From 2 Columns to 3 Columns, Successfully!

1. Create a test blog using the same template that your current blog is on.
2. Copy over some posts, your blog header and some of your side bar stuff, just some
3. Go to this site: http://weblensblogs.blogspot.com/2007/04/3-column-widgets-compliant-blogger.html and read the post
4. Go to the “New Widget Version” http://www.weblens.org/3%20column%20widgets.txt
5. “Select all”
6. “Copy”
7. Open up “Notepad” and “Paste”
8. Save
9. On your test site go to “Template”, “Edit HTML”
10. Check off “Expand Widget Templates”
11. “Select All”
12. “Copy”
13. Open up “Notepad” and “Paste”, then save
14. Go back and erase the code form your template on the test blog
15. Go back to the notepad and “Select All” and then “Copy” (the new code)
16. “Paste” the new code where the old code was
17. Click “save template”
18. You will lose most of your sidebar information, including all widgets.
    
19. “View Blog”
20. Take a look and see if you like it.
21. If you do, then copy everything form your sidebar, including all widgets, from your old blog over to the test blog and put them in the order that pleases you.
22. No need to copy “Labels”, “Archives”, “Posts” or blog header
23. If you are satisfied, then do it for real on your site.
24. When completed, copy back the widgets to your real blog
25. Fine tune; font sizes and colors.
26. You are done.

Disclaimer - I take no responsibility for any issues or lost data that may result.

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