Blogger dashboard header

The header of the Blogger dashboard has been designed to conform to the style of the Google suite of apps.

Starting on the left hand side of the bar there are two elements.

The Blogger logo will, once you are logged in, take you back to the Posts page of the last blog that you posted from.

The current page of the dashboard is displayed after the pipe, as demonstrated below for the Posts, Comments and Theme pages.

On the right hand side of the bar there are two icons

These are the standard Google interface controls that pop up the Google apps box and the log-on box for your Google account.

That is the entirety of the header bar, plain and simple (and easy to use).

The next post will cover the Posts nav bar.

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