Blogs at Penn State Community

You can use the Styles options to make basic changes in overall appearance of your blog. You can view the video or read the text how-to:

Select the Theme

1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu and enter your blog.
2. Once you enter the blog click Design link then Styles.
   Note: if the Design link is not visible, then click the white System Overview tab, then the name of your blog
   
3. You should see a list of available preformatted styles.
   

4. Select from the Professional Website styles if you have chosen that template.
5. For a Classic Blog template, if you want a non Penn State style, click the option for MT 4 Style Library in the left to see all available styles. Click PSU Styles if you specifically want a Penn State style.
   Note: There may be a delay before all styles are displayed
6. Highlight a style image to select it (it should be in the right Selected Design column.)
   
7. The Layout menu above the Apply Design button allows you to change the position of sidebar "Thin" column with respect to the content "Thick" column. You can choose between three-column and two-column layouts.
8. Cick the Apply Design button at the bottom of the second column to select the design.
9. To view the public version of the blog, click the View button (page icon) in the top set of tool links.
10. Press Shift+Control+R (Windows) or Command+Shift+R (Mac) to load the new style into your browser.

Custom Themes

See the Advanced Documentation section for information on uploading custom theme stylesheets.