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Google #16: Convert your blog to an editable file on your computer!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayQgUr_tBLZMib2W_RcnHqDH6ScfxxoC_-xWGJGXWDH9_Vy68kE-vIoi6IftCMbQur6lZgSJVDFVQMFSp9L4IohAAnUuMmVLArIghyGF92oIwxcD8SpKhmf8LvOXZkrbZpOcScaZZaCI/s1600-h/image%25255B12%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL1wCZjshTJoBQYMa9R6Q5nSLjZefCSdLsFFpIYaP7s-IWNR5_lASltV968bRSVvW8uLC31EQt35Ne9KmSauuFnXGgRNqQPAg1cnLdq0PGbRXuCVbi8xzkHe0Dc71DRKeydawwMmpaMU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div> Submitted by Fiona Beal Recently I have read a couple of intriguing blog posts about the importance of backing up your blog, and even using sites such as BlogBooker to make a PDF or printed book of your blog – and I thought that today would be the day to try some of these ideas. <big>What is BlogBooker?</big> BogBooker advertises itself like this: "BlogBooker: From your Blog to a Book." <a href="http://www.blogbooker.com/" title="http://www.blogbooker.com/">http://www.blogbooker.com/</a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjnOzIGPvvpPpj64dg7-r_tMNW2S_B9-35abfS1em-F04vqNj-4aPybgV-1OiRjfo0vG0VhGT9qHFuvLVCEDIG19uQhCK8i3Rx2uOwE5V2QE6bUl-SKZZFI64PcCZRfoRKV7jc8crqWQ/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerEC4OYlvUUTIL2imWIF65pe8o3SgeerX7AArUsf46TF79BvlC6C_PwtzYpLxtexIN8_3QlTf5SdQOF5oZreoqoHv4kQNBcrNpuJpk-3KnMQkw1SVsPEaz0qfyDEnbIPIexogT1vTDxc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div> The website says that “BlogBooker produces a high-quality PDF Blog Book from all your blog's entries and comments. Archives can be generated from any blog running on <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/">LiveJournal</a> or <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Blogger</a>. The whole process takes about 3-4 minutes, depending on the size of your blog. Blogbooker is a free service offered thanks to donations.“ <big> </big><big>How does it work?</big> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You submit an export file provided by your blog system to BlogBooker.</li><li>Your file is verified and all linked images are fetched.</li><li>Entries, comments and Images are assembled into a high-quality PDF.</li><li>The PDF is provided without any restriction and thus can be submitted for printing to third-parties. </li><li>High quality images are only allowed if you donate.</li></ul> The first step Before you start you need to export your blog and download it as a .xml file and store it on your computer. Most blogs tell you how to do this under 'Settings'.  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIvEAsHYM4fVZjS0mr7s5YMkU8fw1YBocrLE0P9aj8pN3VOmQydXFoDpd0yNnw29L-otXDw0UXsmk-uFITC4ZG8J1c_5VuwSCyYbAKHoHBl2h5hBKyz1plpXVold17J7x_NTUeZD3liU/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR2gEhe2pyCEHawIidfSI32_jHg22pP0Dcs_qOd1PPGoi6jEGRWx7yeh53xWufQ13oElcwlk8Bq8yi2at5f0cUrVu6ZmazlIgxbjoie1rftgQpxu82WI6-ziyxGn8AyZvaQYo4SxUkaY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div> <big> </big><big>How to export your blog to Blogbooker</big> Once you open BlogBooker and add your blog details it helps you with this process. All you have to do is follow the prompts and make a few decisions about the final outcome. What happens if you are not satisfied with the PDF? This is what happened to me! I wasn’t happy with the layout but was unable to edit it as it was in PDF format. So then I set about finding a free PDF to Word Converter. I decided on ‘Free PDF to Word Converter’, downloaded it and set about the conversion process. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcfvGxEuvg5Cne0lIy3UD0SV-37_nmQd4HJODAJzDR28uuMl3ZfycVcIYGgLRY9WrWGyhE6CLdjOSw0gb780OymuxIS_ikbfFs53d3T7FgoXJle7VD0kXPshPKVxHJKFeWCUxueLvVZA/s1600-h/image%25255B15%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatXfgcEuO9-pz9gvUOPvzy4UoDhYosQ9liQqzdYH00uFXU7MvZgPQiJcL2fReM8__Du3GOx26vT6oXmp8x0NR5OX-qAWasDQkY-uSNgb3tB6DKUX-a2W4tsjBMR2Il0C202ZLV15GveI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div> <big> </big><big>The result was great. I could edit the pages and move the layouts and images around.</big> <big> </big> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDBYiMfbn0Qd7QtEYpuJhhUOeQOq4z1J8EXxbqRCIJAcaqHiWd7ar_C0BlXGtridVe8ZCUMd4uwmQ89X5CzHXYQyTr3FR6w1wCpHEAAim2CB9xziF9XloI5t3ODeirVgewtiOauEsfm8/s1600-h/image%25255B18%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzILzLdNtoucEgPzi6D6APf9GtyfbPrm-qkVfxg4Puk65IYStDJtI1nVXUnhpPvKpdFqkWdfpgVn3cGdssV5Go3AzjJVZsSnYpXx6MbzFxjsj_yixEFgY1tZjJjdlUf9Ucm2QOAZ74Ok/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div> <big> </big><big>A SlideShare of the process! I thought I would document my journey with this process on a Slideshare. Here it is...</big> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/16263464" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/convert-your-blog-to-a-pdf-and-a-word-file" target="_blank" title="Convert your blog to a PDF and a Word file">Convert your blog to a PDF and a Word file</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a> </div> Educational use 1. If you have a classroom blog you can export it, download it and give it to your students as a memory of their year with you at school. 2. You can also turn your blog PDF into a hard covered book format with one of the web services that do this. BlogBooker has a suggestion for this. 3. You can create a memoir of your year at school recording your journey in teaching year by year. Imagine how you'll feel at retirement one day with a collection of memories in this format. Try it! It would be interesting to hear how you went about this. </div>

30 Days of Google Google #16: Convert your blog to an editable file on your computer!

Submitted by Fiona Beal Recently I have read a couple of intriguing blog posts about the importance of backing up your blog, and even using ...