.to/class2u">http://gplus.to/class2u</a></strong></p>
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<p>For now, Google+ don't have customize url address officially. But there is a trusty alternative. Just follow these 1234 steps:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061529707?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061529707?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-5">0.</span> Go to <a href="http://gplus.to">http://gplus.to</a></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-5">1.</span> Enter your customize nick name on the left.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-5">2.</span> Go to your Google+ profile page, click on your profile photo. Get the ID numbers from the url as show in the image. Then enter it to <a href="http://gplus.to">http://gplus.to</a> on the right side.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-5">3.</span> Click add button.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-5">4.</span> You get your new short & easy remembering URL address for your Google+</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6">Go to tell your Friends!!</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" target="_blank"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License" src="http://cookbooks.adobe.com/resources/images/license_creative_commons.png"/><br/></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License</a>. Permissions beyond the scope of this license, pertaining to the examples of code included within this work are available at <a href="http://www.iyoume.net" target="_blank">iYouMe.net</a>.</p> Basic CSS Styling Lesson - any website.tag:jensocial.com,2011-07-07:2154984:Topic:3575562011-07-07T05:21:57.078ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
<div style="line-height: 1.75em;"><p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Basic CSS Styling Lesson</strong></span></p>
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<p>Let's say you wanted to add special content to a special box, that has a thick dark blue border with a light blue background, to several paragraphs across your website - - here's what you could do to save time:</p>
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<p>Let's say you wanted to add special content to a special box, that has a thick dark blue border with a light blue background, to several paragraphs across your website - - here's what you could do to save time:</p>
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<li>Add the following line of code to your CSS File, or in the head of your HTML page. You only need to <strong>use one method</strong>, depending on your needs.</li>
<li>We are creating a class called mybluebox.</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>CSS File Method:</strong></span></li>
<li>.mybluebox { background-color:#99D0E7; border: 5px solid #003366; padding:10px; }</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Top of HTML Method - -</span></strong> between start and ending HEAD tag <head>add between here.</head>:</li>
<li><style type="text/css"> .mybluebox { background-color:#99D0E7; border: 5px solid #003366; padding:10px; } </style></li>
<li>Add your newly created class to a paragraph or DIV, or just about any HTML tag. You can add anywhere on your site, where you can add HTML.</li>
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<p><div class="mybluebox">This is my first basic CSS style. It's a class. I named it mybluebox. I must add a period before the name in my CSS. I must use class="mybluebox" when I apply this style to a paragraph, a DIV, or other HTML tags.</div></p>
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<strong>Example Below:</strong><br/>
<div class="mybluebox">This is my first basic CSS style. It's a class. I named it mybluebox. I must add a period before the name in my CSS. I must use class="mybluebox" when I apply this style to a paragraph, a DIV, or other HTML tags.</div> Where to Find Great Website Iconstag:jensocial.com,2011-05-25:2154984:Topic:3402112011-05-25T06:22:43.932ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
<p>Looking for great website icons? There are several great icon sites that offer Royalty Free icons, even for Commercial use. Do make sure you check the licensing anytime you use icons. You'll find everything from Twitter icons, Facebook icons, to just about any type of website icon you might need.</p>
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<p>Here are a few sites I either use or know about:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.iconfinder.com" target="_blank">http://www.iconfinder.com</a> - - my favorite!…</li>
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<p>Looking for great website icons? There are several great icon sites that offer Royalty Free icons, even for Commercial use. Do make sure you check the licensing anytime you use icons. You'll find everything from Twitter icons, Facebook icons, to just about any type of website icon you might need.</p>
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<p>Here are a few sites I either use or know about:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.iconfinder.com" target="_blank">http://www.iconfinder.com</a> - - my favorite!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.veryicon.com" target="_blank">http://www.veryicon.com</a> - - just found it not long ago</li>
<li><a href="http://findicons.com" target="_blank">http://findicons.com</a> - - pretty darn good</li>
<li><a href="http://www.freeiconsweb.com" target="_blank">http://www.freeiconsweb.com</a> - - never used them, so be sure to understand licensing.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.iconarchive.com" target="_blank">http://www.iconarchive.com</a> - - another one I've never used, so check that licensing.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/tag/icons/" target="_blank">http://www.smashingmagazine.com/tag/icons/</a> - -Smashing Magazine isn't an icon site, but offers all types of Design Tips and free graphic images, including icons. I could talk all night about this site, and have been a huge fan for years. Anything you find here will be top-class quality and some of the best out there. Here's their site description: <span class="attribute-value">Smashing Magazine is focused on designing and building websites. We present most valuable techniques, ideas and resources for Web designers. I can vouch for this!</span> I LOVE Smashing Magazine.</li>
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<p><strong>UPDATE: 9-21-2015</strong></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://designschool.canva.com/blog/free-icons-download/"><img width="75" style="float: left; padding: 5px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061723980?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="75"/></a> Canva.com wrote me and thought the link to their free icon list could be helpful, as well. Please go here to see their excellent list for free icons:</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://designschool.canva.com/blog/free-icons-download/">https://designschool.canva.com/blog/free-icons-download/</a></p>