These are the steps in adding a counter to your Space through your Blog. If you know other sites providing free counter, you can also use the codes for your counter though not all of them are running on Spaces blog.

<pre></table></table><table background="URL OF BACKGROUND IMAGE" height="xxx" width="xxx"><tr><td><div><table style="display:none"></pre>

• Replace the URL OF BACKGROUND IMAGE with a URL a picture. [see step 2]
• Replace the xxx with numbers to determine the picture size.

For e.g. :

• Press the 'Publish Entry' Button to publish your blog entry.
• Preview your space to see the final effect.

Note :-

• If you do not like it, Try getting pictures with the same width [in px] as your blog entries.
• Delete this blog entry if you feel that it has spoiled your space somehow.
• If you decide to add more entries above this dummy blog entry, you will notice that the background does not come onto them. 
• Delete this dummy blog entry and repeat the above steps again, so that it is placed above all your blog entries and that all entries below this dummy one get the background picture effect.

• Take the html codes below and substitute the writing where it says your words here & substitute it with the text you want to give a glow effect to.
• Codes:

 Purple Glow:

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FILTER: glow(color=purple); WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ????" color=#ffffff><B>Your words here</B></FONT>

Green Glow:

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FILTER: glow(color=green); WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ????" color=#ffffff><B>Your words here</B></FONT>

Yellow Glow:

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FILTER: glow(color=yellow); WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ????" color=#ffffff><B>Your words here</B></FONT>

Blue Glow:

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FILTER: glow(color=blue); WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ????" color=#ffffff><B>Your words here</B></FONT>

Red Glow:

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FILTER: glow(color=red); WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ????" color=#ffffff><B>Your words here</B></FONT>

• Copy a code which you like from above and modify it as instructed.
• Then Click on
• Paste the code that you modified into you blog entry.
• Click on  again. preview your entry.
• Publish your blog entry.

• Get the URL/link of an image

• Then use the code below to get Text overlaid on an image :

   

  Code :

  <div style="width: 150; height: 205" align=right>
  <IMG src="Picture URL" align=right>
  <div style="float: right" align=center>
  <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">TEXT</font>
  </div>

Explanation :

• The overall dimensions of this grouping in Blue need to be defined by you.[ leave the default values , change it later on]
• Replace the part in Red with the link/URL of the picture
• Now click the button and paste the code modified by you.
• Click on button again to preview the picture with the overlaid text.
• You can make changes to the size of the picture by dragging about the borders around it.
• Also drag the borders around the text to change the its settings and size. Use the blog editing tools give by msn spaces to get your desired Font and size / style of font.
• Publish your entry.
  

Want one?

Head over to ClustrMaps

Register and they will send you your password. It is pretty straightforward.

After you log in with the password provided. You will notice that there will be a HTML code provided.

Copy all of it. ( Ctrl + A and then Ctrl + C)

 1.   2.

Get a Timer Clock as above onto your space. It shows a visitor the amount of time he has wasted on your space :p.

Click here to get the code for it.

There are two ways of introducing these timers into your space. A blog entry or a Sandbox [Stays at the front page of your Space]

or

• Paste the code into a custom HTML module / sandbox and press the 'Save' button.

Hint:- You can just highlight the Timer above and copy-paste it into your blog entry ;-)

• Sign up for their Service. They Will email you with further details...
• A direct link to your wall will be provided to you in that email.
• Also a code to put that wall into your space/website is given.

It will be something like...

<a href=http://www.piclibs.com/graffiti.php?id=xxxx>
<p align=center>
<img border=1 src=http://www.piclibs.com/xxxxxxx></p>
<p align=center>
<font face=Arial Narrow>Click here to sign my Graffiti Wall! (Powered by
PicLibs.com)</font></p></a>

• Copy it !.
• Create a new blog entry 
• Press the <HTML> button present in your blog editing tool set.
• Paste the code given to you.
• Publish your blog entry and Preview your space.
• Done !

You will see your Graffiti wall waiting for you to spoil it. Click on it to sign your wall. The wall will update automatically on your space with your signature on it.

[My wall was filled with smany mesages in 2 days time.. damn you vandals !]

1. You will need a Custom HTML MODULE/ sandbox
2. Then, You will have to change your blog layout to 2 columns if your isn't.

• To do it. Click on Customize >> Layouts and Choose the 5th one.
• Click 'Save'
• Now place the Custom HTML module on the Top-left area. As shown by the orange area in the picture below :

Now get a good quality background picture that you would like to use as your space background. Try Google Image search.

• Save it to your computer.

• Upload the saved image to a image hosting service and get it's URL.

Now insert the code below  into your custom html module :

</table></table></td></tr><tr><td><table width=1000 background="Background Picture URL here"><tr><td><table>

Replace the part in RED with the URL of your picture got before.

See picture below for a better understanding:

• After inserting the code in the Custom HTML module. Click on 'Save'

• Preview your space and you will see that your background has come over the default one given by MSN Spaces.

• Done!

Note: Make sure you got the Sandbox module in the right place. The layout should be the right one and the code should not be changed at all other than what is asked. If all is done correctly you will get the optimum result. If not re-read! ooh, Also I am not responsible if your space messes up in anyway. In case it does, remove the Custom HTML module.

For e.g.

http://spaces.msn.com/pauldutton1/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=&powertoy=tweakomatic

The Custom HTML Power Toy is designed to allow you to add a sandbox module to your Space in which you can enter text, link to images, and use other HTML features. The Custom HTML Power Toy supports all of the same HTML that you can enter into a Blog entry and can be moved around your Space as a separate module, just like a list or any other Spaces module. Additionally you can control the Title of this module and whether the borders for this module are displayed or not.

The Media Player Power Toy is designed to allow you to play audio and video files within your Space. While editing your Space specify the URL of a Media file located on the web in the Media Power Toy and hit Save. This will allow the people viewing your Space to watch or listen to the media file you have linked. You can customize the experience even more by altering the player settings (like auto start, times to play, and player mode) while editing your Space.

This feature is to be used for authorized content only. Please respect the creative efforts and intellectual property of others, and do not link to unauthorized materials.  Linking to unauthorized material is a violation of the Spaces Code of Conduct and Terms of Use.

Follow these steps to add this Power Toy to your Space:

1. Log into Passport and Edit your Space.
2. In the Address bar of your web browser add the text “ &powertoy=musicvideo ” to the end of the displayed URL.
3. Click the Go button next to your web browser address bar.
4. Once the page has finished reloading, click on the Customize tab in your Space.
5. In the Modules drop down menu in the Customize tab there should be a listing for PowerToy: Windows Media Player. Click the word Add next to it and then click the Save button.

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For e.g.

http://spaces.msn.com/pauldutton1/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=&powertoy=musicvideo

Click on the pictures below to see how it will look like :

A guide to the Labels on the media player :

• Position in sec. - Begin from a specefic second. Eg. Put in 30 and it will begin at the  30 seconds mark of the first song.
• Times to play  - The number of times to play your song.
• Rate to play  - The speed of your song. 1 - normal  | 1.5 - fast | 2 - double the speed.
• Auto start - Do you want your media player to start Automatically ? Tick the box then.
• Display Mode - Select invisible if you want your media player to be hidden to your viewers. Select none if you want it in a normal mode. Select mini if you want it small and with minimum funtions. Select Full if you want it big and with all functions.
• Right Click Menus - Disable this [recommended] . If ticked, Then people will get options to the media player and Also your URL is visible to all, when they right click your player.
• URL or the www. address of a media file.

Note:-

Many people have problems getting URL's. 

Common mistakes :

• Long URLs..
• Didnt click the save Button
• Faulty Hosting service
• Input mistake
• Just put in a file stored on your computer and not on the internet.
• Didnt read this tutorial carefully.

Dont forget to click the save Button

• Click on Settings

• From the Tabbed Menu at the top Click on 'Permissons'

• If your Space is set to Private means only you can see it. But gives you an allow list option. If it was set to Messanger, all your MSN contacts can view it.
• Make it to 'Public' by selecting Public from the drop down menu.

• Click on the Save Button below

• You are done !

Note:- If ou do not like your Space to be public you can disable it anytime by following the same steps above but Click on the Private Button instead of Public.

See which of the following methods suits you best for Creating Your Own Guest-book.

Please read the Permalink Tutorial in the Getting Started tutorial list as it will help you in the Guestbook Creation Below.

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