Monday, December 23, 2013

Customize the Default Settings of MS Office


How to Change the Default Settings in MS Office?


This is somewhat difficult to write about. Delivering the message to the reader is somewhat complicated. New users of Microsoft Office may not get my point. But a regular  user of Microsoft Office must understand what I'm talking about. 


What is Default Settings? 

When you open up a new document in MS Word (Suppose Word 2010), you get the followings: 
  • Paper Size: Letter (8.5*11)
  • Orientation: Portrait
  • Font: Calibiri
  • Font Size: 11
  • Font Style: Regular
  • Line Spacing: 1.15
  • After Spacing: 10 pt
  • Margin: Normal (Top, Bottom, Left, Right: 1")
  • And so many . . . 
This is called the default settings Microsoft Word. The settings you get just after opening a program is called the default settings of that program. The developers try to use the most common settings as the default settings. So that most of the users don't need to change the settings frequently. 


But the reality is quite fantastic! Every organization has its own method of working. Every person has his own choice. Naturally we need to modify the default settings of a program. 



Customizing the Default Settings:

To make Microsoft Office more convenient, there is a Set as Default button in some dialogue boxes. When you change default settings from a dialogue box, you can press the Set as Default button to make it default. 


Note: Default Settings varies from version to version. 


Example:

There could be more than 100 dialogue boxes, where you can change the default settings. But you know this is impossible to show the procedure for each window. Here I will just show  one example of customizing the default settings. I would like to show how to customize the default settings of Page Setup window of MS Word 2010: 
  1. Run Microsoft Word
  2. Go to Page Setup
  3. Set up margin as your choice (Suppose 1" for top, bottom, left & right)
  4. Choose paper size (Suppose A4) 
  5. If you want this settings for all of your documents as default, then press the Set as Default button at the bottom left corner. Press Yes to confirm. 

MS Word 2010 Page Setup Dialogue Box


From now, when you open a new document, you will get the paper size A4, and margin 1" as defualt settings. 


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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Customize Your Blog by Blogger Template Designer


How to Customize Blogger Template


If your site is made by Blogger, then you should be familiar with Blogger Template Designer. This is really a lovely way to redesign your site with custom color, look, layout etc. But many new bloggers don't know about it. I've already helped some new guys in blogging. Believe it or not, they shared their password with me to redesign their sites! 

Today I would like to discuss about Blogger Template Designer, so that new bloggers no longer need to share their passwords with me to redesign their sites. This method is as easy as editing a MS Word Document. :) 


The advantages of using blogger template designer are: 
  • Coding knowledge is not necessary
  • Just select and preview your look
  • You can easily back to the previous look 


What can you do with Template Designer?

With template designer, you can modify the following things: 
  • Templates: Lets you change your template. 
  • Background: Allows you to change the background and color. 
  • Adjust Widths: Change your site's width and sidebar width. 
  • Layout: You can rearrange your body and footer layout from this option. 
  • Advanced: Font Style, Size, Color, Gadget Title, Links, Post Footer etc. can be modified from here. 

Instruction:

Make sure you're signed in to your blogger account. Now follow the path: 

Blogger Dashboard/ Control Panel > Template > Customize. Now you'll get the template desinger as follows: 

Blogger Template Designer Screenshot


As mentioned earlier, there are 5 options you'll get in the left pane. Select one by one and change what you need. You can start from the Template, then Background. Though you can also change your template without entering the template designer. 

Adjust Widths: Here you can change the size of your entire blog and sidebar. Do not make it too wide so that it can fit on 1024×768 resolution screen. I prefer 1000 px to 1100 px at best. Right sidebar can be 300 to 320 px. 

Layout: If you need to change your layout, this is the right place. You can determine where your sitebar will be located. Where gadgets can be placed. How many gadgets can be placed at the footer etc. Just select the options one by one and observe the change. Then decide whether you will keep the settings or not. 

Advanced: The most critical and important part of the template designer. It's just like finalizing a word document. Blog title, description, text color, link color, gadgets, post footer, tab's design - everything can be customize from here. 

Before you start editing, you must load the template desinger page properly. And make sure that your site's preview appears on the screen. Otherwise you will not be able to see the changes. 

When you change something, it will be displayed in the preview. But settings will be finalized when you hit the Apply to Blog button. 







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Monday, December 16, 2013

UniJoy Layout: Unicode Bengali Typing System


Ekushey Unicode Typing Layout


16th December! The Victory Day of Bangladesh. Regular visitors of Marks PC Solution know that, we hardly celebrate any National or International day. But today I've a topic to write about! Though it is more relevant to the International Mother Language Day, I can't wait until 21st February. Today I am gonna talk about UniJoy Layout: Bengali Keyboard Input System. 


Well you know this is not my first post about Bengali Typing. Earlier I've published posts about:

Most of the people are now using Avro Keyboard to type Bangla in Unicode. Bijoy has also introduced Unicode Bangla typing system for few years. But it has failed to meet the users' demand. The first reason is that Bijoy demands money from the users. The second reason is it's inability to run smoothly. 


Bijoy can't run well in Windows 7 or 8. Where Bijoy 2003 was excellent for Windows XP, Bijoy 2010 and 11 are below standard for Windows 7 and 8. It's very common that users face problem to type some letters. And changing keyboard is also a big problem. In Avro, we just need to press F12. But Bijoy needs Ctrl+Alt+B (ASCII) or Ctrl+Alt+V (Unicode). 


Avro has some problems too. Since Mustafa Jabber filed a case against Omicronlab, they can no longer use the Bijoy Keyboard Layout. But 90% Bangladeshis are used to type with this layout. 


If you wanna get rid of these giant methods of Bengali Typing, then you can use UniJoy to type Bangla. Remember, with this simple keyboard input system, you can type in Unicode only. And it has no interface. You can just change the keyboard with this tool. It will just change your keyboard in Bengali. And it has no options to customize. 


No special requirement. Works with any version of Windows Operating System. 



Installation: 
  1. Download the zipped folder from the link above. Then unzip it.
  2. Double click on the Setup.exe and wait for few seconds
  3. A new window will appear and you've to close it. 
  4. Done! Press Shift + Alt to type Bangla! 

Instruction:

Very simple. Layout is just like Bijoy. Look at the image below: 

Unibijoy Bengali Layout by Ekushey

It is almost similar to Bijoy Layout except few changes. And I think that will not be so difficult for you to type. If you face any problem to type, then download the conjunction list. You should be fine.

To switch keyboard mode, press Shift + Alt (Left Shift & Left Alt). Press once for Bengali and press again for English. 

If you want to know your current mode, look at the bottom right corner of your monitor. It's just left to the clock. You will see ENG, if your Keyboard is in English. And if you press Shift+Alt, you will see Bangla. 


Keep these files with you: 

I've used this tool in my PC. It doesn't create any problem regarding installation or operation. But it has some problems with few letters. I'm not sure about earlier versions of Windows. But in Windows 8, I can't type few words properly. Without this problem, this is really a nice tool to Unicode Bangla Typing. 

To know more about, visit Ekushey Unijoy Layout



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Friday, December 13, 2013

How to Check the Performance of Antivirus?


Test your Antivirus Performance by Sample Virus


It's been a long time since I discussed about PC security last time. Because I've talked about MSE and Windows Defender. If you use any of the two in your PC, I believe you don't need any other security tools to protect your PC. But if you use any third party security tools or if you've any doubt about your current security software, you can check its performance by a sample virus


Windows users often purchase security software ie. Norton, Kaspersky, Bit Defender etc. Many of them use trial versions to protect the system. But how much safe you are? Are these tools really working for you? Can these tools detect viruses or worms? Let's check it! 
  1. Go to Run by Pressing Start + R
  2. Type Notepad and hit Enter
  3. Copy and Paste the following code on notepad
  4. Now Save the file as Virus.exe 
  5. Scan the file with your antivirus

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

If your security tool is strong and if it has real time protection system, then you don't need to scan at all. It should be able to detect the file as virus automatically. If it doesn't detect the file immediately, then scan it. After scanning the file, if you see that your antivirus does nothing, remove the antivirus immediately. Because you're not safe with non performing security program. Rather it slows down your operating system. 


I've also checked this code by Windows Defender. Defender is able to detect this file immediately. Even if you save the file with .txt extension, defender can detect it. The background scanning system of defender is so strong. 

I believe Microsoft Security Essentials will do the same job as Defender. Both have tight security system. If your antivirus doesn't work well, you should use either MSE or Defender. Defender comes with Windows 8 by default. But if you're using previous versions of Windows, you can use MSE at free of cost.



Defender reports this file as: 


  • Item Name: Virus:DOS/EICAR_Test_File
  • Category: Virus
  • Alert Level: Severe
  • Description: This program is dangerous and replicates by infecting other files
  • Recommended Action: Remove this software immediatley


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Thursday, December 12, 2013

How to Create Transparent Image by Photoshop?


How to Create Transparent Image by Photoshop


I'm really sorry for the long break in writing. I published the last post few weeks ago. Because there were weeks but no weekends. Due to the serious political crisis in Bangladesh, Banking Sector and business activities were down. And Govt. was trying to recover the loss through continuous banking. And I had to attend the office every day. In this week, bankers got weekend finally. And I'm gonna publish a new post. 

This is an exclusive post for this site. I've never published any tips on Adobe Photoshop. This is the first time I'm writing about Photoshop. Today I will discuss about creating transparent image. You know transparent image has no background color. It looks very smart when transparency is used with any design or logo. A logo with a white background is not as fine as transparent logo.


If you use transparency, only the image or logo will be displayed. There will be no background of that image. If you place the logo in a black color, background will be black. If you place it on red color, background will be red. Thus whenever you place any transparent logo on a color, the background will take that color.


I've used Photoshop CS5 to create this tutorial. All images of this post are from CS5. CS4, CS5 & CS6 looks almost similar. But in previous versions, options could be slightly different. 


Transparent Layer Settings in Adobe Photoshop


Okay let's start. Look at the above image. This is a sample settings for creating transparent image. Follow the procedure below: 

Run Photoshop from your PC > Hit Ctrl + N > Choose Height, Width & Resolution as your requirement > Select Transparent from Background Contents > Enter.  

Now you will get transparent layer as the image below. It looks like grid. Whatever you draw or write here, it will be transparent. But you must save the file with .PNG extension. Otherwise transparency will be disappeared.


Adobe Photoshop Transparent Layer


To save your file, Press Ctrl + S (Save)/ Shift + Ctrl + S (Save as) > Type your File Name > Select PNG as File format > Save.


If you write or draw anything in this transparent layer and save it as PNG file, it will have no background color. But if you place any image or logo which have a background color, it will appear in the saved file. In that case your picture will not be transparent. But you can erase the unnecessary color from your image using the eraser.


When you erase any part of your image, make sure the transparent layer is visible. Otherwise your picture will not be transparent. And when erasing anything, make sure you have selected the proper layer from the layer panel. If you select wrong layer, then you will not be able to erase the necessary part of your image.


Adobe Photoshop Layers


Remember, whenever you write or draw something in Photoshop, it will create a new layer. Whenever you place something in your Photoshop document, it will create a new layer. So, while editing anything, make sure you've selected the exact layer where you wanna edit.

 

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Monday, December 02, 2013

Page Setup & Printing Tips for MS Excel


MS Excel Tips by Marks PC


Beginners are usually scared while printing from Microsoft Excel. They face problem when setting up page or margin. I had the same problem few years ago. Remember, when you can't do something, never give up. Try to do it with care. You will learn through mistake. I've just wasted some papers to understand which option does what. And thus I learned how to print excel workbook properly . . . :) 


In this post, I'm gonna discuss about Page Setup, Margin and Print option of Microsoft Excel. Since I'm using version 2010, it will difficult for me to show the related screenshots of 2003 and 2007. But I will try to make it clear for the users of previous versions. 


Microsoft Excel 2003:  

Before I begin, I'd like to say you, upgrade to Office 2010. This is really an amazing version of Microsoft Office. If you're still using 2003 or 2007, you're just missing the magic! Okay let's start -

Page Setup: You should set up your page properly to print a workbook. Otherwise you may get the wrong output. Some lines of your workbook might be missing.

Find the Page Setup option from the File menu. Now go to the Page tab. Set your Orientation - Portrait or Landscape. Choose Paper Size - A4/ Letter/ Legal as your need.

Now move to the Margin tab. Set your margin for Top, Bottom, Left & Right. Then hit OK.

Look at your workbook. Now you will be able to see the boundary of your workbook. Each page will have a boundary. If any part of your workbook is out of this boundary, it will be printed in the next page. So, if you need to adjust your text, you must follow this boundary. If a minor portion of your workbook is out of this boundary, you can reduce your margin to increase the printing area.


Excel 2010 Page Setup Dialogue Box


Print: Look at the image below:


Excel 2003 Print Option


Print Range: If you choose All, everything in the current workbook will be printed. Nobody usually do so. We will use the Print What option. If you need to print a particular part of your workbook, just select it. Then press Ctrl + P and Choose Selection. Hit on the OK button.

If you can manage to set your contents in a single page (within a boundary) then you can go to the Print Range option. Then select Page(s) box. Type 1 to 1 in the From and To box. Hit OK. That's it.


Microsoft Excel 2007 & 2010:

Except some new features, Office 2007 and 2010 have got almost similar interface. Page setup and printing option is almost same in both versions. I guess you all are able to set up page and margin in Excel.

In ribbon interface, you will get the Page Setup option under Page Layout Tab. Click at the right bottom corner to get the Page Setup Dialogue box. Now set up page and margin as you need.


Print: Look at the image below to set up the print options:

Ms Excel 2010 Print Dialogue Box


Though the interface is quite different from that of Excel 2003, the options are almost similar. You can choose Active Sheet or Selection or Page Range. Nothing is confusing. You can get this dialogue options by pressing Ctrl + P. And these options are same in both 2007 and 2010.

If you wanna print a particular part of your workbook, just select that part and then press Ctrl + P > Choose Selection > Print.



What's New in Excel 2010?

At the beginning, I said you're missing magic! What's this? I'm sharing a little example with you. In 2010, you have the Page Layout View like Word!

You know what is page layout view? Or can you guess? Excel 2010 lets you divide your sheet into different pages. This is somewhat similar to the pages of MS Word. If you divide your sheet into pages, you will never be confused while printing a document! Look at the image below to do it:

Excel 2010 Document View


When you run Excel, the default mode is Normal. To activate the page layout option, you have to go to the right bottom corner. There you will get the zoom option. And just left to the zoom option, you will get Normal, Page Layout and Page Break Preview button. The middle button is Page Layout.


 

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Monday, November 25, 2013

How to Verify AdSense Account without PIN?


Manual Verification Process of AdSense Account


Those of you're working with Google AdSense should know, AdSense account needs to be verified by a PIN Number. AdSense sends the PIN number in your postal address. And then you have to enter the PIN number in your AdSense account settings. If postal communication is okay in your area, then it's very easy for you to verify the account. Unfortunately, if your postal service is poor, wouldn't you be able to earn through Google AdSense? 



Why you Need to Verify PIN Number? 

Traditional payment system of AdSense is Check. When you request for payment, Google sends check to your postal address. That's why you need to ensure the AdSense team that your address is correct. When you get the letter from AdSense including PIN number, then Google sends check to your address. 



If you can't Get the PIN Letter? 

It's very natural that you could miss the PIN letter. That's why Google gives you three chances to request for AdSense PIN letter. That means you can request the PIN number for three times. At best three letters will be issued for you. If you're not as unlucky me, you should get the PIN.



Three Times Failed! How to Verify PIN? 

Let's come to the point. My today's post is all about this! I've applied for the PIN number three times. But I haven't got it yet. But I've verified my AdSense Account without PIN number! This is called manual verification process. 



Manual Verification Process (No PIN Required)! 

As there are some other options to get your money from AdSense, the use of PIN number is not mandatory I think. Even Bangladeshis can now withdraw their money through bank accounts

But AdSense team doesn't like to remove the PIN verification feature to ensure the safety of your account. If you can't enter the PIN number even after trying for three times, then AdSense may consider your issue. 

Suppose you've tried your last chance for getting the PIN number. Now go step by step: 

  1. You will get an option at the page where you're supposed to verify the PIN.
  2. You will be required to describe your problem in details. Within few hours you will get a confirmation message that your problem has been forwarded to the concerened authority. 
  3. Or contact directly through this email: adsense-support@google.com
  4. Hopefully AdSense team will contact you within 24 hours. They may ask your Govt. Issued ID Card with your Payee Name and Postal Address (As shown in AdSense account). If your AdSense account address is different from ID card, then you can use utility bill's copy which has the same address as shown in your AdSense account. Upload the scanned ID Card with Utility Bill if necessary. Send it to the above AdSense Support Email. 
  5. Remember, the language of your ID Card and Utitlity Bill Copy should be one of the Supported Languages of AdSense. Otherwise AdSense Team might not be able to verify your account. 
  6. After sending your National ID Card or Electrict Bill or Gas Bill to the AdSense Team, you will get another email within next 24 hour. If AdSense is satisfied, your account will be verified without PIN! Believe me - I've made it!


Secret Tips:

Suppose your Govt. ID Card is not issued in one of the supported languages. Will you try to manually edit the ID? Sounds bad - but not bad at all! Suppose your National ID is in Bengali or Hindi. You can just edit your Name, ID Number and Address and rewrite these in English. But make sure that AdSense will not be able to detect it. Otherwise your account may be suspended. 


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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Never Block Non Performing Ads!


AdSense Revenue Optimization Tips


Hello Dears! It's been more than a week since I published my last post. Last week was so busy that I couldn't even check my site's status. By the way, I'm gonna give a true advice  for revenue optimization tips to the AdSense publishers


Google often tell AdSense publishers to optimize their revenues. Google may give you different techniques to optimize revenues such as - Ad Placement, Ad Types & Sizes, Ad Selection, Allowing or Blocking Ads etc. 


But never try to block irrelevant or non-performing ads to be shown on your site! Blocking non-performing ads may have an adverse effect on your AdSense Revenue Performance! Yeah it's true! 


When I started showing ads on my site, my income was around $1/day. Gradually it was increasing - $2, $2.5, $3, $4. And after two months, my average daily income was $5/day. Then I was trying to accelerate my earnings. I was searching for tips. Google says - Inspect the ads which are more relevant. You can allow or block ads as your wish. 


Then I blocked some sensitive ads (Politics, Drugs etc.) from appearing in my site. And these ads were irrelevant to my contents as well as non-performing. Those Ads hardly receive clicks and never generate money. Believe me - the result was shocking. My average income fall to $2 after blocking those non-performing ads!  


Is that a consequence of blocking those ads? I think yes. To support my decision, I've allowed all the blocked ads. Again my average income rise to $5! So what do you think? 



What to do now? 

If you allow all types of ads to be shown, there is a great chance to display irrelevant ads. If you block some categories, your income will fall. So what do you do? You have another option! In your search custom text, you can use AdSense friendly custom robots.txt. And it will help Google to crawl your contents properly. And thus your site will display more relevant ads. 


In your robots.txt, you have to use the following code: 
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google Disallow:
I have a detailed post about custom robots.txt for blogger. You can read it here


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Friday, November 08, 2013

AdSense will Pay through Banks Accounts!


Get your AdSense Money through Bank Accounts


Well that's a terrific news specially for Bangladeshis! Waiting for months? Annoyed with payment procedure? Giving up the idea to earn money through AdSense? As a Bangladeshi, you might be hopeless due to the thousands of problems regarding your AdSense account. But this time, there is a hope!


Just three days ago, Google AdSense have announced that, Bangladeshi AdSense Publishers will be able to transfer Ad Revenue through their respective Bank Accounts! They don't have to wait for the checks for a long time and they don't need to wait to cash those checks!


In many countries, Google is paying through EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer). But it is not available in Bangladesh. In this situation, Wire Transfer System will be really helpful for Bangladeshi Publishers.


The payment will be made through International Wire Transfer instead of issuing checks. And certainly this will be fast, secure and convenient for the publishers to receive their payments. Minimum payment balance is as usual, I mean payment threshold is $100.


Kazi Monirul Kabir, Country Director, Google Bangladesh, has informed this news through his Facebook Status.


Procedure:

You must have a bank account. And make sure that your bank has a SWIFT code. In your payment options, you have to provide your Bank Name, Account Number, Swift code etc. And your payment option should be the Wire Transfer.


International Wire Transfer System through Bank Account


Look at the above image. In order to add a Bank Account, log in to AdSense and then to the Payments tab > Select Payment Settings > Add Bank Account > Fill up the information.
  • Enter your Account Name as exactly mentioned in your Bank Account. (ie. Abdur Rahaman)
  • Bank Name (ie. Uttara Bank Ltd.)
  • Bank Account Number (Use the Full A/C No. with Code)
  • Bank Identifier Code or BIC is also known as SWIFT Code. You may get the code through bank's website or annual report. Or you can contact to the banker. (The SWIFT Code of Uttara Bank is - UTBLBDDH).  

Finally, save your settings. If you wanna get your current payment through Bank Account, provide your account information Before 21st November.



Is there any Extra Charge?

You don't have to pay Google any extra charge! But if your bank asks for any charge then you may need to pay them. And you should also contact your bank for further information. 


Google also informs that this convenient payment system will be introduced in other countries soon.


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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

All about XML


What is XML?



I've published several posts on HTML. But this is my first post on XML that stands for eXensible Markup Language. Before starting the main discussion, I'd like to inform you that I've collected information about XML from w3schools. I was just surfing that site and suddenly my eyes go to the XML tutorials. Then I decided to write something on XML.


In fact, today's post is a knowledge base article. From this post, you will know about - what is XML. This post will not teach you how to prepare XML files. So, don't be confused.


Okay let's start - XML doesn't do anything! Confused? But there is no way to be confused actually when you will know that XML is nothing except some texts stored in tags.

  • XML - EXtensible Markup Language.

  • It's used to store and transport data.

  • Unlike HTML, XML is only used to store and transport data, not to display.

  • Unlike HTML, here you can define your own tags.

  • XML is simply a complement to HTML.


How Does XML Differ from HTML?

A Good question to reply. When you browse a site through internet, you just see structured texts, images, pages etc. You never see the codes behind those beautiful sites. But your browser has to interpret those pages using HTML. Any browser uses HTML to display websites.

HTML is used to display data. In contrast, XML is used to store and transport data. You can define your own tags in XML. But you can't do the same thing in HTML. Because HTML doesn't allow you to create something by yourself. It has some specific rules.
If you wanna learn about XML, you should have a basic knowledge in HTML and JavaScript.


A Little Example:

The following example may provide you a true understanding of an XML document. This is a piece of message. It has a sender, a receiver, a subject and a body. But the information is only wrapped in tags. You must use a media to send the information somewhere.

<Message>
<to>Adnan</to>
<from>Munna</from>
<Subject>Reminder</Subject>
<body>Never forget to inform me about AdSense Letter</body>
</Message>


The message above is absolutely self descriptive in that sense that some of the tags are invented by myself! The tags - <Message>, <Subject> are my own creation! In XML, you're allowed to create your own tags. Surprisingly, XML language has NO predefined tags!  XML allows author to define his/ her own tags and document structure.



Where you are, You with the XML!

XML became a W3C Recommendation on February 10, 1998. It is as important as HTML. XML is the most common tool for the transmission of data among all sorts of applications.  
  

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Tuesday, November 05, 2013

AdSense Friendly Custom Robots.txt for Blogger


Custom Robots.txt for Blogger


Bloggers who have SEO Knowledge, should know about robots.txt and its use. But it is quite unfamiliar to the new bloggers. But some of them might be interested in Blogger's search preferences and they must ask about what is Custom robots.txt? Well this is not so easy to explain. To the new bloggers, the explanation might be confusing. In order to explain the term robots.txt, I've to tell about search bots or search crawlers. But I will try to explain the term clearly. 


Suppose, you've opened a blog in blogger. continuously you're publishing new posts. If everything is okay, your post will appear in Google Search within few hours. If your post is matched with someone's search topic, your site will appear in the search results. How it's possible? 


Blogger's Default robots.txt:

Search engines scan your site for new posts continuously. This is known as crawling. Search bots crawl your site regularly and index your posts in their directory. By default, blogger comes with a robots.txt for your site that helps search engines crawl your site.

But as we know, the default or general settings never guarantee the accurate result. So we need to customize the settings as our requirement. Same rule is applicable for blogger's robots.txt.


Custom Robots.txt for Blogger Blog:

Today you will learn how to customize the robots.txt of blogger. There is a rumor that the default robots.txt can't index the old posts properly. If you have a proper custom robots.txt, your posts will be indexed properly. In my last post, I discussed about creating XML sitemap for blogger blog. There I gave example of XML sitemap. You can use that sitemap as your custom robots.txt content.



Custom Robots.txt Settings for Blogger


Look at the above image. This is how you can customize your robots.txt element. Or use the instruction below:

Sign in to Blogger Dashboard > Settings > Search Preferences > Crawler and Indexing > Custom robots.txt > Enable? > Yes > Now add the code below > Save Changes.


# Blogger Sitemap generated on 2013.11.06
User-agent: *
Disallow: /search
Allow: /
Sitemap: http://www.markspcsolution.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500


Here you just need to change the site URL. Replace the word munnamark with yours. And for sure, this will help search engines for better crawling of your site.



AdSense Friendly Custom Robots.txt for Blogger:

This custom robots.txt might be less useful for AdSense enabled blog. If you use this type of custom robots.txt in your blog, AdSense will not be able to show relevant ads on your site. Consequently your ads impression you will affected seriously. And ultimately, your revenue will fall.

But a little change in that could save you all the day. If your site is AdSense enabled, then use the following code:


User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:
# Blogger Sitemap generated on 2013.11.04
User-agent: *
Disallow: /search
Allow: /
Sitemap: http://
www.markspcsolution.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500


Look, only the blue part has been added with the previous code. If you're working with AdSense then consider using this code as your robots.txt element. Actually the blue part is used by Google AdSense only. 

If you use this code (User-agent: Mediapartners-Google Disallow:), AdSense will be able to crawl your posts properly. Then it will show relevant ads on your site. And the other part of the code will be used by the search engines for indexing your contents. 



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