| Let's get started with some music, my personal | | | | code, again, this is a great reason why you left spaces |
| favorite. You can go to your edit profile page and | | | | between the codes. |
| delete your original song choice if you want to get a | | | | Now that you have a good sized music selection, let's |
| player. There are several sites to visit to get a music | | | | visit sparkle tags. There are over 4000 images and 83 |
| player that will hold more than the one song. I will | | | | different categories of images on this site. Again, feel |
| introduce you to a project playlist song list creator. I | | | | free to use your search engine for MySpace images, |
| think the players are sleek and the song choices are | | | | but this is a great site to get going with. I will walk you |
| varied and numerous. Open a separate browser | | | | through posting a Thanks For The Add comment to |
| window (the tab up under the address bar) and search | | | | post on your new friends comments area on their |
| for song lists, players, or play lists, choose a playlist | | | | profile. First, choose one of the categories for Thanks |
| builder or song project site. | | | | graphics. You might get an ad showing but you have |
| Welcome to the playlist creator site. Click on the my | | | | the option to skip it. Scroll down and find the one that |
| account tab, then 'click here' to create a free account. | | | | you would like to use, on this site just moving your |
| Follow the fields on the page, click create new | | | | cursor over the code will highlight it, and right click and |
| account. Step 2 is a short free offer section that you | | | | copy. This is becoming quite comfortable now, isn't it? |
| can fill out or click no thanks, continue to my account. | | | | Go to your MySpace page, click on the friends picture |
| Now, we log in and let's make a playlist. You can | | | | to go to their profile page, scroll down to the add |
| come back to this page another time and upload a | | | | comment link, click it, place your saved code in the add |
| photo, and set up your profile page. It will be great | | | | comment box by either Ctrl v or by right clicking and |
| practice, so save this page as a favorite. | | | | pasting. If you want to add text as well to your |
| Choose click here to search for music and type in the | | | | comment, type it either before or after your code, |
| bar an artist name, song title, a combination of both, or | | | | being sure to leave spaces between the text and |
| even just a word to get a variety of ideas for song | | | | code. Click post comment. You will then view the |
| choices. | | | | comment you wish to post to be sure it is the one you |
| Once you find a song to add to your playlist, check to | | | | wanted, and click to post again. Some pages you will |
| make sure it plays nicely by clicking the green arrow. If | | | | need to complete the "capcha" box. View your friends |
| you are happy with the sound, click the plus sign. If you | | | | profile and see what you have posted, now some |
| forget to check the song, you can always play it here. | | | | friends will wish to approve the comment before it |
| This will take you to 'click here to create a playlist' and | | | | gets posted, with these friends you will need to wait |
| success, you have added your first song! Click | | | | until later to view your own comment, but be excited |
| continue if you would like more songs. Just keep with | | | | for yourself that you now can post to all of your |
| the steps, type an artist or song, view, listen, add, | | | | friends comment boxes with graphics instead of just |
| continue. | | | | typing text. Also, a heads up, some friends have their |
| When you have added all the songs that you want, | | | | comments set to only accept text. Not much fun, but |
| click go to my playlists instead of continue. Click on the | | | | some comments can slow a pages loading time. |
| name of your playlist. Here you have the option to | | | | On to polls, clocks, and generally nifty graphics. There |
| arrange your songs, delete them, or add to your list. | | | | are a few very good sites to find these items. For all |
| Make sure to save changes when you move the | | | | of the clocks and generators of all kinds search |
| song order around before you go to delete or add a | | | | myspace generators. They are listed under generators |
| song or you will have to rearrange your list again. | | | | because they are animated but they are put on your |
| There are options below your playlist for sharing your | | | | site exactly the same way as a graphic. No worries |
| playlist. Choose generate code to copy and paste | | | | for you! |
| your playlist into your MySpace edit profile section | | | | Bulletins and Blogs are two very different types of |
| under any empty box you have, or choose post to | | | | postings. A bulletin is a posting that you will send to |
| MySpace. Follow the instructions listed there. You can | | | | your entire friend list. A blog stays right on your page |
| post any of your playlists to many other sites, by | | | | and each friend has the option to either come to visit |
| choosing the post to MySpace option. | | | | your profile and read it or subscribe to your blog |
| When you start adding more than one item code in | | | | postings and get notified as you post a new one. |
| each box of the edit profile section, take care. Always | | | | Read others bulletins and blogs to see what others do |
| be sure to leave spaces between the codes. And with | | | | here. |
| a code for a graphic, player, video, any code that will | | | | I saved the very best thing to add to your page (next |
| take up a limited space, not your profile code and not | | | | to music, of course) for last. The almighty Guestbook! |
| a contact table code, but any code that is going to | | | | This is the most fun for you because every time you |
| create an image in a set area, you will type at the | | | | view your own profile, you can see the pictures and |
| very end a small HTML code to create a space break. | | | | comments your friends put on your now signed |
| This is done with no spaces, touching the very last | | | | guestbook. Go to slide.com, sign up for a free |
| character of your source code. I am going to type this | | | | membership, and click on make a guestbook. You can |
| with spaces because it will not show up on an HTML | | | | also create a slide show here to post on your site! |
| compatible screen as the type, but it will actually | | | | Slide has brilliantly generic and basic instruction from |
| create a space and it no longer shows up. OK, type all | | | | this point, I do not even need to say it here. Follow the |
| together with no spaces touching the last of the code | | | | instruction from Slide and from our steps of copy and |
| like a tail. Preview your profile to check and view if | | | | paste before and you have got yourself an awesome |
| there is enough room between the shown items. If not, | | | | way for friends to leave a bit of themselves on your |
| go back and add one more set of . Then, save and | | | | page forever! Comments get bumped down by newer |
| view your profile. This will help you add two or three | | | | ones as time rolls on. |
| separate codes and items in each one of the edit | | | | Well, I am proud of your page without even seeing it |
| boxes but keep your page uniform looking, not all | | | | yet! Awesome job, look me up or Google me, make |
| bunched together. Also, some items if run together will | | | | me a long time friend and let me know if I can help out |
| not function. If you come across a malfunction, try to | | | | with your pages. You are well on your way to |
| put the new item near something else. If two items are | | | | mastering HTML, even though you think you have just |
| animated or interactive, they may not sit well together. | | | | learned one small code, you have been seeing them. |
| Spacing these items in separate boxes is the best plan | | | | Getting comfortable with the look of an HTML code is |
| to prevent any future problems. If you ever forget | | | | half the battle. My next article will cover basic HTML |
| which code goes where, go view your profile, and see | | | | codes. Stay tuned for "Basic HTML Codes With Tips |
| where they are and count the number of items per | | | | and Tricks". |
| the section, if it is the second item, delete the second | | | | |