You can also try Windows Live Writer (PC) or Eckto (sp? MAC) - you can format your post then WLW will upload to your blog -

I meant type:
All themes are coded to use specific fonts.

Note: These are 3 ways to change fonts on wordpress.com blogs.
(1) Changing font families, colors and size in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page by coding into the HTML editor.
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/formatting-text-pt-5/

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/
Custom Design - Frequently Asked Questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

Note you need to click the kitchen sink icon #15 at the end of Row 1 to have Row 2 appear. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-1

In Row 2 use icon 5 - paste as plain text in the Visual editor.

Go here and enable this > Settings > Writing
Formatting
_ WordPress should correct invalidly nested XHTML automatically
"save changes"

Note: These are 3 ways to change fonts on wordpress.com blogs.
(1) Changing font families, colors and size in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page by coding into the HTML editor.
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/formatting-text-pt-5/

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts.

Note: These are 3 ways to change fonts on wordpress.com blogs.
(1) Changing font families, colors and size in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page by coding into the HTML editor.
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/formatting-text-pt-5/

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts.

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts.

Reason is that I paid for the Custom CSS but its still so limited here in terms of the things I'll be wanting to be able to do on my blog to make to the most of it. I have a couple of days left to get a refund so that's not a factor.

Last night, I downloaded the Twenty Eleven theme and opened up the code. From there I was able to make some more changes to my own code here without needing to search Google. Its given me the confidence to consider the option and there are plenty of online step by step guides for using wordpress.org.

Thanks for your comments about making it reader friendly. I'll have a rethink about my approach.

IGNORE all the
bits in there. Those don't belong!

everything else is ok.

There are two elements to the css you'll be using.

1. pretty close to the top of your CSS file, you need to tell the browser WHERE the font file is.

That's the bit of code that looks like this:

<br /> <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=NAMEofFONT' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><br />

You can use as many google fonts as you want; just stack the link refs together at the top of your css file.

2. Then you need to tell your content what font goes where. There are TWO ways to do this, but if you're a CSS newbie, I'd recommend inline styling. FIRST, go to the plaintext tab of your post editing page. The code you will want looks like this, with the name of the google font you chose:

<br /> <p style="font-family: 'NAMEofFONT', sans-serif;">This is your paragraph</p><br />

(If your font looks like Ariel or Helvetica with no nubs at the ends of lines, it will be san-serif. BUT if your font looks like Times New Roman or Georgia, change it to serif. That is the font stack: it tells computers that can't find the font you want what default to substitute.)

Styling your font inline like that mens that you'll be more easily able to use multiple fonts in your blog.

If you only want one--if you want EVERY SINGLE PARAGRAPH to be the SAME EXACT font, you can just add the font-family code to the paragraph

<br /> p: {<br /> ...<br /> }<br />

in the master CSS file!

It's bad form to crop or stretch/squash images that were created by others. The CSS default is to match image width to the width of the space, but you can use CSS to set a maximum width too.

Also, don't stress out too much about the header height! We're learning that the idea of content "under the fold" not being read is a complete myth, and the new devices and screens we view the web on are changing that even more.

I've yet to find another student that has gone to as much trouble as I have with my blog because how you approach your "learning log" is up to you. Some do blogs, others keep scrap books.

For me it was all about creating something that feels 100% me and I think I am getting there.

Out of curiosity, what class is this a project for? You may be able to ask classmates for help, as well.

Thank you for your help. I'll try out your suggestions and see if I get anywhere.

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/learning-about-css-1?replies=1

Please spend some time learning about how CSS works, and let us know where specifically you run into problems. I (at least) do not have the resources to teach you CSS. That being said, I'll try to answer your questions the best I can:

1. I expanded the column width because all my posts/pages are going to be walls of texts. This has had the knock on effect of making my header huge - you have to scroll down a lot just to get to the content. How can I resolve this without changing the image?

There is no way to do this without affecting the image. You can crop or resize the image in image editing software, then re-upload it to the header.

2. How can I remove/limited white space between the menu and the post/page title?

There doesn't seem to be an excess amount of white space there to me.

2. I have found two fonts on Google which I would like to use. One would for post and page titles (i.e. the Student Profile on my main page), the other is for the body of texts. I've tried code I've found using Google search but I've not had any success. Am I able to use Google fonts?

You must first add the CSS code that google gives you to load the fonts on your page. Then, you must find the HTML element that you wish to apply the font to, and add something like this to your Custom CSS:

h1 {
font-family: 'Abel';
}

You would put the HTML element you wish to affect where I put h1, and the font name where I put Abel.

3. On a similar line, the menu font size is too small and I'd like to change the font. How can I do this?

Similarly, you must add CSS that selects the HTML element, and increase the font-size:

#access li {
font-size: 24px;
{

The #access, is the CSS ID of the menu area, and the li is because each menu item is actually a List-item in HTML. Change the 24px to a value that matches the font size you are looking for.

I'd also be interested in any feedback on what I could do to make my blog seem more accessible. I am not exaggerating when I say there will be a large amount of text per post along with occasional music score example. It is vital that when my tutor/assessors visit the site they are capable of navigating and accessing the material they want.

The theme you are using is fairly accessible to my point of view. If you have specific questions on how to do something, we can help you out. However, I do not have any advice on making changes at this time.

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts with Staff support. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#custom-fonts
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#custom-colors